Sources Sought for Mechanical Minesweeping Cutters Fabrication
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6133127SNQ01 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 9, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Oct 14, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
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
The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to conduct market research to identify capable contractors that can manufacture, test, and deliver Mechanical Minesweeping Cutter Assemblies and Elevating Fin Assemblies to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division�s (NSWC PCD) Foreign Military Sale (FMS) Case with the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). This announcement aims to identify sources capable of supporting this effort, and the information received � used for planning purposes � will determine the competitive nature of this requirement and any potential set asides for… (show all)
small businesses. NSWC PCD anticipates any resultant contract being a firm-fixed-price effort for an ordering period of up to five years. Instructions: REVIEW ALL ATTACHMENTS FOR DETAILS. Submit responses to Ryan Hodges, Contract Specialist, via email to ryan.t.hodges.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 23 October 2026, 1500 CT. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Please reference N61331-27-SN-Q01 as your email subject line.
Who won similar work
28 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same NAICS 332710.
Single-winner award sizes (28): middle half $289K to $3.8M, median $1.1M; range $20K to $40.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSION CRITICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC | 3 | $367K | Nov 13, 2024 |
| INTEGRITY DEFENSE SERVICES INC. | 2 | $41.6M | Sep 16, 2025 |
| WINCHESTER TOOL, LLC | 2 | $1.8M | Aug 27, 2025 |
| VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS MACHINE INC. | 2 | $1.5M | Jul 22, 2026 |
| LABORATORY TESTING, LLC | 1 | $7.5M | Oct 16, 2025 |
| PRODUCT EVALUATION SYSTEMS, LLC. Latrobe PA 15650 USA | 1 | $7.5M | Oct 16, 2025 |
| WESTMORELAND MECHANICAL TESTING & RESEARCH, INC. | 1 | $7.5M | Oct 16, 2025 |
| METCUT RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC | 1 | $7.5M | Oct 16, 2025 |
| CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | $7.2M | Oct 6, 2025 |
| STARK PRECISION MACHINE, LLC | 1 | $6.5M | Oct 2, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 8, 2026CAMBRIDGE VALLEY MACHINING INC$2.0MMIMs Module Mating Rail Fixtures - Sole Source
- Oct 2, 2026STARK PRECISION MACHINE, LLC$6.5MHydrophone Housings for US & FMS
- Jul 22, 2026VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS MACHINE INC.$1.4MBuild-to-Print End Plates and Housing
- Jul 13, 2026NIANTIC TOOL, INC.$251KTension Belt Drogue Deployer Parts
- May 6, 2026PJ MACHINE LLC$2.9MMK 22 Nozzles Award Notice
- Apr 8, 2026SIEMENS GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$756KSiemens Training Courses For NFPC
- Mar 6, 2026VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS MACHINE INC.$85KGear Kits OK-276
- Jan 21, 2026MALUX MACHINE LLC$20KSupport Coil
- Oct 17, 2025TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS INC$714KMK77 PIN CONNECTORS
- Oct 16, 2025PRODUCT EVALUATION SYSTEMS, LLC. Latrobe PA 15650 USA$7.5MSpecimen Fabrication and Testing - BPA
Competitive landscape
For the 8 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
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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.