Sources SoughtPosted Aug 26, 2026·Responses due Sep 10, 2026

Small Arms Weapons Instruction Support Services

NAVSUP (Naval Supply Systems Command) · NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR NORFOLK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541330
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N0018926RLARMS
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
U013
Place
Gulfport, MS, USA
Contact
Sherell Brown (sherell.g.brown.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N0018926RLARMS in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 26, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 1, 2027 to Jun 3, 2027, middle of the range Apr 7, 2027.
Measured from 48 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 541330 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 26, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice for information and planning purposes for qualified and experienced sources to provide Small Arms Weapons Instruction Support Services in support of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) as defined in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. It is not to be construed in any way as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than to gain the information req… (show all)

uested, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice. Scope NECC requires qualified personnel with subject-matter expertise in small-arms weapons instruction, combat shooting techniques, and NECC training evolutions to perform the requirements of this attached PWS. A DRAFT performance work statement is provided containing further details (see Attachment I). Any potential contract(s) resulting from this RFI/Sources Sought Notice is anticipated to be a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type contract. NAICS Code The NAICS Code for this requirement is anticipated to be 611519, Other Technical and Trade Schools, with a size standard of $21M. If solicited through Seaport, the applicable NAICS for this requirement is 541330 � Engineering Services and the applicable size standard is $47 million. The product service code (PSC) is U013 Education/training- Combat. Required Delivery Date Performance is estimated to commence on or around 21 December 2026. The period of performance is anticipated to consist of one (1) 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods and may include FAR clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, to provide for an additional six (6) months of performance. Capabilities Statement This is a market research tool. The input provided will help the Navy ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential businesses. If you are an interested business, NAVSUP FLC Norfolk appreciates your assistance in providing a capabilities statement addressing all the items below. Please limit your responses to the information being requested only. Standard company brochures will not be reviewed. Any technical questions and inquiries may be submitted within the response. 1. Full business name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address 2. Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) 3. Size of business: Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-owned, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, or other category 4. If the services can be obtained from an existing Government contract vehicle, to include GSA or SeaPort-NxG, provide the applicable contract number. 5. Indicate if your company can be a prime contractor for this effort or, if not, whether your company can be a subcontractor. If subcontractors are to be used, provide the anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and if a small or large business subcontractor will be used. 6. The Government is determining the acquisition strategy for this potential acquisition. If any potential acquisition will be a small business set-aside, then FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, applies. Note that if there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability among small businesses, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two (2) or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR clause 52.219-14. If the Government determines that a small business set-aside is appropriate and your company anticipates submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 will be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, and if subcontracts are to be used, provide the anticipated percentage of the effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large business subcontractors will be used. Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided. 7. Please address the following in your response. Documentation of qualifications must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary capabilities contained in this notice. a. Contractor�s ability to provide the required services referenced in the attached Performance Work Statement. b. Estimated time required to submit a proposal involving the following evaluation factors: technical, past performance and price. 8. A copy of Defense Security Service verification or letter from the contractor�s Corporate Officer certifying it possesses a current Secret Facilities Clearance. Submission Responses should be limited to no more than 10 standard typewritten pages in no less than 12 font size. Reponses should reference �Small Arms Support Services� and shall be submitted by e-mail to Sherell Brown at sherell.g.brown.civ.@us.navy.mil and Morgan Olszak at morgan.e.olszak.civ@us.navy.mil by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on 10 September 2026. Again, this is not a request for proposals. Respondents will not be notified of any results. Please note that the information within this RFI/Sources Sought Notice may be updated and/or may change prior to an official solicitation, if any, is issued. Attachments: Attachment I � Draft Performance Work Statement NOTE: Proprietary information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and will not be publicly released. Again, this is not a request for a proposal. Please note the information within this Sources Sought Request for Information will be updated and/or may change prior to an official synopsis/solicitation, if any.

Who won similar work

22 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541330.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CORE SERVICES GROUP INC2$306.8MOct 16, 2026
AERMOR LLC2$78.0MMay 22, 2026
Orbis Sibre Charleston SC USA1$164.0MAug 1, 2026
ESIMPLICITY INC1$99.2MAug 14, 2025
LINCHPIN SOLUTIONS INC1$41.6MDec 30, 2024
SAILDRONE INC1$40.0MJul 30, 2026
LINK TECHNOLOGIES INC1$40.0MJul 30, 2026
OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $OPTT1$40.0MJul 30, 2026
AOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.1$40.0MJul 30, 2026
Blue Water Autonomy, Inc.1$40.0MJul 30, 2026

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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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (10 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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