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The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture cap screws.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture cap screws. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing the required specifications.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, and the contract will be awarded on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The notice doesn't say how long the contract will last.
- How will they pick the winner? The evaluation criteria is LPTA, and the notice doesn't say how the winner will be chosen.
- When and how do you bid? Quoters must submit quotations via email to robert.dowdle@dla.mil or DLA-KME-QUOTATIONS@DLA.MIL by 3:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
Heads up — easy to miss
- You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be considered for award.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification
Primary point of contact
Name
Robert Dowdle
Email
robert.s.dowdle.civ@us.navy.mil