N0016426RJR98 - TIMED FIRING DEVICE (TFD)

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division is soliciting proposals for the production, acceptance, and delivery of the Timed Firing Device (TFD) system, which includes the TFD kit (MR27), the TFD blasting demo accessory kit (MR28), and the RSI-1586-01 Plastic Encapsulated Detonator or Low Energy Exploding Foil Initiator (LEEFI) (MR29). This procurement is structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price, five-year Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity supply contract, with all proposals evaluated under a Total Small Business Set-Aside pursuant to FAR 19.5 under NAICS code 325920. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) with an active Unique Entity ID and CAGE code, and must also be certified in the Joint Certification Program and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Solicitation Module to access controlled documents. Compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 2 (Self) per DFARS 252.204-7025 is mandatory, and facilities must adhere to DoDM 5100.76 physical security standards with authorization to handle AA&E categories SRC I–IV, including appropriate explosive safety site plans and quantity-distance approvals. The government requires detailed manufacturing, management, and quality plans, including a process flow covering receipt, inspection, marking, assembly, testing, and packaging; a major assembly sequence chart; and verification that tolerance specifications are met. The quality plan must ensure inspection and testing of all components for critical functionalities including fixed time delays (30s, 3m, 10m), 24-hour programming, underwater capability, and operational verification of the LEEFI, Shock Tube Initiator, and training chip with beep/LED flash. Non-conforming material must be detected, segregated, and prevented from entering final production, with statistical process control and quality control methodologies employed and requirements flowed down to subcontractors with compliance verification. Proposals must be submitted in four volumes through the PIEE Solicitation Module by August 5, 2026, at 14:00 ET, following specific formatting standards including 8.5 x 11 inch pages, 12-point Times New Roman font, and numbered consecutive pages with a cover letter, table of contents, and glossary of abbreviations. The evaluation is based on best value, considering contract documentation