1355-01-580-4509 CWQC Flex Hose and Leader Assembly (Improved) with encapsulated lead tape

Naval Supply Systems Command seeks a five-year IDIQ contract to supply Flex Hose and Leader Assemblies (Improved) with Encapsulated Lead Tape, NSN 1355-01-580-4509, with sealed offers due August 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time. This is full and open competition restricted to small businesses.

Place of performance and contract administration are at NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The contract covers a government minimum of 2,165 units and maximum of 4,590 units across the five-year term, with individual orders limited to 433–918 units per order. Pricing is Firm Fixed Price; offerors must complete and submit the attached Pricing Matrix. The NAICS code is 325920, Explosives Manufacturing, with a size standard of 500 employees; PSC is 1355, Torpedos and Components, Inert.

First Article Testing (FAT) is required unless waived for previously qualified vendors. FAT samples must be delivered 270 days after contract award to NUWC Newport Division. Production lot testing follows at intervals of 315–855 days depending on FAT waiver status, with five sample units tested from each production lot of 54 units. Production deliveries must be confirmed with the contracting officer 60 days prior to shipment. Technical data requirements include test procedures, test/inspection reports (submitted within 15 days of FAT completion and lot acceptance), failure analysis/corrective action reports (interim within 10 days of failure notification, final within 30 days), and monthly progress reports due by the 5th of each month. All data requires distribution statement D marking and delivery to NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, NAVSUP Ammunition Logistics Center, and Naval Surface Warfare Center. Payment is via WAWF; the contract is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). Contracting officer: Alison Maine, 717-605-6447.