Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · SUP OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON
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Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N6278926Q1005
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
611519
Product service code
U006
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-12
Response deadline
Aug 26, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
Stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 611519 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.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE. This notice is being published in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1 (e) (3) Blanket Purchase Agreements. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The statutory authority for this notice is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) set forth in RFO FAR 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Groton CT (SSGR) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Lincoln Electric Company, for the Introduction to Welding course. The course provides the following: Instruct welders in welding safety and welding techniques utilizing various processes like Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and plasma cutting. The course should be approximately 5 days in length. The North American Classification System Code (NAICS) is 611519-Other Technical and Trade Schools; the size standard is up to $21.5 Million dollars. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any responsible firm that believes it can meet the requirement shall give written notification and capability statements prior to the response due date and time. The supporting evidence shall be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirement and shall include relevant experience along with the applicable contract number(s), total contract dollar amount, contract period of performance, details of the relevant services and customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and email address. This notice closes August 26, 2026, at 12 pm (EST). Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement in the future. Responses to this notice shall be submitted to Stephanie Neale at Stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil and Stephanie Brass at Stephanie.m.brass.civ@us.navy.mil . A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation will be posted as a result of this notice. This special notice is being issued for informational purposes only. The Justification & Approval for sole source is attached. .
Contact
Point of contact
Stephanie Neale
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
Stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary
stephanie.m.brass.civ@us.navy.mil
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