Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W4LD USA HECSA
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.
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.
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Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
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
W912HQ26S0060
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
811210
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-14
Response deadline
Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
Giorgiana.Chen@usace.army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 811210 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.
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS announcement; market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. UMSB Contracting has been tasked to solicit for and award a contract for calibration of various equipment in support of the 249th Engineering Battalion. See attached the Performance Work Statement for further details. The proposed contract is expected to be a Firm Fixed Price contract. The corresponding NAICS code is 811210. The purpose of this DRAFT PWS is to gather industry comments, suggestions or questions before the release of the solicitation. This notice is for market research purposes only with the intent to identify vendors that are interested and capable of performing the requirements listed in the attached DRAFT PWS. This notice is open to all businesses; however, the Government is particularly interested in small business vendors technically capable of supporting this requirement. It is asked that interested parties respond to this sources sought synopsis with the following information: Please provide the following information: 1. Name of the firm point of contact, phone number, email address, CAGE code, SAM UEI number, small business status and socio-economic status as listed in the System for Award Management and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Company's technical capability to perform a contract of this scope and complexity to include, but not limited to: (a). Comments on the attached DRAFT PWS. (b). Demonstrate your company has the resources, personnel, and equipment necessary to provide the requested calibration support services by providing 3 examples of comparable work performed within the past 3 years with a brief description of the project, customer names, contact information and dollar value of the projects. 3. A rough order of magnitude estimate for the entire action. 4. Please provide comments on ways to streamline the calibration process to reduce shipping and handling delays and industry information on lead times for the supplies listed in the PWS. This market survey is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Please respond to this request no later than 1:00 P.M. ET on 21 August 2026 to Giorgiana Chen, Contracting Officer, at Giorgiana.Chen@usace.army.mil and Jordan Baker, Contract Specialist at Baker, at Jordan.D.Baker@usace.army.mil. RFI questions are due by 4:00 P.M. ET on 17 August 2026.
Contact
Point of contact
Giorgiana Chen
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
Giorgiana.Chen@usace.army.mil
Secondary
Jordan.D.Baker@usace.army.mil
Submit questions
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