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This is a Sources Sought notice.
The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The U.S. Army needs a small business to manufacture pintle mount assemblies for its depots.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Army needs a small business to manufacture pintle mount assemblies (NSN 1005-01-461-2656) with a five-year minimum quantity of 144 EA and a five-year maximum quantity of 3,600 EA.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The forthcoming Invitation for Bids (IFB) will be a competitive 8(a) set-aside and is anticipated to result in the award of a single five-year Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract.
- How will they pick the winner? The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid? The IFB will be issued electronically to the System for Award Management (SAM) website, and all responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be 8(a) certified (a small-business program for socially or economically disadvantaged owners)
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's an export-controlled Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with this procurement, and to be eligible for TDP access, an offeror must have a current DD Form 2345: Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement on file and certified with the Defense Logistics Information Service.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your 8(a) 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 (if any)
Primary point of contact
Name
Stanley Biernacki
Email
stanley.r.biernacki.civ@army.mil