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17--TOWBAR,AIRCRAFT
Solicitation for towbar, aircraft.
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Opportunity details
- NAICS
- 336413
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Original posted
- April 21, 2026
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
- Notice ID
- 5c86c0c337084c4d88b7cb0f45d521e1
Summary
ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)|19|||||||||||||||||||| INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)|2||| HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT|8|||ISO 9001 or equivalent|||||| TIME OF DELIVERY (JUNE 1997)|20|0001AA|3 EA|250 days ARO|0001AB|2 EA|250 days ARO|0001AC|1 LO|As Req|0001AD|1 LO|90 days ARO||||||||| STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)|1|| WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)|16|Invoice and Receiving Report (combo)|N/A|TBD|SPRPA1|TBD|TBD|See Schedule|TBD|N/A|N/A|TBD|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A| VALUE ENGINEERING (JUN 2020)|3|||| INTEGRITY OF UNIT PRICES (NOV 2021)|1|| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)|4||||| WARRANTY OF SUPPLIES OF A NONCOMPLEX NATURE (JUN 2003)|6|One year after date of delivery|45 days after discovery of the defect||||| EQUAL OPPORTUITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)|2||| TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (OCT 2024)|2||| FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--CONTRACTOR TESTING (SEP 1989)|10|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL||| CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS (AUG 2011)|4|014689910|||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM-BASIC (FEB 2024)|11|||||||||||| LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--HIGH-VALUE ITEMS (FEB 1997)|1|| ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2025)|13|||||||||||||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024))|5|||||| BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (FEB 2024)|1|| ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)|1|| ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2025)(DEVIATION 2025-O0003 AND 2025-O0004))|12|336413|1,250 employees||||||||||| FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997)|1|215-737-7149| NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ANDENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008))|2||X| EVALUATION OF FIRST ARTICLE TESTING|3|||X| This is a NEW SPARES requirement. No drawings available for this solicitation. This item requires USG Source Approval prior to award. If you are not an approved source, you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Brochure which can be obtained online at https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Syatems-Support/ Business-Opps/ under "Commodities." Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the source approval brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in the time and/or meet USG requirements, award of the requirement may be continued based on Fleet support needs. Test, and I/A requirements IAW CSI QAP dtd 25MAR2021: See the applicable clause(s) contained within this document. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PART NUMBER: 6532D789-2. Note: This is a Critical Safety Item (CSI). This solicitation includes procurement note L09 Reverse Auction (Oct 2016) from DLAD 15.407-90. The Government may conduct a reverse auction. The following is included in section M of this solicitation: The Government will consider all responsible offerors/quoters for award. The Government will evaluate offerors/quoters based on price, delivery timeframe, and past performance. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. \ 1. SCOPE 1.1 . Markings shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-130. 1.2 PRE-AWARD / POST AWARD REQUIREMENTS: Due to the critical use of this item and its quality history, a pre-award survey and post-award conference may be required for all new manufacturers. For all previous sources, a post-award conference may be recommended. 1.3 The components being acquired under this solicitation have been classified as Flight Critical requiring engineering source approval by the Naval Air Systems Command. Only those companies who have submitted requests for source approval and been approved will be eligible for award under this solicitation. Any company not previously approved may submit a Source Approval Request to the contracting officer, Naval Inventory Control Point, (See Block 10 of the SF33 for name and code). The Source Approval Request shall contain the following documentation and shall be submitted by the closing date of this solicitation: (A) Copy of complete configuration drawings for a similar item(s) which your company has produced within the past three years, including test procedures for which your company (1) has been qualified to manufacture and (2) which is similar, i.e., requires the same materials, manufacturing processes, inspections, tolerances and similar application