Testing and Quality Assurance for Defense Relays

The contract pertains to comprehensive environmental, performance, and lifecycle testing of electromagnetic relays to ensure compliance with military standards, including rigorous evaluations of vibration resistance, thermal cycling, and contact resistance under extreme operational conditions. These tests are critical to validating reliability and durability of relays used in defense systems, with all procedures aligning to established military specifications to guarantee mission-critical functionality in demanding environments. The work must be executed to meet stringent quality assurance requirements, ensuring consistent performance across production batches and long-term field usage. This is a subcontract under the SBA set-aside classification, issued by the Department of Defense’s Active Devices Division, with performance centered in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, at the zip code 17070-5002. The solicitation was posted on July 5, 2026, and responses are due by July 16, 2026, targeting qualified small business entities capable of delivering high-precision testing services. The NAICS code 541380 reflects the nature of the work as scientific and technical consulting services, indicating the need for specialized expertise in electrical component validation. All deliverables must meet exacting defense industry benchmarks with full traceability and documentation to support certification and audit readiness.