Small Business Set-Aside for TDK-LAMBDA Americas Inc. Brand Hardware (Review All Attachments)

This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 for TDK-Lambda Americas Inc. Brand Hardware, solicited under N61331-26-Q-JK18 by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, with performance and delivery occurring at Panama City Beach, Florida. The solicitation requires vendors to submit electronic quotes via email to jamell.l.kilgore.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 11 a.m. Central Time on April 30, 2026, with the solicitation number and vendor name included in the email subject line. Quotes must be submitted on company letterhead, include full OEM specifications, and contain the vendor’s CAGE code and lead time. Late, partial, or incomplete quotes will not be accepted. The Government will evaluate offers based on best value, weighing price, delivery, quality, and past performance, and will award under a firm fixed price contract. Suppliers must be capable of invoicing through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) and may not include shipping costs within the unit price unless explicitly itemized. Payment terms are NET 30 days. Item Unique Identification (IUID) is required per MIL-STD-130, with items needing permanent Data Matrix barcodes for traceability in the DoD supply chain. Compliance with cybersecurity requirements, including NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information and reporting cyber incidents through clause 52.204-7012, is mandatory. Vendors must also comply with prohibitions on sourcing from covered entities such as Kaspersky Lab and ByteDance. The contract includes an organizational conflict of interest provision that bars the contractor from competing for any other NAVSEA contracts during performance and for three years after completion. The acquisition is limited to small business concerns only, requiring all offerors to self-certify their small business status under FAR 52.219-1. The estimated contract value does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold of $350,000. The contract does not appoint a Contracting Officer’s Representative, and the primary point of contact for administrative matters is Jamell L. Kilgore. No formal options exist, but per-call maintenance orders may be issued without contract modification. All attachments referenced in the solicitation are critical to compliance and must be reviewed prior to submission.