Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 21, 2026·Responses due Oct 6, 2026

Ball Bearings

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-RI

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
332991
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W5119TC26QBAL1
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
3110
Place
Crane, IN, USA
Contact
Jessica Litwiler (jessica.m.litwiler.civ@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W5119TC26QBAL1 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 16, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 21, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
  • Sep 21, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 21, 2026, middle of the range Oct 28, 2026.
Measured from 1578 past solicitations at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 16, 2026).

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What the notice says

AMENDMENT 0001 The purpose of Amendment 0001 to Solictation W519TC26QBALL1 is as follows: 1. Add Ball Bearing_Purchase Description attachment 2. Update MILSPEC MIL-B-1083 to ASTM-F2215 3. Answer the following question: a. QUESTION: Please clarify whether offerors should provide unit pricing only for each ordering period, or whether there is a specific estimated/evaluation quantity that should be used for each CLIN. ANSWER: Please enter the unit price for the quantity range proposed. This is the quantity range for the entire duration of the contract, per ordering period. Please enter the unti p… (show all)

rice for ordering periods 1-5, which will be the unit price for each proposed quantity range during that ordering period. QUESTION: Please confirm the diameter is the 1/8"? ANSWER: Please see ASTM-F2215 ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 1. The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) issues solicitation W519TC-26-Q-BAL1 in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures) procedures to procure ball bearings for Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA). Contractor must be able to satisfy all production requirements as detailed in accordance with Purchase Description and MILSPEC MIL-B-1083 attached. 2. All offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 52.204-7 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7004. Lack of registration in SAM will make an offeror ineligible for award. The SAM website can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. 3. This requirement is issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 332991 � Ball & Roller Bearing Manufacturing. 4. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable. 5. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all quotes and make no award if such actions are in the best interest of the Government. 6. The quote shall be determined fair and reasonable prior to award, and the contractor needs to provide other than cost and pricing data with the quote so that the Government can make that determination. Clause 52.215-20, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data is applicable. 7. This basic IDIQ contract will contain 5 Ordering Periods as follows (actual dates will be added once awarded: Ordering Period 1 � Award Date � 365 Days After Award (DAA) Ordering Period 2 � 366 DAA � 731 DAA Ordering Period 3 � 732 DAA � 1,097 DAA Ordering Period 4 �1,098 DAA � 1,463 DAA Ordering Period 5 � 1,464 DAA � 1,829 DAA 8. The minimum guaranteed quantity under the basic contract will be 1,200,000 each. After award, the minimum guarantee is 10,000 each and the maximum guarantee is 4,000,000 each. The maximum ceiling order amount is 20,000,000 each. 9. Attachments are as follows: Attachment 0001 � Purchase Description Attachment 0002 � MILSPEC MIL-B-1083 Attachment 0003 � Pricing Matrix 10. The Point of Contact for this action is Jessica Parr, at jessica.m.parr2.civ@army.mil. NOTES: Contractor is liable for ACCURACY of submitting quote and for any incurred costs if quote was submitted erroneously. Electronic Invoicing instructions shall be provided at time of award. Offers are due 06 OCTOBER 2026, no later than 12 p.m. Central Time. Offers, along with pricing matrix, shall be submitted electronically via email to the Contracting Specialist at jessica.m.parr2.civ@army.mil. Offerors should include "Response to W519TC- 26-Q-BAL1 within the Subject line. Questions shall be submitted in the same manner as Offers, electronically via email to the Contract Specialist no later than 10 days before solicitation closes, or (30 SEPTEMBER 2026). Note: Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. Quote submitted in response to this solicitation shall remain valid for 60 days. Please provide your CAGE CODE. Please provide your DUNS number. For the contract resulting from this solicitation, the payment will be made by DFAS via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Although the Government intends to award the resultant contract without discussions, the Government reserves the right to open discussions. This Executive Summary is provided for administrative assistance only and is not intended to alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation in any manner. Provisions of this solicitation and technical data shall prevail over this executive summary. BASIS FOR AWARD The basis for award is Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Award will be given to the offeror who provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer, who is deemed responsible, and whose quote conforms to the solicitation requirements. Only those offers determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or because of discussions, will be considered for award. In accordance with FAR 52.212-l(g), the Government intends to award a contract against this solicitation without discussions, however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contacting Officer. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS-Addendum to 52.212-1 The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions apply and are incorporated by reference {provisions may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquisition.gov): FAR 52.212-1- Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.204-07, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line-Item Proposal. FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or ServicesRepresentation FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification SOLICITATION FAR PROVISIONS - by Reference: FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Code Maintenance FAR 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements � Commercial Acquisition FAR 217-5, Evaluation of Options FAR 52.222-46, Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation. DFARS 252.204-7019, NOTICE OF NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business with the Maduro Regime. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT-Addendum to 52.212-1 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I - Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services -Alt I {See Attachment 05). SOLICITATION CLAUSES BY REFERENCE: -Addendum to 52.212-4 The following Federal Acquisition Regulations {FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses apply and are incorporated by reference (clauses may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquisition.gov): FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications FAR 52.228-05, Insurance-Work on a Government Installation FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.237-02, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information DFARS 204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code R

Who won similar work

73 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same industry group (NAICS 3329).

Single-winner award sizes (73): middle half $309K to $212.1M, median $4.5M; range $14K to $1.5B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC · $39.3B8$9.8BAug 11, 2026
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. · $GD · $42.3B3$1.3BSep 10, 2026
COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY3$66.2MApr 13, 2026
DILLON AERO, INC.3$9.4MSep 15, 2026
GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC · $GD · $42.3B2$1.2BSep 26, 2025
CHARLES REED KNIGHT JR Titusville FL 32780 USA2$50.6MSep 11, 2026
CITY PATTERN AND FOUNDRY COMPANY2$1.1MSep 30, 2025
OHIO ORDNANCE WORKS INC2$289KSep 25, 2025
WALTONEN ENGINEERING INC2$173KMar 12, 2026
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES Winchester TN 37398 USA2$147KApr 24, 2025

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.

Investor context
  • $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 73 past awards, $4.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $GD reported $42.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 73 past awards, $4.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

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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.

  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (43 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • $840K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 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.

  • 8 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.