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The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is soliciting quotations for the manufacture and delivery of Seat Ejection Reduced Charge Primary Cartridge Set M397, a critical safety item classified as ammunition and explosive ordnance. This firm fixed-price procurement requires contractors to meet MIL-DTL-32045 specifications and detailed drawing DL2519696 Revision G, with mandatory compliance to ISO 9001:2015 quality standards, comprehensive radiographic inspections using approved test techniques, and DoD ammunition and explosives safety requirements per Manual 4145.26. The solicitation mandates submission of extensive technical documentation including Ammunition Data Cards, marriage logs, failure analysis reports, and data requirements specified in the Contract Data Requirements List (DD Form 1423). Contractors must maintain 85% minimum shelf life remaining at delivery with a 12-year 6-month total shelf life, ensure proper hazardous material packaging per MIL-STD-129, and comply with Cartridge Actuated Device and Propellant Actuated Device (CAD/PAD) marking instructions requiring Department of Defense Unique Identification in Data Matrix ECC 200 format. The original solicitation (N00104-26QK057) was posted January 29, 2026, with quotations initially due February 2, 2026; however, Amendment 0001 issued March 2, 2026, extends the due date to March 31, 2026, requiring offerors to acknowledge receipt of the amendment by the extended deadline.

This procurement is not a small business set-aside and is restricted to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited, the sole authorized manufacturer. The solicitation calls for delivery of 18 first article test samples plus 1 investigative unit, 15 lot acceptance test samples plus 3 investigative units, and 28 production deliverable units, with deliveries scheduled across a timeline ranging from 300 calendar days after award for first article samples to 645 calendar days for production units. Test samples will be shipped to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited in the United Kingdom, while investigative units and production units ship to NSWC Indian Head Division in Maryland and the Hellenic Air Force in Greece respectively as part of Foreign Military Sales case GR-D-QAI. The solicitation does not specify a total contract value, though all quantities are marked as "not separately priced" for technical data and test samples. Performance requirements include radiographic test technique submission, as-built configuration documentation, and mandatory safety surveys due to the explosive nature of the cartridges, with comprehensive traceability documentation required for all energetic materials, propellants, explosives, and components down to raw material level.