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MQ-4C Wire Connector Repair Set

Updated Nov 4, 2026

Sources Sought from the Department of the Navy, for work in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Due Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5), 5 days left.

Solicitation number	N6833527R1021
Agency	Department of the Navy
Office	Navair Warfare Ctr Aircraft Div
Notice type	Sources Sought
Set-aside	None
Trade (NAICS)	Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216)
Product or service code	5180
Place of performance	Lakehurst, New Jersey
Posted	Nov 3, 2026
Response deadline	Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5) (5 days left)
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: New Jersey Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

Pursuant to FAR 15.101(c)- This is a Request for Information only. There is no solicitation package available. This Sources Sought is being posted to satisfy the requirements of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) 206.103-170(d).

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, NJ, intends to solicit, negotiate, and make an award on a sole-source basis with DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, CAGE Code (CAGE: 11851) for a Firm Fixed-Price contract. This procurement is to acquire Wire Connector Repair Sets, Part Number (P/N) DMC2106MOD1, NSN 5180-01-665-4456 in support of the United States Navy (USN) MQ-4C Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program.

This is a request for information (RFI) only. This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes and is issued in conformance with DFARS PGI 206.103-170; it does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), a Request for Proposals (RFP), or a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This RFI does not commit the Government to award a contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

The Government WILL NOT pay for any information received in response to this RFI, and the Government will not compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the response to this RFI. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation may be announced under a separate SAM announcement. Any requests for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is an RFI, not an IFB, RFP, or RFQ.

Responses will be treated as information only, and not as proposals. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation.

The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All interested parties should send company information and descriptive literature on currently available products that meet the Navy's requirements, as described above.

With the response, include a point of contact, phone number, email address, website information, CAGE code, and Business Size Status for the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of this RFI. Any responses in reference to this RFI shall be submitted electronically to the Point of Contact associated with this RFI no later than the requested responses date.

Contracting contact

Matthew Melon · [email protected]

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 332216, a business counts as small if it has no more than 750 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for saw blade and handtool manufacturing work, who also hold Navy contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

Premier & Companies, Inc. $13.7 million in this trade
Mono Machines LLC $12.0 million in this trade
Wright Tool Company, LLC $785,493 in this trade
Giga, Inc. $607,383 in this trade
Fairbanks Morse, LLC $425,895 in this trade

About the buyer

The Department of the Navy awarded $132.7 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation and RTX Corporation. See what Navy is buying now.

Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 18 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 332216), 11 posted in the last 7 days; 56% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. Most of the work with a stated place is in New Jersey, Maryland and California. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 6 days.

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