as the item(s) for which you are seeking approval. (B) Copy of the complete process/operation sheets used to manufacuture the similar item, including but not limited to, detailed shop sketches. These plans must note those operations and processes performed by subcontractors/ vendors. (C) Complete copies of purchase orders, shipping documents, etc. that document delivery of production quantities of the part to the Original Equipment Manufacturer or Military service. Provide the most recent copies of the documents. (D) A detailed comparative analysis of the differences/similarities between the similar part and the part(s) for which you are seeking approval. This analysis should include materials, configuration, tolerances, process requirements, dimensions, castings, forgings, etc. (E) Copy of inspection method sheets used in the manufacturing and at final inspection. These sheets should include actual tolerance, print requirements, inspection devices, sources performing the operation and level of inspection. Critical characteristics should be discernible from all other characteristics. The above requirements are a subset of requirements specified in the ASO Source Approval Information Brochure dated January 1995. The submission of this data subset is contingent upon and in consideration of the submitting contractor meeting all other requirements specified in this solicitation to include a bilateral agreement with MDA which includes availability of complete data, MRB disposition, etc. Any company not having such agreement, but desiring to seek engineering source approval, will be required to submit data meeting all requirements of the ASO/NAVICP Source Approval Brochure. 1.4 Sampling rates (AQLs) indicated below shall be used in accordance with ANSI Z1.4 for Single Sampling and a General Inspection Level of II. 1.5 In addition to the 100% PCO Mandatory, critical and major characteristics, attributes for plating, hardness and non-destructive testing will be inspected one hundred percent. 1.6 Contractor shall develop a system for identification of individual piece parts for traceability purposes. Markings shall not be permanent. 1.7 An AQL of 1.5 will be used for Class 3 threads and dimensions, and geometric feature controls with a tolerance range of .010 or less. 1.8 For minor characteristics, a sampling rate determined by the contractor and subject to QAR approval will be used. 1.9 The material covered in this contract/purchase order will be used in a crucial shipboard system enabling the launch and/or recovery of aircraft. The use of incorrect or defective material would create a high probability of failure resulting in a serious personnel injury, loss of life, loss of vital shipboard systems or loss of aircraft. Therefore,the material has been designated as Critical material and special control procedures are invoked to ensure receipt of correct material. 1.10 Articles to be furnished hereunder shall be manufactured, tested and inspected in accordance with ;NAWC LAKEHURST; drawing number ( ;80020; ) ;6532D789-2; , Revision ;R; and all details and specifications referenced therein. 1.11 Unless expressly provided for elsewhere in this clause, equipment such as fixtures, jigs, dies, patterns, mylars, special tooling, test equipment, or any other manufacturing aid required for the manufacture and/or testing of the subject item(s) will not be provided by the Government or any other source and is the sole responsibility of the contractor. The foregoing applies notwithstanding any reference to such equipment or the furnishing thereof that may be contained in any drawing or referenced specification. 1.12 If MIL-STD-454 is referenced in the drawings or in the specification, the contractor is expected to show compliance with IPC/EIAJ-STD-001C. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS DRAWING DATA=6300-001 |80020| G| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6530C124 |80020| J| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B068 |80020| L| |C| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B090 |80020| F| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B321 |80020| H| |A| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B466 |80020| N| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C327 |80020| F| |A| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C456 |80020| K| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C919 |80020| G| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C920 |80020| G| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532D786 |80020| H| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532D788 |80020| H| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532D789 |80020| R| |D| | | | 3. REQUIREMENTS - NOT APPLICABLE 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE 1. Unique Requirements: a. Incorporated in the official remarks. b. Incorporated in the official remarks. 