Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W6QM MICC-FT LEONARD WOOD
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
PANMCC-26-P-0000-053284
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
327320
Product service code
5610
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-01
Response deadline
Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Contracting contact
zackery.m.zakhireh.civ@army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
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INTRODUCTION The Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Leonard Wood (MICC-FLW) is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide the ready-mix concrete, 3000 and 4000 psi 3 slump. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND This is a follow-on award to BPA W911S7-24-A-0007. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires fourteen (14) Cubic Yards with an estimated delivery of one to three unit per week of 3000 and 4000 psi 3 slump concrete. The Government envisions a solution for the individual orders of concrete required that meets the following operational and program requirements: Qualification. The 3000 and 4000 PSI concrete must be qualified and demonstrate compliance to the industry standard. This includes but is not limited to compliance with providing concrete during the winter, where hot water and sodium must be added under 32 degrees. Proof of qualification should be addressed in the response. Maintenance, Inspection and Repair. The Government desires a system with minimal maintenance and inspection requirements at the organizational level. The system should also be easily repairable for deployed units. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 327320, Ready-Mix Concrete with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 5610). SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Zackery Zakhireh, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email to zackery.m.zakhireh.civ@army.mil, no later than 12:00 p.m CST on 16 October 2026 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, FAX, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
Contact
Point of contact
Zackery Zakhireh
Role
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Email
zackery.m.zakhireh.civ@army.mil
Secondary
blia.vue.civ@army.mil
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