Small Business Set Aside for Glenair Brand Backshells and Connectors per attachments

This solicitation from the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command seeks the purchase of thirty Glenair brand backshells and connectors. The solicitation requests quotes for ten each of three specific Glenair part numbers for circular straw connectors, shorting cap backshells, and W4/W5 connectors. Quotes are due by December 28, 2023 and must be submitted to kaitlin.h.summerville.civ@us.navy.mil. Offerors must be able to invoice through WAWF and provide pricing including shipping costs. The solicitation is set aside for small businesses and will be evaluated based on meeting the stringent qualification requirements for reliability in harsh marine environments.

This is a total small business set-aside solicitation with a place of performance of PC Beach, Florida. The requirement is for ten each of three Glenair part numbers for a total quantity of thirty backshells and connectors. As the sole manufacturer meeting Navy reliability standards, Glenair is the only acceptable brand for this procurement under solicitation number N61331-24-T-KS08. The total value of this acquisition is unstated but is a firm fixed price contract for supply of the specified Glenair products to support the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle system.