COPPER AND ALUMINUM
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NSWC CRANE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N0016426Q0229 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
ITEM DESCRIPTION- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has a requirement for copper and aluminum. The Navy intends to solicit and negotiate this contract under a total small business set-aside in accordance FAR 19.104-1. The Delivery required is FOB Destination. Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1- 866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov This solicitation is being issued pursuant to the procedures at FAR 12.201-1. Contract Oppo… (show all)
rtunities on https://sam.gov/ has officially replaced FBO.gov All changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to Contract Opportunities on https://sam.gov/ . It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor https://sam.gov/ for any amendments, which may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a quote will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. Quotes may be emailed to amy Haworth at rebecca.l.helton2.civ@us.navy.mil as well as Andrew Ficklin at andrew.b.ficklin.civ@us.navy.mil. All required information must be received on or before 24 JULY 2026 - 12:00 AM EASTERN TIME.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same industry group (NAICS 3314).
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $361K to $2.6M, median $652K; range $70K to $4.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL METAL CO Bedford OH 44146 USA | 2 | $4.6M | Oct 23, 2024 |
| KRUKEMEIER MACHINE & TOOL CO INC | 1 | $652K | Aug 17, 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.
- Aug 17, 2026KRUKEMEIER MACHINE & TOOL CO INC$652KCOPPER AND ALUMINUMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 23, 2024FEDERAL METAL CO Bedford OH 44146 USA$70KNFPC_Chip Dumpster Pickups--,Initial TO for Chips 5 YR IDIQNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 22, 2024FEDERAL METAL CO Bedford OH 44146 USA$4.5MNFPC_Chip Conversion IDIQ (FY24)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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.