2. Interim Inspection Requirements: The following item(s) requires an Interim Inspection at the contractor's location: a. P/N 6532D789-2; Restraint Assembly, Aft (CSI): i. Verification of torque per Note 3 of Drawing 6532D789. ii. Verification of lubrication per Note 4 of Drawing 6532D789. iii. Verification of Identification per Notes 1 and 5 of Drawing 6532D789. b. P/N 6532B068-1, Pin-Pivot Restraint and Tow Bar Assembly (CSI): i. Verification of heat treatment per Note 4 of Drawing 6532B068 (C1). ii. Witness of magnetic particle inspection per Note 6 of Drawing 6532B068 (C2). iii. Witness of hardness testing (prior to application of dry film lubricant) per Note 7 of Drawing 6532B068 (M101). iv. Witness of dimensional inspection per Drawing 6532B068 (M102). 3. ALRE CSI parts require certification. a. When certified, an ALRE part is marked with a Material Identification Code (MIC). NAWCADLKE QA will provide the MIC to DCMA if the component is source accepted, and after receipt of all associated data. Application of MIC shall be in the same methodology as the drawing note for part marking, and in same area as part marking (next to, above, or below). 4. Receipt inspection and Certification of Sub-Components: a. P/N 6532B068-1 shall be certified at the time of interim inspection. Part will be certified and marked as directed by NAWCADLKE prior to assembly. 5. Receipt Inspection and Certification of the Top Assembly: a. The receipt Inspection and Certification of the Top Assembly, P/N 6532D789-2, shall occur during the final inspection. 6. Contractor Assist and Part Marking: a. The contractor shall assist on the conduct of the inspections (both final and interim) required that are necessary to certify the critical items specified herein. The contractor shall provide adequate facilities, inspection equipment, and skilled personnel, to support the NAWCADLKE Inspector in the conduct of the interim inspection(s). The contractor shall provide gauges, tools, fixtures, and jigs necessary to perform the inspections. The contractor shall also provide sufficient rigging/material handling services and manpower tosetup/configure/operate equipment & machines used to accomplish the inspection task. This contractor assist requirement shall be applicable to 100% of the production quantities. As part of the MRI process, the NAWCADLKE QA representative will provide, in writing, a certification number along with direction for marking the Critical Safety Items (CSI). QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: 1. The solicitation/contract shall contain the NAWCADLKE inspection surveillance clause as follows: a. Because of the critical nature of this material, a representative of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCADLKE) is available to furnish technical assistance on Qu
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ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)|19|||||||||||||||||||| INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)|2||| HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT|8|||ISO 9001 or equivalent|||||| TIME OF DELIVERY (JUNE 1997)|20|0001AA|3 EA|250 days ARO|0001AB|2 EA|250 days ARO|0001AC|1 LO|As Req|0001AD|1 LO|90 days ARO||||||||| STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)|1|| WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)|16|Invoice and Receiving Report (combo)|N/A|TBD|SPRPA1|TBD|TBD|See Schedule|TBD|N/A|N/A|TBD|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A| VALUE ENGINEERING (JUN 2020)|3|||| INTEGRITY OF UNIT PRICES (NOV 2021)|1|| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)|4||||| WARRANTY OF SUPPLIES OF A NONCOMPLEX NATURE (JUN 2003)|6|One year after date of delivery|45 days after discovery of the defect||||| EQUAL OPPORTUITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)|2||| TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (OCT 2024)|2||| FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--CONTRACTOR TESTING (SEP 1989)|10|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL|IAW QAP/CDRL||| CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS (AUG 2011)|4|014689910|||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM-BASIC (FEB 2024)|11|||||||||||| LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--HIGH-VALUE ITEMS (FEB 1997)|1|| ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2025)|13|||||||||||||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024))|5|||||| BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (FEB 2024)|1|| ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)|1|| ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2025)(DEVIATION 2025-O0003 AND 2025-O0004))|12|336413|1,250 employees||||||||||| FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997)|1|215-737-7149| NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ANDENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008))|2||X| EVALUATION OF FIRST ARTICLE TESTING|3|||X| This is a NEW SPARES requirement. No drawings available for this solicitation. This item requires USG Source Approval prior to award. If you are not an approved source, you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Brochure which can be obtained online at https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Syatems-Support/ Business-Opps/ under "Commodities." Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the source approval brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in the time and/or meet USG requirements, award of the requirement may be continued based on Fleet support needs. Test, and I/A requirements IAW CSI QAP dtd 25MAR2021: See the applicable clause(s) contained within this document. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PART NUMBER: 6532D789-2. Note: This is a Critical Safety Item (CSI). This solicitation includes procurement note L09 Reverse Auction (Oct 2016) from DLAD 15.407-90. The Government may conduct a reverse auction. The following is included in section M of this solicitation: The Government will consider all responsible offerors/quoters for award. The Government will evaluate offerors/quoters based on price, delivery timeframe, and past performance. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. \ 1. SCOPE 1.1 . Markings shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-130. 1.2 PRE-AWARD / POST AWARD REQUIREMENTS: Due to the critical use of this item and its quality history, a pre-award survey and post-award conference may be required for all new manufacturers. For all previous sources, a post-award conference may be recommended. 1.3 The components being acquired under this solicitation have been classified as Flight Critical requiring engineering source approval by the Naval Air Systems Command. Only those companies who have submitted requests for source approval and been approved will be eligible for award under this solicitation. Any company not previously approved may submit a Source Approval Request to the contracting officer, Naval Inventory Control Point, (See Block 10 of the SF33 for name and code). The Source Approval Request shall contain the following documentation and shall be submitted by the closing date of this solicitation: (A) Copy of complete configuration drawings for a similar item(s) which your company has produced within the past three years, including test procedures for which your company (1) has been qualified to manufacture and (2) which is similar, i.e., requires the same materials, manufacturing processes, inspections, tolerances and similar application as the item(s) for which you are seeking approval. (B) Copy of the complete process/operation sheets used to manufacuture the similar item, including but not limited to, detailed shop sketches. These plans must note those operations and processes performed by subcontractors/ vendors. (C) Complete copies of purchase orders, shipping documents, etc. that document delivery of production quantities of the part to the Original Equipment Manufacturer or Military service. Provide the most recent copies of the documents. (D) A detailed comparative analysis of the differences/similarities between the similar part and the part(s) for which you are seeking approval. This analysis should include materials, configuration, tolerances, process requirements, dimensions, castings, forgings, etc. (E) Copy of inspection method sheets used in the manufacturing and at final inspection. These sheets should include actual tolerance, print requirements, inspection devices, sources performing the operation and level of inspection. Critical characteristics should be discernible from all other characteristics. The above requirements are a subset of requirements specified in the ASO Source Approval Information Brochure dated January 1995. The submission of this data subset is contingent upon and in consideration of the submitting contractor meeting all other requirements specified in this solicitation to include a bilateral agreement with MDA which includes availability of complete data, MRB disposition, etc. Any company not having such agreement, but desiring to seek engineering source approval, will be required to submit data meeting all requirements of the ASO/NAVICP Source Approval Brochure. 1.4 Sampling rates (AQLs) indicated below shall be used in accordance with ANSI Z1.4 for Single Sampling and a General Inspection Level of II. 1.5 In addition to the 100% PCO Mandatory, critical and major characteristics, attributes for plating, hardness and non-destructive testing will be inspected one hundred percent. 1.6 Contractor shall develop a system for identification of individual piece parts for traceability purposes. Markings shall not be permanent. 1.7 An AQL of 1.5 will be used for Class 3 threads and dimensions, and geometric feature controls with a tolerance range of .010 or less. 1.8 For minor characteristics, a sampling rate determined by the contractor and subject to QAR approval will be used. 1.9 The material covered in this contract/purchase order will be used in a crucial shipboard system enabling the launch and/or recovery of aircraft. The use of incorrect or defective material would create a high probability of failure resulting in a serious personnel injury, loss of life, loss of vital shipboard systems or loss of aircraft. Therefore,the material has been designated as Critical material and special control procedures are invoked to ensure receipt of correct material. 