Explosives and Ordnance Operations Support Services
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NSWC INDIAN HEAD DIVISION
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Sources Sought response
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Questions to submit
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Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N00174-26-RFPREQ-IHD-M-Dept-0001
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
561210
Product service code
M1EA
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-10
Response deadline
Aug 24, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC
Place of performance
Indian Head, MD
Contracting contact
claudia.p.segura2.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 561210 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.
Sources Sought for Explosives and Ordnance Operations Support Services This is a sources sought. This sources sought neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government from an ultimate acquisition approach. The Sources Sought should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Requests for solicitation will not receive a response. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any input as a result of this market survey. The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is seeking sources to provide direct support in performance of a wide range of operations tasks at a Government-Owned Government-Operated (GOGO) energetics manufacturing facility. Energetic materials include propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, and other materials which can generate explosive hazards. All interested sources shall provide a company brochure or list of capabilities, product literature, organization name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, business size, taxpayer identification number, UEI number, and CAGE Code. Offerors who have successfully produced these items previously are encouraged to submit corresponding capability statements. Submission Deadline: All responding sources must provide their correspondence via email no later than 2:30 p.m. EST on 24 August 2026 to: Claudia Segura at claudia.p.segura2.civ @us.navy.mil. Large files need to be compressed using ZIP and renamed with a .zip file extension.
Contact
Point of contact
Claudia Segura
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
claudia.p.segura2.civ@us.navy.mil
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