Radar installation kits, management, warehousing/inventory management, and delivery of parts/materials used to overhaul multiple radar antenna systems and fire control systems.
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NSWC CRANE
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N0016426RLL17
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
334511
Product service code
5340
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-08
Response deadline
Oct 30, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
IN
Contracting contact
cheryl.a.biel.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
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Amendment 01 provides the following changes to this posting. 1. Solicitation number changed FROM: N0016426RLL17, TO: N0016427RLL17 2. The anticipated solicitation issue date has changed FROM: on or about 21 September 2026 TO: on or about 30 October 2026. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has a requirement to obtain individual hardware items, inspect and determine if the hardware meets the Government requirements, assemble the individual parts into system repair kits, ensure parts within the kits are packed in a manner which prevents damage to the individual parts, that marking practices result in easy identification of the kits and individual parts, the ability to pass on stringent quality requirements to suppliers, warehouse, and deliver parts/materials used to overhaul multiple radar systems and fire control systems. Requirements are in support of both US Navy and Foreign Military Sales. Delivery is required FOB Destination. NSWC Crane intends to solicit using competitive procedures and award a single five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for the compilation of new radar restoration hardware and parts kits, storage, and delivery of those kits. Forty-one (41) different parts kits are anticipated to be ordered under this contract. All kit hardware and parts are commercially available or must be manufactured according to drawings and specifications provided. First Article testing of kits will be required for all Offerors unless the First Article requirements are waived by the Government. All deliverables will be inspected and accepted by the Government. The contract minimum award amount is expected to be quantity one of each first article kit unless waived in which case the first order quantity would be a quantity of one (1) of CLIN 0014 SPS-48 Pedestal kit, CLIN 0056 SPS-67(v)1 Antenna kit, and CLIN 0062 SPS-67(v)3/5 Pedestal (196422) kit. The contract maximum is estimated at $43M over the five-year contract. THIS EFFORT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE IAW FAR 19.104-1. The solicitation will be made available and posted on sam.gov via the PIEE Solicitation Module. The anticipated solicitation issue date is on or about 30 October 2026. All changes that occur to competitive actions prior to the closing date will be posted to Contract Opportunities on https:/sam.gov/ via the PIEE Solicitation Module. Information about PIEE is located at https://piee.eb.mil. Information regarding how to set up a vendor registration is included in this link: DoD Procurement Toolbox https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/solicitation-module. Choose Vendor Access Instructions. Further training is available at this link: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml. For within scope changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and / or award. Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov. Contractors must be properly registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive any controlled attachments. Offerors may obtain information on JCP at https://www.dla.mil/logistics-operations/services/joint-certification-program/. The controlled attachments will be posted at the same time that the solicitation is posted. Questions or inquiries should be directed to Cheryl Biel, Code 0231, telephone 812-381-7149, e-mail cheryl.a.biel.civ@us.navy.mil. Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.
Contact
Point of contact
Cheryl Biel
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
cheryl.a.biel.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary
diane.m.bright5.civ@us.navy.mil
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