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General Services Administration · Federal Acquisition Service · GSA/FAS OFFICE OF ACQUISITION OPERA
Account requiredWhy it scored this way

Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.

Solicitation documents

The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.

Draft the paperwork

Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.

Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.

What would disqualify you

Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.

Sources Sought response

A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.

Questions to submit

Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.

Past performance write-ups

Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.

Solicitation details

Solicitation number
47QMCA27N0001
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
336212
Product service code
2330
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-15
Response deadline
Oct 20, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Washington, DC
Contracting contact
john.hodges@gsa.gov

Market intelligence

Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays

Comparable awards under NAICS 336212 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.

Statement of work, as posted

This Amendment adds 9 purchase descriptions to match the complance sheets. See the additional attachments entitled Purchase Description. Purpose and Instructions for Industry Feedback: The US General Services Administration (GSA), on behalf of the US Navy, is issuing this Combined Sources Sought and Draft RFP Section Instructions and Evaluation Criteria. This notice is for market research and industry feedback only. It is not a solicitation, and the Government is not requesting proposals at this time. The objective of this notice is two-fold: 1. To gather vital market research regarding industry limitations, supply chain constraints, production capacities, and pricing stability. Pricing is being requested for budgetary/market research only. 2. To obtain direct industry feedback on draft solicitation mechanics—specifically the Highest Technically Rated with a Fair and Reasonable Price (HTR-FRP) methodology, virtual oral presentation parameters, and fleet transition structures—prior to releasing the final Request for Proposal (RFP). While the Navy has provided detailed delivery forecasts and standardization requirements, the final contract type (Requirements vs. IDIQ), ordering duration, and award structure will be determined based on the feedback received through this notice. Please follow the instrctions on the attachment, "SOURCES SOUGHT & DRAFT RFP INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA - 10_9_26"

Contact

Point of contact
John E. (Ed) Hodges
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
john.hodges@gsa.gov
Secondary
april.stanch@gsa.gov
Submit questions

Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.

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Capability response

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Request documents

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