Anchor Tiedown Weldment – N68335-26-Q-1184, Lakehurst, New Jersey

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Solicitation number	N68335-26-Q-1184
Agency	Department of the Navy
Office	Navair Warfare Ctr Aircraft Div
Where	Lakehurst, New Jersey
Posted	October 27, 2026
Bids due	November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-05:00)
Who can bid	Open to any company
Industry	Products & manufacturing (NAICS 332710)
Notice type	Pre-notice: bids not open yet
Contracting contact	Heavens Kelly · heavens.d.kelly.civ@us.navy.mil
Official notice	View on SAM.gov →

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From the notice

SYNOPSIS: #N68335-26-Q-1184 Anchor Tiedown Weldment Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division - Kuwait F/A-18 E-F Super Hornet Program The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Vital Link, Inc. (CAGE: 0ZV99) for the Anchor Tiedown Weldment (Part Number: 602145-01) hardware components in support of the NAWCAD Kuwait F/A-18 E-F Super Hornet Program. This order will procure two (2) Anchor Tiedown Weldments. The Anchor Tiedown Weldment is used during maintenance of the F-414 engine inside the test cell. The vendor will build/fabricate and conduct a pull test of the Anchor Tiedown Weldment. Vital Link, Inc., as the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Anchor Tiedown Weldment, is the only source with the requisite knowledge, technical experience, and production-level data to produce these components. The…

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