Connectors

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
SPMYM326Connector
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Kittery, Maine 03904, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, through Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, is conducting market research to identify sources capable of supplying four connector assemblies (two electric plug connectors and two bulkhead connectors, identified by NSN 01-694-1500, 01-694-1498, 01-694-1502, and 01-694-1499) with responses due June 12, 2026. This is a sources sought notice for market research purposes only under FAR 15.201(e); responses are not offers and cannot form a binding contract.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) currently approves eight vendors for this material: Teledyne Ametek Ocean Design Inc., Sea Con/Bratner & Associates, TE Connectivity, Cooper Interconnect, DCX Choi Enterprises Inc., NewVac LLC, BIRNS Inc., L-3 Unidyne, Ducommun, Texas Research Institute Austin Inc., Thermal Spray & Machine Inc., and A&A Company Inc. The Government is using this notice to determine whether to conduct competitive procurement and will consider all interested parties capable of meeting the requirement.

Respondents should submit organization name, address, and website; point of contact with email and phone; CAGE Code; organizational size and ownership type; and a tailored capability statement with supporting documentation addressing organizational and staff capability specific to the connector supply requirement. The Government retains sole discretion to determine competitive procurement method based on responses received.

Notice text

This Sources Sought announcement is published FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, pursuant to FAR 15.201(e) Exchanges with Industry.  No solicitation is available. In accordance with FAR 15.202, responses to this notice are NOT offers and CANNOT be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is seeking to identify sources capable of providing the following materials:

Electric Plug Connector, NSN 01-694-1500

Electric Plug Connector, NSN 01-694-1498

Bulkhead Connector, NSN 01-694-1502

Bulkhead Connector, NSN 01-694-1499

To the best of the Government’s knowledge, only the following sources are approved by Navsea to provide this material:

Teledyne

Ametek

Ocean Design Inc

Sea Con/Bratner & Associates

TE Connectivity

Cooper Interconnect

DCX Choi Enterprises Inc.

NewVac, LLC

BIRNS Inc.

L-3 Unidyne

Ducommun

Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc.

Thermal Spray & Machine Inc.

A&A Company Inc.

This sources sought notice is a market research tool being utilized to identify potential and eligible firms capable of providing these materials prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP). As such, all interested parties are encouraged to respond. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

If your organization has the potential capacity to accomplish this requirement, please provide the following information:

  1. Organization name, address, website address, telephone number
  2. Organization point of contact, email address, telephone number
  3. Cage Code
  4. Both the size and type of ownership for the organization
  5. Tailored capability statement addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims or organizational and staff capability

Questions regarding this requirement may be emailed to Stephen Smith at stephen.p.smith161.civ@us.navy.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. 

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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