Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

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Solicitation number
N68335-26-R-1056
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey is procuring a Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter, part number 4348AS1000-1 (NSN 6635-01-725-8375), to support Foreign Military Sales programs for multiple countries including Saudi Arabia, Australia, India, South Korea, and Nigeria. The equipment will be utilized for O-Level maintenance operations on H-60 and H-1 aircraft platforms. The contract will be awarded on a sole source basis under FAR 6.103-1, as D-2 Incorporated is recognized as the only responsible source capable of manufacturing this specialized equipment due to its proprietary design and exclusive technical expertise. The Government will evaluate all information received prior to the April 23, 2026 closing date; however, this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and the Government reserves the right to determine whether to compete this procurement based on responses received. Interested parties should direct inquiries to Juan Carlos Belmonte at juancarlos.r.belmonte.civ@us.navy.mil, and should note that no payment will be made for responses and no commitments exist regarding solicitation issuance or contract award.

This procurement carries no small business set-aside designation. D-2 Incorporated (CAGE Code 4EKX8) is identified as the sole source contractor and the exclusive developer, designer, and manufacturer of the required equipment. The pre-solicitation notice does not disclose a specific contract value or budget range, nor does it specify order quantities or service timeline parameters. The notice emphasizes that the Government lacks both the technical data and equipment necessary to procure this item from alternative sources, further supporting the justification for sole source procurement. The analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing requirement falls under NAICS code 334516, with the equipment categorized under Physical Properties Testing and Inspection (PSC 6635).

Notice text

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey intends to solicit and award a Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to D-2 Incorporated (CAGE Code 4EKX8) for the purchase of the Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter, part number 4348AS1000-1, NSN 6635-01-725-8375.  This item will support the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) H-60 programs: Saudi Arabia FMS Case SR-P-GBX, Australia FMS Case AT-P-GXO, Australia FMS Case AT-P-SCO, India FMS Case IN-P-GBD, South Korea FMS Case KS-P-GST and the following Foreign Military Sales (FMS) H-1 Program: FMS Nigeria Case NI-P-SAO for maintenance operations at the O-Level of maintenance for the H-60 and H-1 aircrafts.   

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" for this action. D-2 Incorporated, as the sole developer, designer, and manufacturer of the Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter, part number 4348AS1000-1, NSN 6635-01-725-8375, owns the proprietary data and as such is the only source with the knowledge and expertise necessary to manufacture the item listed above.  The Government does not have the technical data or equipment to obtain this item from an alternate source.

(THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS). The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice.  A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  The Government will not pay for any responses received.  There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above.

For information, contact Juan Carlos Belmonte via e-mail juancarlos.r.belmonte.civ@us.navy.mil.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter Award Award Notice
This notice Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation
Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counter Original Pre-Solicitation

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