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FMS Case:ZB-B-VTD_TAIWAN

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · XR W4QS US ARMY CONTRACTING AGY
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
ZB-B-VTD_26_TAIWAN
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
339999
Product service code
8465
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-17
Response deadline
Aug 20, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
jason.h.goode.civ@army.mil

Market intelligence

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Statement of work, as posted

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), an agency of the Government, intends to procure various individual equipment in support of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC), located in New Cumberland, PA. This requirement is for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for the country of Taiwan under Case ZB-B-VTD. The Government anticipates the issuance of a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract as a result of subject solicitation. Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with RFO FAR 12.203 Evaluation. A single award will be made based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach. To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror MUST demonstrate that they can meet the specifications provided in this attached spreadsheet. The technical element of the evaluation will be based solely on information furnished by the vendor.

Contact

Point of contact
Jason Goode
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
jason.h.goode.civ@army.mil
Secondary
steven.g.foster.civ@army.mil
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