This solicitation closed on June 24, 2026
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AI Overview
DLA seeks U.S.-based manufacturers to rapidly produce custom and replacement fixtures for Navy ship maintenance. This capability addresses critical supply chain gaps where missing or broken specialized tools currently halt fleet operations for months.
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Official Description
When Navy ships enter the port for maintenance, work often stops because a single, specialized tool or fixture is broken, missing, or was never designed. Sourcing a replacement can take months, idling entire maintenance teams and delaying the ship's return to the fleet. DLA needs a network of responsive, U.S.-based manufacturing partners who can quickly build these custom and replacement fixtures, turning a critical vulnerability in our maritime supply chain into a domestic manufacturing strengt...
Change History
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
Opportunity DLA26BZ02-NV008 no longer available
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
Q2 received substantial clarification: PC159 and PC157 are NOT the components listed in the I&D table (they are different parts with different numbers). The Test Blank for A-0393 is not detailed in drawings—must be reverse-engineered from valve assembly specifications. A2/A3 drawings for S83221652 are still being located by DLA.
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
**Summary of Q&A Changes:** Added new Q2 addressing technical data discrepancies: proposers reported naming mismatches between drawings (e.g., "Button Test Adapter" vs. "Cradle Restraining Post"), and inability to locate specific test blanks and drawing revisions (A2/A3 for S83221652). This signals potential documentation issues proposers should clarify with DLA before submission.
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
**Summary of Q&A Changes:** Added new Q1 clarifying acceptable business models: proposers may be either direct manufacturers OR service bureaus that subcontract fabrication, provided the prime self-performs at least 66⅔% of research/analytical effort per SBIR Phase I requirements. Speed of delivery is the core evaluation metric. All other questions (now Q2-Q5) were renumbered; content remained unchanged.
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
**Added 1 new Q&A clarifying Phase III transition strategy:** New Q1 explains that DLA will flexibly evaluate whether to transition technology as an in-house capability or third-party vendor service based on operational requirements at transition time, rather than committing prematurely to either model. All other Q&As (contractor communication, technical data access, place of performance) remain unchanged.
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
**Changes to Q&A Section:** Added new Q1 addressing post-award contractor expectations: Monthly Status Reports required, plus recurring monthly review meetings with prime contractor, cognizant technical authority, and DLA representatives to ensure project alignment and proactive issue management. Previous Q&A content (technical data access and place of performance) renumbered as Q2 and Q3 with no substantive changes.
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
Status changed from Pre-Release to Open
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
This content describes export-controlled technical data access procedures for a government funding opportunity, requiring JCP validation and data custodian verification, along with a table of available test fixtures and equipment for naval systems with associated drawing numbers.
US Based Fixture Development and Manufacturing
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