Opportunity
SAM #N0038326PR0R607
NAVSUP WSS Philadelphia Solicitation for Flight Critical Item (Source Approval Required)
Buyer
NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT
Posted
August 13, 2026
Respond By
August 28, 2026
Identifier
N0038326PR0R607
NAICS
336413, 336419, 336415, 336412
NAVSUP WSS Philadelphia is seeking offers for a flight critical item used in aviation systems. - Government Buyer: - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Philadelphia - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Flight critical item (exact part number and quantity not specified) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Government source approval required prior to contract award - Technical data is insufficient for full and open competition - Only previously approved sources are solicited - New sources must submit detailed technical information as outlined in NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Information Brochures - Compliance with qualification requirements at the time of award - Procurement is not conducted under FAR Part 12 commercial item procedures
Description
The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award,
as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not
been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition.
Only the source(s) previously approved by the Government for this item have
been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally
such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you
are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the
information detailed in one of the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS)
Source Approval Information Brochures listed below.
Spares:
https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Sup
port/Business-Opps/
Repair: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP
-Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/
technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience i
production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never
made.
If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVSUP W
submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request
for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data require
by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data
required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award
under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval
request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/or approval
requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet
Government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based
on Fleet support needs. The NAVSUP WSS Commercial Item Identification
Brochure is now available at:
"https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/"
Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and
Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases(QPDs),
Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoD Single Stock
Point (DODSSP) at Document Automation and Production Service(DAPS) in
Philadelphia, PA.
NOTE: Patterns, Drawings, Deviation Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc. are NOT
stocked at DODSSP.
Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from ASSIST-Online at:
Users may use ASSIST-Quick Search to search for and download available
documents directly using standard browser software.
Documents that are not available for downloading from ASSIST-Quick Search can
be ordered from the DODSSP website using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard after
obtaining a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures.
Users who do not have access to the internet may contact the DODSSP ASSIST Help
Desk at 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179 (DSN: 442-2667), or mail their request to
DLA Document Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA
19111-5094.
Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the
manufacturer meets the qualification requirement(s) at time of award, in
accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office
where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification
requirements and is cited in each individual solicitation.
Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained
in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the
described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the
contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's
requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.