Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: ssc advance skirts systems
Deadline: 06 Feb 2026
Posting Date: 21 Jan 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 134070825
Document Ref. No.: N6133126SNQ09
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) ADVANCE SKIRTS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT
GOVERNMENT SOURCES SOUGHT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) for the manufacture of Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) (hovercraft) skirts to be used for the Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) craft. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
This announcement is to satisfy DFARS PGI 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Approved sources are:
a. Avon Engineered Fabrications LLC (formerly Bell Avon) Picayune, MS (CAGE Code 66618)
b. SMR Acquisition LLC (formerly BE Aerospace Inc.) in Fenwick, WV (CAGE Code 0ACH0)
NSWC Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) on behalf of the SSC program is conducting a survey of approved sources. NSWC PCD intends to solicit and establish a multiple award contract to compete delivery orders amongst approved vendors, as skirt materials and manufacturing processes must meet the requirements of Amphibious Craft, Air Cushion Project Peculiar Document No. 802-6336529E Skirt Material Characteristics and Requirements dated 25 May 2010 and Landing Craft, Air Cushion Project Peculiar Document NO. 802-6336530C Skirt Fabrication Procedures dated 3 March 2005. Materials and processes are subject to approval by the Naval Sea Systems Command. SSC skirts will be fabricated in accordance with NSWC PCD drawings. Distribution of these documents is limited to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD Contractors only and contain data subject to export restrictions. Access to the drawings does not constitute an approval to manufacture the skirts. NAVSEA conducted a testing and qualification program for the aforementioned vendors under contract numbers N61331-14-D-0021 and N61331-14-D-0022, Avon Engineered Fabrications LLC and SMR Acquisition LLC respectively, for fabricating LCAC flexible skirt systems. The qualification procedures consisted of first article tests for each vendor, which were both successfully fulfilled under t...
Notice ID: n6133126snq09
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Original Set Aside: total small business set-aside (far 19.5)
Sub-tier: dept of the navy
Office: naval surface warfare center
Product Service Code: 2090 - miscellaneous ship and marine equipment
Inactive Dates: feb 21, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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