N3904026Q5240_Q_and_A_1.28.26.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document for Solicitation N3904026Q5240 concerning silver plating services for shunts, dated January 28, 2026. The document addresses three key inquiries from potential contractors regarding the scope and technical requirements of the work.
The shunts being silver plated are new units already in final assembly and on hand at PNSY (Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard). Contractors must understand that the shunts cannot be disassembled for plating and then reassembled, as this would compromise the product. Instead, contractors must manufacture specialized fixtures at their facility to perform a "dual dip" plating process, plating only the copper sections on the ends of each shunt separately using two different plating applications. Any silver plating applied to the middle section of the shunt renders the entire unit unusable, making precision and fixture design critical to successful contract performance.
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Solicitation N3904026Q5240
Silver Plating – Shunts
Questions and Answers as of 1/28/2026
Q1: Will the units be new or used for refurbishing?
A1: The shunts are new.
Q2: Will the units be assemblies or will the copper sections arrive separate from the final assembly?
A2: We already have the first order of shunts on hand at PNSY. The assembly is already final.
Whatever company handles the silver plating will need to manufacture the fixture needed to double dip the copper sections on the ends separately. ANY section of the middle area that becomes silver plated renders the shunt a very expensive paper weight.
Q3: Can these shunts be disassembled for plating and then reassembled?
A3: No it cannot. Historically, when we have had to have a company handle the silver plating process separately from the shunt manufacturing process, they have had to manufacture fixtures at their facility that allowed them to do a “dual dip” to the shunts, dipping each copper section separately in two diƯerent plating applications.
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