Sole Source to South Bay Wire and Cable Company LLC for Tow Cable Per attachment N61331-25-T-JK43
Summary
AI-generated · Sep 12, 2025Sole-source procurement of a tow cable from South Bay Wire and Cable Company LLC, per attachment. The sonar system uses older components that are near end-of-life or obsolete, making replacement cables difficult to source from other vendors.
NSWC PCD personnel provided the old drawing to verify compatibility with legacy cable specs; South Bay Wire and Cable can meet those legacy specifications and will perform a FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) on the first unit built. Using alternate vendors would require design and fabrication of a suitable cable, FAT testing, and government approval, causing delays and additional risk.
Sole Source to South Bay Wire and Cable Company per attachment. This procurement is the sole source for the following reasons. Since the sonar relies on older components, some of these are either near End of Life (EOL) or obsolete, e.g. Tow Cable. Due to the Tow Cable obsolesce, NSWC PCD personnel reach out to South Bay Wire and Cable and provided the old drawing to verify if they can meet legacy cable specs. SouthBay Cable meets legacy specs and provide the FAT test within the first unit build. For alternate companies to design and fabricate a suitable cable would take approximately the alternate company to conduct and complete FAT testing plus needing Government approval
From Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted on Sep 11, 2025Notice history
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