Maintenance Nitrogen Trailers
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD IMF
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation AMS-26-930-0030 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 25, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
SPECIAL NOTICE / PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Commercial Acquisition (Below SAT) 1. SPECIAL NOTICE INFORMATION: This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.1 (Pre-solicitation Notice for Commercial Simplified Acquisition) and RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). 2. CONTRACTING OFFICE & AGENCY: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) PHNSY & IMF, C414 667 Safeguard St. Suite 100 JBPHH, HI 96860 3. SUBJECT & INTENT TO AWARD: … (show all)
In accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). The Government intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) to: Vendor Name: Kelvin International Corporation Vendor Address: 742 Bluecrab Road Newport News, VA 23606 4. DESCRIPTION & WHY COMPETITION IS LACKING: The government requires a contractor to provide a Manufacturer Trained Technician to perform annual, on-site preventive maintenance, repair services, and include an inspection report for two (2) High Pressure Nitrogen Trailers for a base and four option years. This requirement will be solicited under NAICS code 811310. Under RFO FAR 12.102(a), the Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available to fulfill this requirement because Kelvin International Corp. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and holds proprietary drawings and specifications to service the High Pressure Nitrogen Trailers. 5. SUBMISSION OF CAPABILITY STATEMENTS: This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent. This is NOT a request for competitive proposals or quotes, and no solicitation document exists. However, all responsible sources who believe they can meet the exact requirements specified above may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Any capability statement must include sufficient technical, management, and cost data to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill the exact requirement. Submission must not exceed 5 pages and must be submitted electronically to the Point of Contact listed below. 6. DEADLINE & POINT OF CONTACT: Responses must be received no later than 09 September 2026 at 1100 AM Hawaii Standard Time (HST) via email. Points of Contact: Luke Dahlquist � Contract Specialist luke.r.dahlquist.civ@us.navy.mil Lyndon Paloma � Contracting Officer lyndon.g.paloma.civ@us.navy.mil A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Who won similar work
18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD IMF), same product/service code (PSC) J049 and NAICS 811310.
Single-winner award sizes (18): middle half $61K to $540K, median $222K; range $15K to $2.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURBINE MARINE INC | 2 | $2.9M | Sep 9, 2025 |
| SCHENCK USA CORP. | 2 | $106K | May 2, 2025 |
| PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CORP | 1 | $1.2M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| XLEAGLE LLC | 1 | $924K | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Gosiger Machine Tools, LLC | 1 | $618K | Jun 8, 2026 |
| WIWA, LLC | 1 | $584K | Sep 4, 2025 |
| FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $407K | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Methods Machine Tools, Inc. | 1 | $365K | Jul 17, 2026 |
| PANDA MACHINE TOOLS INC | 1 | $317K | Jul 17, 2025 |
| MCRL INC | 1 | $258K | Jun 1, 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.
- Sep 29, 2026TEAMWORK SALES, INC.$187KSewing Machine MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 21, 2026FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS INC$407KG&L Horizontal Boring Mills Preventive MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 17, 2026Methods Machine Tools, Inc.$365KWire EDM Annual Preventative MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 6, 2026VIRDI POWER INC$15KTear down and quote Cummins 1MEG Diesel GeneratorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 8, 2026Gosiger Machine Tools, LLC$618K10x Okuma Equipment Preventative MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 3, 2026UNITED GRINDING NORTH AMERICA, INC.$19KStuder Grinder Preventive Maintenance and RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 1, 2026MCRL INC$258KWaterjet MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 26, 2025PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CORP$1.2MX71 Equipment MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 26, 2025XLEAGLE LLC$924KNitrogen Bottle RefurbishmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025KELVIN INTERNATIONAL CORP$44KNitrogen Trailer Service and MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.