GovSprint
← Back to today

N4523A27Q5703 (2) scissor Lifts (10/15 - Revised PWS)

Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD IMF
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.

Compliance matrix

Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.

Proposal outline

A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.

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
Navy
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
532490
Product service code
W039
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Partial
Posted
2026-10-15
Response deadline
Oct 20, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Bremerton, WA
Contracting contact
harold.v.smith24.civ@us.navy.mil

Market intelligence

Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays

Comparable awards under NAICS 532490 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

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS) Contracting Office (Code 400) is issuing this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial services prepared in accorsance with FAR Part 12, using simplified Proceedures For the listed Commeercial Items. The Solicitation # N4523A26Q5725 is being issued as a means Securing the lease of (2) Scissor Lifts in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the Period of Performance: Base Period: 26 Oct, 2026 trhu 31 Dec, 2026 Option Period: 1 Jan, 2027 thru 30 Sept, 2027 Additional detail is provided in the draft PWS attached to this announcement (Attachment 1). Instructions to Submit Interest: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the notional PWS attached to this notice and include answers to the attached Request for Information (RFI). Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages. Please e-mail this information to the Government contacts listed below, with "N4523A27Q5703 Solicitation Response" in the subject field, by the closing date of this notice. Harold Smith, Contracting Specialist, Harold.v.smith24.civ@us.navy.mil Amanpreet Johal, Contracting Officer, amanpreet.s.johal2.civ@us.navy.mil

Contact

Point of contact
Harold smith
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
harold.v.smith24.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary
amanpreet.s.johal2.civ@us.navy.mil
Submit questions

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

Open email
Request documents

Ask for attachments, drawings or specifications referenced in the notice but not posted.

Open email

Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.

Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.