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Sources Sought - POST TEST LITHIUM BATTERY STORAGE

Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NSWC CARDEROCK
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
N00167-27-RFPREQ-CD-102-0002
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
236210
Product service code
Y1HB
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-19
Response deadline
Nov 18, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
heather.l.valiga.civ@us.navy.mil

Market intelligence

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Statement of work, as posted

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - AWARD OF A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. ADDITIONALLY, CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR COSTS RELATED TO RESPONSE PREPARATION AND/OR SUBMITTAL. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, (NSWCCD) has a construction requirement for a Post-Test Lithium Battery Storage Facility in accordance with the attached Statement Of Work (SOW). The SOW attachments can be requested by contacting Heather Valiga at heather.l.valiga.civ@us.navy.mil, no later than 3 November 2026. The Government anticipates making future decisions regarding the acquisition strategy for this procurement based upon responses received from both small and large businesses that indicate an interest and demonstrate capability to perform the required effort. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 236210, Industrial Building Construction. For more information about size standards, please refer to http://www.sba.gov. Interested parties/potential offerors are encouraged to respond to this notice with (1) a capability statement and (2) a Rough Order Magnitude (ROM) no later than 1700 EST on 18 November 2026. All responses shall be submitted via email to Heather Valiga at heather.l.valiga.civ@us.navy.mil. All information will be kept confidential and will not be disseminated to the public. Any questions regarding this requirement shall be submitted via email to Heather Valiga at heather.l.valiga.civ@us.navy.mil.

Contact

Point of contact
Heather Valiga
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
heather.l.valiga.civ@us.navy.mil
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