1377 - 01-620-6487 DWGS Cable Cutter Assembly

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is seeking quotations for Cable Cutter Assembly (DWGS) units, which are cartridge-actuated devices used on UH-1 Helicopters to sever stainless steel rescue hoist cables during emergency situations. This is a Firm Fixed Price acquisition with quotations due by May 19, 2026, and delivery required within 350 calendar days after contract award. The solicitation requires compliance with technical specifications outlined in drawing DL3205AS419 and specification DTL-WS-35726, with items classified as Critical Safety Items requiring heightened quality assurance surveillance and configuration control per SAE EIA-649. Offerors must submit completed Standard Form 18, RFP Section B scheduling information, and Section K representations and certifications, and only one contract will be awarded to a single National Stock Number (1377-01-620-6487). Contract Data Requirements include mandatory submittal of Product Baseline Index, Incoming Inspection Summary Reports, Ammunition Data Cards, Acceptance Test Plans using Radiographic Test Technique, Test/Inspection Reports with Radiographic Reports, and Failure Summary and Analysis Reports to NSWC Indian Head Division at specified intervals throughout the contract period.

This procurement carries no small business set-aside designation and includes five contract line items (CLINs) totaling 111 units across multiple Foreign Military Sales cases and military branches: 24 units for Army FMS Case EG-B-VGG, 23 units for Army FMS Case EG-B-VPX, 4 units for Navy FMS Case EZ-P-PAA, 50 units for U.S. Army Field Service Account, and 10 units for USAF. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. Delivery is F.O.B. Government Origin to multiple destinations including Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Georgia, DF Young in Maryland, Dover AFB in Delaware, McAlester Army Ammo Plant in Oklahoma, and Hill AFB in Utah. Offerors must comply with mandatory CAD/PAD item marking requirements including both Human Readable Information and Machine Readable Data Matrix codes per the CAD/PAD Item Marking Instruction, Version 1.6. Additionally, contractors must prepare Ammunition Data Cards in accordance with MIL-STD-1168 with full traceability documentation for all energetic materials and components, submitting sample ADCs for government approval prior to production lot submissions in the Worldwide Ammunition-data Repository Program (WARP).