Market Research Notice - General Market Research for Locally Available Materials and Welding Capabilities (Japan)

This U.S. Navy market‑research notice seeks voluntary input from industry on locally‑available base metals, welding consumables, and existing welding program capabilities that could satisfy NAVSEA welding qualification requirements. The goal is to identify Japanese‑sourced materials and assess current commercial welding qualifications to reduce future qualification effort for Navy ship repair and modernization work. No contract will be awarded from this RFI; responses are purely for information gathering. • Identify JIS or Class NK‑certified base metals (S‑Group) and filler metals (A‑Group) that could be used for Navy welding qualifications. • Provide technical specifications, suggested groupings, and optional operational context for each material. • Detail existing welding procedure qualification records, welder‑qualification systems, consumable‑control processes, and production‑welding oversight practices at the respondent’s facilities. • Submit responses electronically by 20 Nov 2026 16:00 JST; participation is voluntary and uncompensated.