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.
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.
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.
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
CORHQ-26-Q-0285
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
423430
Product service code
7B20
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Aug 26, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Arlington, VA
Contracting contact
hgroves@fdic.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 423430 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.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) invites you to submit a quote in response to Request for Quote (RFQ) CORHQ-26-Q-0285 for HPE Synergy Hardware and Hardware Maintenance Support. All quotes shall be submitted in strict adherence to the proposal instructions outlined in provision 7.3.2-09 “General Proposal Instructions – December 2023”, included in the referenced solicitation. The FDIC will respond to questions or requests for clarification submitted in writing by an offeror, regarding this solicitation. Questions or requests for clarification must be submitted by 2:00p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), on July 29, 2026, by email to Harold Groves at hgroves@fdic.gov. Offerors shall put the RFQ number (CORHQ-26-Q-0285) in the subject line of the email on any questions or quotes submitted in response to this solicitation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMENDMENT P0003: Issued 8/18/2026. SEE AMENDMENT IN ATTACHMENTS LINK. 1. FDIC has learned that some of the previously distributed products are soon to be "end of life. As a result, the purpose of this modification is to adjust some of the part numbers in the Section B- Pricing Worksheet. The revised Section B - Pricing Worksheet (P0003) is attached to this amendment and will be posted as an excel file for Offerors to use on sam.gov. All updates have been shown in a red font and this version of the Section B Pricing Worksheet fully replaces any other previously distributed version. Offerors are reminded that they are required to use this excel document (i.e., Section B - Pricing Worksheet) to submit pricing. 2. As a result of above, the due dates for quotes are extended to August 26, 2026 2:00PM EST. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMENDMENT P0002: Issued 8/14/2026. SEE AMENDMENT IN ATTACHMENTS LINK. Purpose of the amendment (P00002) is described as follows: 1. to adjust a few part numbers in the Section B- Pricing Worksheet. The revised Section B - Pricing Worksheet is attached to this amendment and will be posted as an excel file for Offerors to use on sam.gov. All updates have been shown in a red font and this version of the Section B Pricing Worksheet fully replaces any other previously distributed version. Offerors are reminded that they are required to use this excel document (i.e., Section B - Pricing Worksheet) to submit pricing. 2. As a result of above, the due dates for quotes are extended to August 21, 2026 2:00PM EST. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMENDMENT P0001: Issued 8/6/2026. SEE AMENDMENT IN ATTACHMENTS LINK. Requirement remains uchanged except the due date of quotes which is extended till August 17, 2026 2PM EST.
Contact
Point of contact
Harold Groves
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
hgroves@fdic.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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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.
