Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NSWC INDIAN HEAD DIVISION
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.
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
N00174-26-SIMACQ-M13-0046
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
332710
Product service code
5342
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-09-21
Response deadline
Oct 21, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Indian Head, MD
Contracting contact
latrice.t.whitfield.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 332710 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.
General Information This is a solicitation for non-commercial products prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)/Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 13 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), located in Indian Head, Maryland, intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures METAL PARTS This solicitation will be competed as a total small business set-aside. Solicitation Details Quotes are being requested under Request for Quotations (RFQ) N0017426Q1123. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332710 and the associated small business size standard is 500 employees. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the FAR/RFO. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20260507. Technical Drawings If interested, technical drawings/CDRLS need to be requested by contractor prior to submission date. ITAR certification is required to be provided prior to technical drawing release. Drawing requests/CDRLS must be made via email to latrice.t.whitfield.civ@us.navy.mil by Friday, 16 OCTOBER 2026, 10:00 AM EST. Basis for Award The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible vendors on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a purchase order without discussion. Evaluation Factors: Technical: Quotes must reflect the required specifications and the exact brand specified in the Statement of Work. Price: Quotes must include all applicable costs, including shipping and handling. Questions and Clarifications Questions regarding this requirement must be submitted via email to latrice.t.whitfield.civ@us.navy.mil no later than October 7, 2026. All answers will be provided by October 13, 2026. Submission Instructions Quote packages are due by Oct 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Late quotes will not be considered. Quote packages shall be sent via email to latrice.t.whitfield.civ@us.navy.mil and must contain a cover sheet that provides the following information: Official Company Name; Point of Contact (including name, email address, and phone number); and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and CAGE Code.
Contact
Point of contact
Latrice Whitfield
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
latrice.t.whitfield.civ@us.navy.mil
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.
