What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is soliciting bids for vertical drive development under NAICS code 333415, which is set aside for small businesses. This procurement involves fixed-price contracts with specific inspection and acceptance requirements, and bidders must comply with cybersecurity maturity model certification levels. Interested small businesses should note that this is a total small business set-aside, meaning only eligible small firms can compete, and they should track the solicitation closely as it may involve electronic submission and follow-up communications.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)|19||||||||||||||||||||
INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)|2|||
INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE - SHORT VERSION|8|X||X||||||
WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)|16|INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT (COMBO)||TBD|SPRMM1|TBD|TBD|TBD|TBD|||TBD|||||TBD|
MANDATORY USE OF WORKFLOW PRO (WFP) MOD ASSIST MODULE|1||
NOTICE OF CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2025))|1||
NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (DEV 2026-O0037)(FEB 2026)|1||
SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (CLASS DEVIATION 2026-O0025)(FEB 2026)|7||||||||
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (DEV 2026-O0037)(FEB 2026)|20|333415|1250|||||||||||||||||||
ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEVIATION 2026-O0043)(FEB 2026))|13|X|X|X|||6||||||||
NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PERPARDENESS, AND ENRGY PROGAM USE (APRIL 2008))|2||X|
1. All contractual documents (i.e. contracts, purchase orders, task orders,
Delivery orders, and modifications) related to the instant procurement are
considered to be "issued" by the government when copies are either deposited
in the mail, transmitted by facsimile, or sent by other electronic commerce
methods, such as email. The government's acceptance of the contractor's
proposal constitutes bilateral agreement to "issue" contractual documents as
detailed herein.
2. Drawings or technical data are not available for this item.
3. Delivery days _________ aro.
4. Offer valid for _____ days.
5. When submitting quotes via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), make sure
you specify any exceptions (i.e. Mil specs/standards, packaging, Inspection
& Acceptance (I&A), packaging houses etc) or follow up with a hardcopy of
the exceptions. If nothing is indicated or received, award will be based
upon solicitation requirements. Changes or requests for changes after
award will have consideration costs deducted on modifications.
6. If you are not the manufacturer of the material you are offering, you MUST
state who the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is �Commercial and
Government Entity Code (CAGE) code� and the part number you are offering.
7. Please provide an email address for follow up communications.
____________________________________________________________
8. It is recommended that vendors provide contact information to NAVSUP Weapon
System Support (WSS) Mechanicsburg in order to receive automated notifications
from Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) when contracts/modifications
are issued by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Weapons Support Mechanicsburg
and posted on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)
Electronic Data Access (EDA). To receive these notifications, contact:
NAVSUPWSS code 025, procurement systems design and contract support division
Via email at NAVSUPWSSITIMPHelpdesk@navy.mil. Please include the following
information with your request: CAGE code, company name, address and
Point-of-Contact (POC) with phone number and email address.
9. Contractors can view their orders, contracts and modifications at the
EDA web tool. This web tool is located at the PIEE website. It is
recommended that the contractor register for EDA at https://piee.eb.mil/.
Click on new user and registration.
Any order resulting from this Request for Quotation will require electronic
submittal of Invoice and Receiving Report (COMBO) through PIEE-WAWF.
10. The following DLA Procurement Notes are applicable to this requirement:
E06 Inspection and Acceptance at Source (JUN 2018)
11. INSPECTION OF MATERIAL WILL BE AT (CAGE & ADDRESS):
______________________________________________________________
INSPECTION OF PACKAGING AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIAL WILL BE AT (CAGE &
ADDRESS):
______________________________________________________________
12. UCF SECTION F PRODUCTION FACILITY CHANGES
(a) The performance of any of the work contracted for in any place other than
that named in the contract is prohibited unless specifically approved by the
Contracting Officer. Written requests for a change in production facilities
must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. Changes in productionfacilities may be approved, provided:
(1) Performance by small business or in labor surplus areas as required by
the contract will not be changed;
(2) The change will not cause a delay in delivery or necessitate a change in
the purchase description;
(3) The free on board (f.o.b.) point is not changed; and
(4) Each request is supported by a price reduction of $250.00 to cover the
Government's administrative costs to process the change.
(b) The Government reserves the right to deny approval even if these four
elements are met.
13. Award evaluations will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) criteria per DFARS 215.101-2-70(a)(1)(i).
14. This solicitation is being issued under SEPA-EAF Authority.
15. CASREP
US NAVY HI-PRIORITY REQUIREMENT RELATED TO
BREAKDOWN OF MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT.
ABSOLUTE BEST DELIVERY REQUIRED
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1. SCOPE
1.1 This contract/purchase order contains the requirements for manufacture and the contract quality requirements for the VERTICAL DRIVE DEV .
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 Applicable Documents - The document(s) listed below form a part of this contract/purchase order including modifications or exclusions.
2.1.1 "Document References" listed below must be obtained by the Contractor. Ordering information is included as an attachment to this contract/purchase order.
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Cage Code/Reference Number Items - The VERTICAL DRIVE DEV furnished under this
contract/purchase order shall be the design represented by Cage Code(s)
reference number(s). Cage _______ ref. no.
;71871 8708732 80;
3.2 Marking - This item shall be physically identified in accordance
with ;MIL-STD-130, REV N, 16 NOV 2012; .
3.3 Changes in Design, Material Servicing, or Part Number - Except for a Code 1 change, which shall be processed as provided in the code …
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.