MIL-C-24368 COMPLIANT SHORE POWER CABLE

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333MK26Q0085 CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2026-01.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF MARINE & AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), MARINE OPERATION CENTER ATLANTIC, NOAA SHIP HENRY BIGELOW IS REQUESTING MIL-C-24368 COMPLIANT SHORE POWER CABLE ASSEMBLIES WITH CAM-LOCK TERMINATIONS PER ATTACHED STATEMENT OF NEED.

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

CLIN 0001 PROVIDE MIL-C-24368 COMPLIANT SHORE POWER CABLE ASSEMBLIES WITH CAM-LOCK TERMINATIONS PER ATTACHED STATEMENT OF NEED.

SHIPPING/FREIGHT SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

DELIVERY ASAP

PLACE OF DELIVERY:
NOAA SHIP HENRY BIGELOW
Attn: Chief Engineer
47 CHANDLER STREET
NEWPORT, RI 02841

THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT: 1. AUTHORIZED DEALER/ VENDOR/DISTRIBUTOR/ 2. AVAILABILITY/DELIVERY FROM AFTER RECEIVE OF ORDER (ARO), AND 3. PRICE.

THIS ACQUISITION IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER THE NAICS CODE 335931, CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING, WITH THE SIZE STANDARD OF 600 EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE IS 6150.

CRITICAL NOTICE TO VENDORS: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT HAS STRICT NAVAL SPEC COMPLIANCE TRACKING; A SIMPLE LINE-ITEM PRICE QUOTE WITHOUT THE REQUESTED TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE (TDP) MAY BE REJECTED WITHOUT REVIEW.

PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFQ AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH YOUR OFFER, FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION.

1. PLEASE PROVIDE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, UNIQUE ENTITY ID, CAGE #.

2. PROVIDE PAGE ONE OF YOUR SAM REGISTRATION; ENSURE IT IS AN ACTIVE ACCOUNT.

3. PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED/DETAIL BREAKDOWN COST OF THE QUOTE THAT WILL REFLECT THE ENTIRE PRICE UNDER THIS RFQ. (INCLUDING SHIPPING/FREIGHT, ETC.).

4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (SF-30) IF ANY.

5. INCLUDE STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE EXTENT OF AGREEMENT WITH ALL THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISION INCLUDED IN THIS RFQ. QUOTES THAT REJECT THE GOVERNMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION.

6. THE QUOTER/VENDOR SHALL BE EITHER THE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER/ RESELLER FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER, NO THIRD-PARTY VENDOR IS AUTHORIZED OTHER THAN WHAT IS MENTION ABOVE.

7. VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE PROOF OF THE ABOVE AS AN ATTACHMENT I.E. (AUTHORIZED LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURE).

8. FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES, PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE PROPOSED PRODUCTS ON THE VENDOR’S LETTERHEAD THIS MUST CLEARLY CONVEY PER THE GOVERNMENT STATEMENT OF NEED.

9. ON THE VENDOR LETTERHEAD SHALL ALSO INCLUDE PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AND DELIVERY FROM AFTER RECEIVE OF PURCHASE ORDER.

10. VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE MANUFACTURE DOCUMENTATION/ DATA SHEET OF THE ACTUAL PROPOSED PRODUCT WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS WHERE THE PROPOSED PRODUCT CLEARLY MEETS THE SPECIFICATION ON THE STATEMENT OF NEED. THE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE (TDP) MUST EXPLICITLY INCLUDE AND ACCOUNT FOR:

• 10.1. QPL CERTIFICATION LETTER: A CURRENT COPY OF THE ACTIVE QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST (QPL) CERTIFICATION FOR THE MIL-DTL-24368 SPECIFICATION. IF THE BIDDER IS AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR/FABRICATOR, THE ORIGINAL QPL CERTIFICATE OF THE UNDERLYING COMPONENT MANUFACTURER MUST BE PROVIDED.

• 10.2. CABLE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION: ENGINEERING DRAWINGS OR DATA SHEETS EXPLICITLY SPECIFYING THE CABLE TYPE AS THOF-500 (OR MODERN NAVY-APPROVED LOW-SMOKE EQUIVALENT LSYSJU-500). COMMERCIAL MINING CABLES (E.G., TYPE W, G, OR G-GC) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

• 10.3. CAM-LOCK INTERMATEABILITY DATA: EXPLICIT VERIFICATION OF THE USE OF SERIES 22 (OR EQUIVALENT 400A–690A RATED) VULCANIZED, MOISTURE-SEALED CAM-LOCKS.

• 10.4. PHASE MAPPING SIGN-OFF: EXPLICIT CONFIGURATION MAPPING TO GUARANTEE ABSOLUTE ORIENTATION MATCH BETWEEN THE 10-FOOT PIGTAIL AND 200-FOOT MAIN CABLE AS FOLLOWS: PHASE A (BLACK), PHASE B (WHITE), PHASE C (RED), GROUND (GREEN).

• 10.5. CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE (COC) STATEMENT: AN EXPLICIT WRITTEN STATEMENT CONFIRMING THAT A FACTORY COC, SIGNED BY THE VENDOR'S QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT, WILL ACCOMPANY PHYSICAL DELIVERY.

• 10.6. HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE & WATERPROOF TESTING STATEMENT: AN EXPLICIT WRITTEN STATEMENT CONFIRMING THAT ALL COMPLETED ASSEMBLIES WILL UNDERGO A FACTORY HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE-TEST ON ALL WATERPROOF POTTED BACK-ENDS, BREAKOUTS, AND MOLDED TRANSITIONS TO ENSURE ZERO MOISTURE INGRESS. CERTIFIED TEST REPORT LOGS, ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY DATA, AND INSULATION RESISTANCE (MEGGER) TEST RECORDS MUST BE DELIVERED WITH THE CABLES.

• 10.7. WARRANTY PERIOD STATEMENT: AN EXPLICIT WRITTEN STATEMENT CONFIRMING A MINIMUM 12-MONTH OPERATIONAL WARRANTY COVERING MATERIAL DEFECTS, POTTING DEGRADATION, OR WORKMANSHIP FAILURES.

ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY AND BY JUNE 26, 2026 AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET.) TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV.
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.
ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV NO LATER THAN BY JUNE 23, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M. ET. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED.
CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH THE HTTPS://SAM.GOV/ VENDOR NOTIFICATION SERVICE AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED VENDORS LIST FOR THIS ACQUISITION (SEE APPLICABLE TAB WITHIN HTTPS://SAM.GOV/ WHERE THIS SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION IS POSTED). QUOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SAM DATABASE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ON-LINE AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV/.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SF1449 1333MK26Q0085 WITH CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS.