Special NoticePosted Aug 17, 2026·Responses due Aug 31, 2026

CDM_Thermal Battery EAP12312-August2026

NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NSWC INDIAN HEAD DIVISION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
335910
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00174-26-SIMACQ-E15-0005
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6135
Place
Indian Head, MD, USA
Contact
Tammy Kershner (tammy.r.kershner.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00174-26-SIMACQ-E15-0005 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 17, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Aug 17, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Aug 17, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 28, 2026 to May 29, 2027, middle of the range Jan 17, 2027.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 17, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE (RFQ). A RFQ WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a noncompetitive basis to: EaglePicher, 1215 west C Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, (417)623-8000 to provide: PRODUCT: Thermal Battery: Part Number: EAP-12312 QTY: 100 each Period of Performance Not to Exceed/Due Days after Contract : 53 weeks Pursuant to authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) for soliciting to one source action. The North American Industry Classifica… (show all)

tion System (NAICS) for this requirement is 335910. The PSC is 6135. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotes. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by August 31, 2026 by 10AM (EST). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. Responses to this electronic notice must be made by August 31, 2026 by 10AM (EST). Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at:https://www.sam.gove/portal/public/SAM. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties shall e-mail all statements, quotes, and capabilities to Tammy R. Kershner, via email: tammy.r.kershner.civ@us.navy.mil and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating a vendor's bona fide capability.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same NAICS 335910.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ULTRALIFE CORP. · $ULBI1$381KMar 2, 2026
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATED1$220KMar 5, 2025
AZTEK COMPUTERS, LLC1$19KSep 18, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.