Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA2263 AFLCMC ROMK AFMETCAL
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
FA226326Q0020
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
334516
Product service code
5520
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-03
Response deadline
Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
frank.capuano@us.af.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 334516 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 combined synopsis/solicitation has been posting utilizing the Solicitation Module within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/. All proposals must be submitted within the Solicitation Module prior to the solicitation closing time. Proposals will not be accepted via email or DoD SAFE. Links to this solicitation and training for the Solicitation Module are listed in the Attachment/Links section of this posting. All solicitation attachments will be posted inside the Solicitation Module. Please monitor the solicitation postings at https://sam.gov and https://piee.eb.mil/ sites for any updates. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.201, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) and DFARS Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Class Deviations (R-DFARS). The RFO regulations are available electronically at the RFO site, https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide. The R-DFARS site are available electronically at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for which a Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). The RFQ number is FA226326Q0020 and shall be referenced on any offer submitted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 and the business size standard is 1000 employees. AFMETCAL at Heath OH intends to award one firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) in accordance with FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, for the purchase of Granite Surface Plates with a 1 year commercial warranty and Commercial Engineering Design Data.Products offered shall be commercial items or commercially available off-the shelf (COTS) items meeting the definitions in FAR Part 2. Items proposed shall be new units. Reconditioned, remanufactured, or used items are not acceptable and shall not be proposed. The unit must meet the requirements of Purchase Description (PD) (Attachment 1) to the RFQ. The RFQ with applicable documents are available for download at Solicitation Module within the PIEE website. Please review ALL documents carefully.IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OFFERORS: All prospective awardees are required to register at SAM and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Offerors must also register for the Solicitation module on the PIEE website (https://piee.eb.mil/) to submit a proposal. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) through PIEE is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at https://piee.eb.mil/. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at https://piee.eb.mil/. Offers MUST:(1) be valid for a period of 120 days,(2) be for the item described in the purchase description (List of Attachments, Attachment 1),(3) be for a new unit (not reconditioned, remanufactured, or used unit),(4) be FOB Destination,(5) include a delivery schedule, if unable to meet delivery schedule in Deliveries and Performance section,(6) include copy of commercial price list,(7) include copy of commercial warranty,(8) include name of and be signed by an authorized company representative along with telephone number, facsimile number, and email address,(9) include taxpayer identification number (TIN), CAGE Code Number and DUNS Number,(10) include a technical proposal that includes a written response to each paragraph of the PD,(11) include completed Supplies or Services and Price/Cost section, which includes pricing for Production year quantities, CLINs 0001-0003 only need unit prices added in Supplies/Service column (do not fill out Unit price or Amount column for CLINs 0001-0003),(12) include a completed Total Evaluated Price Worksheet (List of Attachments, Attachment 5),(13) completed Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items. Offerors shall ensure information in SAM is current.Offers (including both written proposal and commercial unit submission) must be received no later than 02 September 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Offerors shall submit electronic files to Solicitation Module, https://piee.eb.mil/, following the instructions provided in List of Attachments ? Attachment 4 of the RFQ, under Electronic Submission of Proposal paragraph. Offers submitted in forms other than through Solicitation module are not permissible and will not be considered. Please note that the uploaded files must be timestamped by the offer due date and time. Offerors bare the risk for receipt of submitted offers being untimely. Offerors shall allow sufficient time for receipt of electronic submissions by the due date and time. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which if received timely shall be considered by this agency.
Contact
Point of contact
Frank Capuano
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
frank.capuano@us.af.mil
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