Sources Sought for Mechanical Minesweeping Cutters Fabrication
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N6133127SNQ01
- Agency
-
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332710 Machine Shops
- PSC
- 3470 Machine Shop Sets, Kits, And Outfits
- Place of performance
- Panama City Beach, Florida 32407, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Naval Sea Systems Command's Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is conducting market research via sources sought to identify contractors capable of manufacturing, testing, and delivering Mechanical Minesweeping Cutter Assemblies and Elevating Fin Assemblies for a Foreign Military Sale case with the Republic of Korea Navy, with responses due October 23, 2026 at 1500 CT. No set-aside is anticipated, though the government reserves the right to consider 8(a) competitive or small business set-asides based on responses received.
Place of performance is Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32407. The work requires access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Deliverables include 196 MK 14 Cutter Assemblies, 50 MK 14 Elevating Fin Assemblies, 10 MK 9 Cutter Assemblies, 64 MK 12 Cutter Assemblies, 64 MK 12 Elevating Fin Assemblies, and 11 MK 15 Cutter Assemblies; all hardware is due by October 1, 2027. Contractors must conduct in-factory fit and function testing on sample quantities, with testing timelines ranging from 10 to 15 minutes per assembly type.
NSWC PCD anticipates the resultant contract as firm-fixed-price with an ordering period of up to five years. The anticipated NAICS code is 332710 (Machine Shops), small business size standard 500 employees; PSC is 3470 (Machine Shop Sets, Kits, and Outfits). Government will furnish all cutter and elevating fin assemblies as Government Furnished Equipment within ten days after contract award. This is market research only; no contract will be awarded from this announcement and no feedback will be provided. Submit responses to ryan.t.hodges.civ@us.navy.mil, referencing N61331-27-SN-Q01 in the subject line.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to conduct market research to identify capable contractors that can manufacture, test, and deliver Mechanical Minesweeping Cutter Assemblies and Elevating Fin Assemblies to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Foreign Military Sale (FMS) Case with the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).
This announcement aims to identify sources capable of supporting this effort, and the information received – used for planning purposes – will determine the competitive nature of this requirement and any potential set asides for small businesses. NSWC PCD anticipates any resultant contract being a firm-fixed-price effort for an ordering period of up to five years.
Instructions: REVIEW ALL ATTACHMENTS FOR DETAILS. Submit responses to Ryan Hodges, Contract Specialist, via email to ryan.t.hodges.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 23 October 2026, 1500 CT. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Please reference N61331-27-SN-Q01 as your email subject line.
AMENDMENT 1 NOTE: DRAWINGS WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THE DRAFT SOW IS PROVIDED AS A COURTESY TO ALLOW INDUSTRY TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED WITH RESPECT TO TASKING AND QUANTITIES.
Update #1 ·
The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to conduct market research to identify capable contractors that can manufacture, test, and deliver Mechanical Minesweeping Cutter Assemblies and Elevating Fin Assemblies to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Foreign Military Sale (FMS) Case with the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).
This announcement aims to identify sources capable of supporting this effort, and the information received – used for planning purposes – will determine the competitive nature of this requirement and any potential set asides for small businesses. NSWC PCD anticipates any resultant contract being a firm-fixed-price effort for an ordering period of up to five years.
Instructions: REVIEW ALL ATTACHMENTS FOR DETAILS. Submit responses to Ryan Hodges, Contract Specialist, via email to ryan.t.hodges.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 23 October 2026, 1500 CT. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Please reference N61331-27-SN-Q01 as your email subject line.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N6133127SNQ01 Sources Sought - FMS Cutters.pdf | ||
| DraftSOW-Mechanical-MSW-Cutters_08October2026_Redacted.pdf |
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