Build-to-print Radar Absorbing Surfaces (RAS)

The Naval Sea Systems Command, through Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, is soliciting quotes for the manufacture and delivery of Radar Absorbing Surfaces (RAS) kits and Low Radar Cross Section Mast (LRCSM) assemblies in support of submarine antenna systems modernization and replacement efforts. Three specific products are required: G745256-1 (H HDR 1/2 Round), G745256-2 (H HDR V-piece), and G771417 (RAS Hardware Kit), which must comply with detailed technical specifications and applicable drawings for the OE-562A Submarine High Data Rate Antenna (SubHDR) program. Contractors must demonstrate domestic manufacturing capabilities, provide new products with no gray market items, maintain CMMC Level 2 certification, possess a valid NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment no more than three years old, and be registered in SAM prior to award. The Government will evaluate proposals on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, considering tiered quantity pricing structures across five quantity ranges (1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, and 17-20 units per contract year) and overall technical acceptability of detailed specifications and manufacturing documentation. The original deadline of March 10, 2026 has been extended; quotes must now be submitted electronically to Maria Diaz-Sotomayor at maria.d.diaz-sotomayor.civ@us.navy.mil by March 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST, with quotes remaining valid for at least 60 days.

This procurement is designated as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,350 employees, with no identified incumbent contractors mentioned in the solicitation documents. The contract will be awarded as a base year purchase order on a Firm Fixed Price basis with four one-year option periods, requiring 10 units of each part type for the base year and up to 20 units per option year. Offerors may elect Option A (requesting a waiver from First Article testing if they have manufactured these exact parts within five years prior to March 3, 2026) or Option B (accepting First Article delivery and testing requirements with 70-calendar-day delivery for most items and 240 calendar days for Item 0003). All work shall be performed at the contractor's facility with delivery required F.O.B. Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island within a maximum 10-week lead time, and the place of performance is identified as Newport, RI 02841. Funding is available from multiple Navy accounts including Operations and Maintenance Navy, Other Procurement Navy, Foreign Military Sales, Defense Working Capital Funds, and Shipbuilding and Conversion Navy sources.