Specialty Metals - Synopsis

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is seeking machined products manufactured from specialty metals including Titanium grades 1, 2, 4, and 5, Zirconium Zr 702 and Zr 705, and Tantalum materials. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command requires these materials to be fabricated according to Government specifications under NAICS code 332112 (Nonferrous Forging) and PSC 9530 (Bars And Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal). The agency intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis, citing statutory authority under 10 USC 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, indicating that only one responsible source exists that can satisfy the agency's requirements. This is explicitly not an invitation for competitive proposals, though the Government will consider all responses received. All correspondence must be submitted via email to Bridget Taylor at bridget.m.taylor.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 3:00 p.m. EST on July 9, 2025, with large files requiring compression into ZIP format.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is structured as a sole source acquisition. The Government has identified United Titanium, Inc., located at 3450 Old Airport Road, Wooster, OH 44691, as the intended sole source contractor for this requirement. No specific contract value or budget range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The notice emphasizes that no solicitation document will be made available for this procurement, and the information provided is subject to change without binding the Government to any particular course of action. The Government reserves complete discretion in determining whether to proceed with this non-competitive approach. The posting date for this opportunity was June 24, 2025, providing interested parties with a 15-day response window before the July 9, 2025 deadline.