The Navy needs a small business to manufacture a handheld LIBS analyzer for its maintenance center.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Navy needs a handheld LIBS analyzer that can analyze carbon steel, low alloy steel, and stainless steel. The product must support the analysis of these materials and meet the required delivery date.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a fixed-price contract with an estimated delivery date. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government, considering price and other factors.
- How will they pick the winner? The government will evaluate offers based on technical acceptability, price, and past performance. The evaluation factors are: technical acceptability, ability to meet the required delivery date, and salient characteristics of the product description; price, lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA); and past performance, based on the supplier performance risk system.
- When and how do you bid? Quotes are due on July 17, 2026, at 18:00. Submit your quote to Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) via email, citing the solicitation number in the subject line.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing
- Has a good track record of delivering on time and within budget
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
Scott Quiambao
Email
scott.s.quiambao.civ@us.navy.mil
Phone
(619) 556-6047