1.10 Articles to be furnished hereunder shall be manufactured, tested and inspected in accordance with ;NAWC LAKEHURST; drawing number ( ;80020; ) ;6532D789-2; , Revision ;R; and all details and specifications referenced therein. 1.11 Unless expressly provided for elsewhere in this clause, equipment such as fixtures, jigs, dies, patterns, mylars, special tooling, test equipment, or any other manufacturing aid required for the manufacture and/or testing of the subject item(s) will not be provided by the Government or any other source and is the sole responsibility of the contractor. The foregoing applies notwithstanding any reference to such equipment or the furnishing thereof that may be contained in any drawing or referenced specification. 1.12 If MIL-STD-454 is referenced in the drawings or in the specification, the contractor is expected to show compliance with IPC/EIAJ-STD-001C. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS DRAWING DATA=6300-001 |80020| G| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6530C124 |80020| J| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B068 |80020| L| |C| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B090 |80020| F| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B321 |80020| H| |A| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B466 |80020| N| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C327 |80020| F| |A| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C456 |80020| K| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C919 |80020| G| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532C920 |80020| G| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532D786 |80020| H| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532D788 |80020| H| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532D789 |80020| R| |D| | | | 3. REQUIREMENTS - NOT APPLICABLE 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE 1. Unique Requirements: a. Incorporated in the official remarks. b. Incorporated in the official remarks. 2. Interim Inspection Requirements: The following item(s) requires an Interim Inspection at the contractor's location: a. P/N 6532D789-2; Restraint Assembly, Aft (CSI): i. Verification of torque per Note 3 of Drawing 6532D789. ii. Verification of lubrication per Note 4 of Drawing 6532D789. iii. Verification of Identification per Notes 1 and 5 of Drawing 6532D789. b. P/N 6532B068-1, Pin-Pivot Restraint and Tow Bar Assembly (CSI): i. Verification of heat treatment per Note 4 of Drawing 6532B068 (C1). ii. Witness of magnetic particle inspection per Note 6 of Drawing 6532B068 (C2). iii. Witness of hardness testing (prior to application of dry film lubricant) per Note 7 of Drawing 6532B068 (M101). iv. Witness of dimensional inspection per Drawing 6532B068 (M102). 3. ALRE CSI parts require certification. a. When certified, an ALRE part is marked with a Material Identification Code (MIC). NAWCADLKE QA will provide the MIC to DCMA if the component is source accepted, and after receipt of all associated data. Application of MIC shall be in the same methodology as the drawing note for part marking, and in same area as part marking (next to, above, or below). 4. Receipt inspection and Certification of Sub-Components: a. P/N 6532B068-1 shall be certified at the time of interim inspection. Part will be certified and marked as directed by NAWCADLKE prior to assembly. 5. Receipt Inspection and Certification of the Top Assembly: a. The receipt Inspection and Certification of the Top Assembly, P/N 6532D789-2, shall occur during the final inspection. 6. Contractor Assist and Part Marking: a. The contractor shall assist on the conduct of the inspections (both final and interim) required that are necessary to certify the critical items specified herein. The contractor shall provide adequate facilities, inspection equipment, and skilled personnel, to support the NAWCADLKE Inspector in the conduct of the interim inspection(s). The contractor shall provide gauges, tools, fixtures, and jigs necessary to perform the inspections. The contractor shall also provide sufficient rigging/material handling services and manpower tosetup/configure/operate equipment & machines used to accomplish the inspection task. This contractor assist requirement shall be applicable to 100% of the production quantities. As part of the MRI process, the NAWCADLKE QA representative will provide, in writing, a certification number along with direction for marking the Critical Safety Items (CSI). QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: 1. The solicitation/contract shall contain the NAWCADLKE inspection surveillance clause as follows: a. Because of the critical nature of this material, a representative of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCADLKE) is available to furnish technical assistance on Qu
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