Purchase of FCDCA Test Lead
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- M63-0024
- Agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Indian Head, Maryland 20640, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), operating under the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, has issued a Notice of Intent to sole source a firm fixed price contract to Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company for the purchase of Flexible Confined Detonating Cord Assemblies (FCDCA) Test Leads. This is not a request for quotations, and no competitive procurement will be conducted unless the Government determines that competition would be advantageous. The procurement is being pursued on a noncompetitive basis under the authority of FAR 13.106(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), based on the determination that Ensign-Bickford is the only known source capable of meeting the Government's requirements. The opportunity falls under NAICS code 336415 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing) with FSC code 1377 (Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices and Components).
The Government intends to procure FCDCA Test Leads to support critical testing operations, where timely deliveries and product availability are essential to meeting established testing deadlines. Interested parties who believe they can demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government may submit a response by April 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST. All interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission. Responses will be evaluated solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement, and the Government reserves the right to proceed with the sole source award at its discretion. The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred by contractors responding to this notice. This Notice of Intent does not constitute a binding obligation and serves primarily as notification of the intended noncompetitive award.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE (RFQ). A RFQ WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC, IHD), intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a noncompetitive basis to Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CO, 640 Hopmeadow ST. Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 to provide the following material:
Flexible Confined Detonating Cord Assemblies (FCDCA) Test Lead
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CO supplies FCDCA Test Lead for critical testing, therefore timely deliveries and readily available items is paramount to ensure critical testing deadlines are met.
This action is be undertaken in accordance with FAR 13.106 (b) Soliciting from a single source, on the basis that the vendor is the only known source capable of meeting the government’s requirements.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 336415. The FSC code is 1377. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract. Negotiation being conducted using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C) (1).
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for quotes. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by April 4, 2026, at 10AM (EST). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
Responses to this electronic notice must be made by 10:00 a.m. EST on April 4, 2026. Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gove/portal/public/SAM. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties shall e-mail all statements and capabilities to Nicole Coleman, via email: nicole.coleman@navy.mil and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating a vendor's bona fide capability.
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