Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W6QK ACC-RI
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W519TC-23-R-0080
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
325998
Product service code
1370
Set-aside
SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)
Posted
2026-08-13
Response deadline
Sep 8, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
benjamin.c.riessen.civ@army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 325998 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 Army Contracting Command - Rock Island is issuing Request for Proposal, W519TC-23-R-0080, to the SAM.GOV website on with a closing date of 8 September 2026. This requirement is for the Family of Hand Held Signals: STAR CLUSTERS: (a) Nomenclature: M125A1 Signal, Illumination Ground, Green Star Cluster NSN: 1370-01-652-2300 DODIC: L314 (b) Nomenclature: M158 Signal, Illumination Ground, Red Star Cluster NSN: 1370-01-624-2851 DODIC: L306 (c) Nomenclature: M159 Signal, Illumination Ground, White Star Cluster NSN: 1370-01-653-2854 DODIC: L307 STAR PARACHUTES: (d) Nomenclature: M126A1 Signal, Illumination Ground, Red Star Parachute NSN: 1370-01-651-5159 DODIC: LA80 (e) Nomenclature: M127A1 Signal, Illumination Ground, White Star Parachute NSN: 1370-01-652-9144 DODIC: L312 (f) Nomenclature: M195 Signal, Illumination Ground, Green Star Parachute NSN: 1370-01-654-7693 DODIC: L305 The applicable NAICS code is 325998. The acquisition strategy for this item is a 100% Total Women-Owned Small Business set-aside using Best Value source selection procedures, resulting in a single, fixed priced with Economic Price Adjustment, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type Contract using range pricing. The technical data package (TDP) is classified as Distribution D limited distribution. This TDP contains technical data whose import is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act, (Title 22, U.S.C., Sec 2751 et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended titled, 50 U.S.C. App 2401 et seq. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe criminal penalties. Disseminate IAW provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25. Offerors must be registered with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office to obtain the TDP. The TDP will NOT be available until after the solicitation is formally issued on the SAM.GOV website, with valid contractor credentials. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.5, 5.102 and 14.205-1 (a), therefore hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing to obtain an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet: https://sam.gov/content/home NOTE: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidder's mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals may render your proposal non-responsive and result in the rejection of it. Direct any questions prior to the applicable closing date in writing to Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, ATTN: CCRI-MIP-A / Mr. Benjamin Riessen, 3055 Rodman Ave, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000 or benjamin.c.riessen.civ@army.mil.
Contact
Point of contact
Benjamin Riessen
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
benjamin.c.riessen.civ@army.mil
Secondary
troy.r.vanhyfte.civ@army.mil
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