This opportunity is for the manufacture of specialized containers requiring engineering source approval, with a 100% small business set-aside. The contractor must manufacture, test, and inspect the items per Container Research Corp drawing 609E001, and a pre-award survey and post-award conference may be required for new manufacturers. A First Article Test (FAT) is required, with one unit due 120 calendar days from contract award, and the government estimates the cost of its FAT testing effort at $10,000. The contractor bears all costs for shipping the FAT sample to and from the test facility, which is located at Naval Air Warfare Center in Lakehurst, NJ, or NSWC Indian Head in Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. The contract includes extensive quality, welding, and leak testing requirements, and the government may waive FAT for offerors who have previously supplied identical, accepted items from the same production location within the last three years.

This opportunity is for the manufacture of specialized containers requiring engineering source approval, with a 100% small business set-aside. The contractor must manufacture, test, and inspect the items per Container Research Corp drawing 609E001, and a pre-award survey and post-award conference may be required for new manufacturers. A First Article Test (FAT) is required, with one unit due 120 calendar days from contract award, and the government estimates the cost of its FAT testing effort at $10,000. The contractor bears all costs for FAT sample shipment and testing, and the test facility is located at Naval Air Warfare Center in Lakehurst, NJ, and NSWC Indian Head in Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. The contract includes extensive quality, welding, and leak testing requirements, and serial numbers must follow a specific convention using the contract number.