Build-To-Print Cables Harness Assemblies 2015-2020

The Naval Sea Systems Command established the Build-To-Print Cables Harness Assemblies 2015-2020 Master IDIQ on February 13, 2015, with ordering authority that closed on February 26, 2020 — the vehicle is no longer active and closed to new task orders over six years ago. The $15 million shared ceiling has been fully obligated and exceeded; combined task-order obligations total $4.2 million against a stated combined potential value of $4.1 million. While 63 task orders were awarded over the vehicle's life, ordering momentum has declined sharply post-closure, with only six orders issued since 2020 (two in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2021).

The vehicle procures build-to-print cables, harnesses, and assemblies for naval systems including Fixed Forward Firing Weapons (FFFW), Torpedo Umbilical Cable (TUC), Sono Buoy Coil Multiplexer (SONOMUX), and associated subsystems aboard UH-1, MH-60R, and MH-60S helicopters. Awarded task orders span individual cable assemblies, harness kits, umbilical harnesses, charging cables, and emerging requirements, with most orders in the $5,000 to $200,000 range.

Competition is concentrated: Chenega Manufacturing Services LLC holds 33 of 63 orders with $3 million in combined potential value—capturing roughly 73 percent of the vehicle's activity. Aircraft Engineering & Installation Services, Inc. (10 orders, $311 thousand), PRN Associates, Incorporated (8 orders, $456 thousand), and VMR Electronics Corporation (5 orders, $169 thousand) form the secondary tier. Small business set-asides dominate the portfolio at 94 percent of task orders, with only 6 percent unrestricted. Customer demand is concentrated in Naval Air Systems Command (18 orders, $2.6 million potential value), reflecting the helicopter-systems focus, followed by Air Mobility Command (14 orders), Naval Sea Systems Command itself (12 orders), and Naval Supply Systems Command (8 orders).

The vehicle's closure in February 2020 makes it unsuitable for new business development; current pursuit activity should focus on existing vehicles or successors if the contracting office has established follow-on IDIQs for the same scope.

Master IDIQ for ground subsystem build to print cables/harnesses in support of Fixed Forward Firing Weapons (FFFW), Torpedo Umbilical Cable (TUC), Sono Buoy Coil Multiplexer (SONOMUX) systems and other systems that are utilized on the UH-1, MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters for The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWCC).