The Government seeks newly manufactured, flight-critical ALRE Critical Safety Items (piston assembly, spear, screw, connector assemblies, and barrel assembly) for a shipboard aircraft launch/recovery system, manufactured to NAWC Lakehurst drawing 626960-3 Rev L and referenced specifications; drawings are not available. Only government-approved sources are eligible, and distributors of approved sources must submit authorized distributor letters; non-approved manufacturers must obtain Naval Air Systems Command engineering source approval with detailed documentation. The contractor must perform First Article Testing (one uncoated unit, 100% inspection/test, and report), support Government-witnessed First Article and 100% PCO mandatory inspection, and provide facilities, inspection equipment, skilled personnel, gauges, tools, fixtures, and material handling, with interim inspections at the contractor’s location. Key non-bid timelines include at least 14 calendar days’ notice before First Article testing, First Article Test Report within 15 calendar days after testing, Government approval/disapproval within 45 calendar days after inspection, and 14-day/7-working-day notice for final/interim inspections; a 570-day-or-sooner schedule is noted. Government QA surveillance is coordinated with NAWCADLKE in Lakehurst, NJ, and DCMA; NDT must be NADCAP or ISO 17025 accredited, and First Article approval may be waived for offerors that previously furnished identical accepted articles within three years from the same production location.

The requirement is to manufacture, test, and inspect Flight Critical/Critical Safety Item spare parts for a shipboard aircraft launch/recovery system to NAWC Lakehurst drawing 626960-3 Rev L and referenced specifications; drawings are not available, only newly manufactured spares from government-approved sources are acceptable, and non-approved sources must obtain engineering source approval. First Article Testing is required with one uncoated unit unless a waiver applies for previously accepted identical production delivered within three years from the same facility; the First Article Test Report is due within 15 calendar days after testing, and Government approval/disapproval is due within 45 calendar days after First Article inspection. Contractors must notify the PCO/DCMA/NAWCADLKE at least 14 calendar days before First Article testing and final inspection, at least 10 days before in-process inspections, and allow 14 working days for NAWCADLKE surveillance visits (7 working days for interim inspections). Quality requirements include 100% inspection of critical/major characteristics and plating/hardness/NDT, AQL sampling for Class 3 threads and minor characteristics, NADCAP or ISO 17025 accredited NDT, CSI interim witness inspections, and contractor-furnished facilities/equipment/personnel for Government inspection support. Performance/manufacturing and inspections occur at the contractor’s facility with NAWCADLKE/DCMA QA oversight from Lakehurst, NJ, and a 12-month warranty applies with defects reportable within 45 days of discovery.

This notice is for a specific NSN part requiring engineering source approval by the design control activity to maintain quality. The approved source retains essential technical data and manufacturing knowledge not economically available to the Government, so an alternate source must qualify through approved procedures. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302-1. All responsible sources may identify their interest and capability, though this is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties can access relevant military specifications and standards via DODSSP/ASSIST-Online.