The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) needs a small business to manufacture shore power cable assemblies for a Navy ship.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The NOAA Ship Henry Bigelow needs shore power cable assemblies with cam-lock terminations that meet the MIL-C-24368 specification. The assemblies must include a 10-foot pigtail and a 200-foot main cable with specific phase mapping and grounding. The vendor must provide a technical data package (TDP) that includes QPL certification, cable technical specification, cam-lock intermateability data, phase mapping sign-off, certificate of conformance, hydrostatic pressure and waterproof testing statement, and warranty period statement.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The government will award a firm fixed price contract based on best value to the government. The contract is a 100% small business set-aside under the NAICS code 335931, current-carrying wiring device manufacturing.
- How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation basis is best value to the government, considering authorized dealer/vendor/distributor, availability/delivery from after receive of order, and price.
- When and how do you bid?
Quotes must be submitted in writing to Alexander.Cancela@noaa.gov by June 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET. The government does not accept responsibility for non-receipt of email. It is the contractor's responsibility to request a confirmation of the email receipt.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business
Heads up — easy to miss
- The government will reject a simple line-item price quote without the requested technical data package (TDP).
- The vendor must provide proof of being an authorized dealer/vendor/distributor from the actual manufacturer.
- The vendor must provide a certificate of conformance (COC) statement and a warranty period statement.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Review the attached RFQ and provide the required technical data package (TDP) with your offer.
- Submit your quote in writing to Alexander.Cancela@noaa.gov by June 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET.