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Kingsbury Steel

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W6QK ACC-RI
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
W519TC-27-Q-A015
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
331210
Product service code
9640
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-07
Response deadline
Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Rock Island, IL
Contracting contact
andrew.m.owens16.civ@army.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

The Rock Island Arsenal has a requirement for the following item. The Government intends to make a firm fixed price (FFP) award to the lowest priced, responsive, responsible vendor whose quote, conforms to the RFQ requirements and represents the lowest total evaluated price. Discussions are not anticipated. Payment will be completed via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) Quote must include shipping to Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61299 Quotes are due by 6 PM, October 19, 2026 Certificate of Conformance in required

Contact

Point of contact
Andrew Owens
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
andrew.m.owens16.civ@army.mil
Secondary
kelly.d.hendricks5.civ@army.mil
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