Aviation-Grade American Flag with Rigging and Hardware

The Department of the Navy is soliciting a custom-manufactured aviation-grade United States flag, to be the largest ever flown over New York City, in commemoration of the Nation’s 250th birthday. This flag, along with its dedicated rigging and hardware, must meet stringent aviation textile standards for high-wind aerial-tow operations and be delivered by June 19, 2026, to Patuxent River, Maryland, with a maximum 45-day production lead time. The contract is a Firm-Fixed-Price procurement under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, with a total small business set-aside, and requires full compliance with the System for Award Management and unique item identification standards under MIL-STD-130, including machine-readable two-dimensional Data Matrix barcodes using ISO/IEC 16022 ECC200 encoding with specific data elements such as enterprise identifier, serial number, and government acquisition cost. The flag must pass an In-Flight Review conducted by the Marine Corps Test and Evaluation Squadron at the destination, with final acceptance resting solely with the Government. Packaging must ensure integrity during transport and adhere to MIL-STD-129 for labeling and shipment, and all deliveries are F.O.B. destination. Payment will be processed electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow, and contractors must be registered in SAM and comply with a broad range of FAR clauses addressing cybersecurity, trafficking in persons, prohibitions on certain foreign-made products, and restrictions on internal confidentiality agreements that hinder government oversight. The solicitation, issued under number N0018926QL1250001 and posted on May 1, 2026, with responses due by May 4, 2026, targets small businesses and includes mandatory representations regarding size status, Unique Entity Identifier, CAGE code, and disclosures for any involvement with covered defense telecommunications equipment, foreign state sponsors of terrorism, or prohibited supply chain sources such as Xinjiang or the Maduro regime. Contract administration is managed by the Navy Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, with administrative support provided by designated naval personnel, including a point of contact for WAWF and contract support. Although pricing details are not included in the solicitation document, offerors are required to submit a completed quote with itemized pricing, and evaluation will assess price reasonableness under FAR 15.404-1 and compliance with technical requirements under FAR 52.212-2