CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPECIAL PURPOSE

NAVSUP-WSS is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify qualified sources having an interest in and the resources to support this New Spares Requirement to provide NSN 5995-01-100-0728 SQ; CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPECIAL PURPOSE. This is a Tow Cable Assembly for submarines.

The AMC/AMSC is 1G meaning the items is suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time, the Government has rights to the technical data, the data package is complete, and there are no technical data, engineering, tooling or manufacturing restrictions. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 335931 with a small business size standard of 600 employees.

Manufacturing of this Tow Cable Assembly requires vendors to be certified to ISO9001 (or MIL-i-45208) and ISO100012 (or NCSL Z540.3). A Quality Control Test and Inspection Plan must be submitted and approved prior to First Article Testing (FAT). A step by step assembly and RF Loss Test Procedure must be submitted and approved prior to FAT. Two (2) separate First Article Tests are required – Approval of both FATs are required prior to production.

Production Lot Testing is also required along with material certifications. Interested sources should submit the following information: Organization Cage, name, address, business size, POC name, email address, and telephone number Capability statement BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SOLICITED AS A SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by February 3, 2025, 3:00 PM (Eastern standard time). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Tonya.L.Nearhood.civ@us.navy.mil.