Silver Plating for Shunts; Deadline Update; Q&A as of 1-28-2026 Attached

The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command is soliciting quotations for silver plating services on battery shunts through Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The requirement involves silver plating six initial shunts (three AAC Model 205-5000-100 units and three AAC Model 205-10000-100 units) in accordance with ASTM B 700-97 specifications, requiring 99.9% pure silver application at minimum 0.0005 inches thickness on copper surfaces only. Vendors must be ISO 9000 and NIST certified and demonstrate capability to complete work within 10 business days of receipt. The government will furnish the shunts as government-furnished property, and vendors must provide FOB Destination pricing with labor rate justification and price breakdowns. Award will be made on an "All or None" basis using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation methodology. The current deadline for quotation submission is March 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET, with quotes to be emailed to courtney.j.edwards5.civ@us.navy.mil; this deadline was extended from the original February 3, 2026 date to allow additional time for vendors to prepare responses.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to qualified small business concerns. The base period of performance runs from March 19, 2026 through March 18, 2027, with two additional option years extending through March 18, 2029, providing potential for multi-year contract performance. Work must be performed at the vendor's facility, with the place of performance designated as Kittery, Maine 03904. The specific scope requires vendors to design and fabricate specialized fixtures to perform a precision "dual dip" plating process that plates only the copper end sections of each shunt while avoiding the middle section, as any silver plating on the middle section renders the entire unit unusable. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and submit a Government Property Management System Plan in compliance with FAR 52.245-1. Payment may be made via WAWF (Wide Area Workflow) or Government Commercial Purchase Card for amounts up to $100,000, with the contract incorporating FAR, DFARS, and Navy-specific clauses.