Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 12, 2024·Responses due Jul 29, 2024

Weapons Containers and Spare Parts

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332439
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N0017424SN0047
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
8145
Place
USA
Contact
Ivy Sasaki (ivy.h.sasaki.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N0017424SN0047 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Feb 1, 2024
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jul 12, 2024 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Apr 22, 2025
    Award Notice
    Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC · $49.5M
    Open
  • Apr 22, 2025
    Award Notice
    GARRETT CONTAINER SYSTEMS, INC. · $49.5M
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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 pre-solicitation synopsis in accordance with FAR 5.201. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is it construed as a commitment by the Government. This synopsis is prepared in accordance with guidance in FAR 5.207, and is prepared for notifying potential Offerors of an upcoming Firm Fixed Price, Small Business Set Aside, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), competed acquisition in support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head (NSWC IHD). The NSWC IHD, Picatinny Detachment, requires the manufacture and assembly of multiple weapons containers such as but not … (show all)

limited to CNU 762, MK 733, MK 750, MK 812, MK 825 and associated spare parts, which are required for shipping various naval munitions. These munitions are in support of multiple programs not limited to Vertical Launch Systems (VLS), Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS), Light Weight Torpedo (LWT), Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT) and various Standard Missile (SM) programs. The Contractor(s) shall fabricate, test, inspect, palletize, and deliver metal weapons containers to include; conventional weapons, including precision extruded metal missile containers, torpedo containers, warhead containers, guidance section containers, utility containers, lightweight metal containers, and IHO ocean shipping containers, container spare parts and provide prototype support.. The Government intends to award more than one, 5-year IDIQ base contract, with subsequent delivery orders to be competed. The NAICS Code is 332439. All Offerors must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management, www.sam.gov) with completed and up to date representations and certifications for the NAICS code provided in this synopsis. Furthermore, some technical documents/drawings may be export controlled. Therefore, Offerors shall be ITAR certified and have an approved DD Form 2345.

Who won similar work

14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) 8145.

Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $30K to $198K, median $36K; range $15K to $2.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PRIMARY FLOW SIGNAL INC1$2.7MJun 15, 2026
GTB CASES CORP.1$2.5MNov 26, 2025
COMMONWEALTH FABRICATING SERVICES LLC1$226KJul 23, 2026
HARBOR STEEL INC1$189KApr 7, 2026
UNITY GLOBAL TRADING LLC1$180KApr 8, 2026
CONTAINERS UNLIMITED LLC1$40KSep 30, 2025
ICE PACKAGING CO LLC1$32KMar 30, 2026
LINKED EQUIPMENT LLC1$31KMay 15, 2026
BURHANI ENTERPRISES INC1$30KOct 16, 2025
BUY IT SOLUTIONS INC1$28KSep 22, 2025

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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.

  • 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. 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
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