Sources SoughtPosted Sep 29, 2026·Responses due Feb 12, 2027

Brand Name National Stock Numbers: Industry Feedback Request

General Services Administration · GSA/FAS/GSS/QSCB, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CONTRACTING DIVISION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332216
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
47QSSC-25-FH-BRANDNAMERFI
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5120
Place
Kansas City, MO, USA
Contact
Tabitha Smith (brandnamerfi@gsa.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 47QSSC-25-FH-BRANDNAMERFI in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 5, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 28, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 29, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jul 18, 2026 to Mar 7, 2027, middle of the range Sep 19, 2026.
Measured from 11 past early notices at Federal Acquisition Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 5, 2026).
Responses are due Feb 12, 2027, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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

GSA's Supply Chain Management Contracting Division is seeking feedback from industry regarding the Brand Name National Stock Numbers (NSNs) published with this notice. The NSNs were established as Brand Name (BN) specific at the point they were created, and therefore the Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs) are likewise written as BN specific. Supporting information was provided at the point of NSN/IPD creation, however in some cases that information may no longer be relevant (see FAR Part 10), and as Brand Name specific items, GSA is seeking to verify whether the need described by the IPDs can i… (show all)

n fact only be met by the one particular manufacturer cited (the manufacturer indicated in the IPD), or whether other manufacturers� products (or brands) can be offered which can meet the requirement. In order to meet the continued need for these items on behalf of our customers, GSA will seek to add these items to contract, but during the lifecycle of the NSN, we are issuing this notice as a request to industry to provide feedback confirming or countering the requirement as described. Are these manufacturer names and part numbers, as listed in the IPDs, the only manufacturers that will meet the requirement, or are there suitable substitute manufacturer names and part numbers that can be offered to meet the requirement? Please note that supporting information must be provided by industry respondents by filling in accurately and completely, all of the designated columns, for any NSN(s) that you are seeking to comment on. To respond to this feedback request, please complete the attached excel template in the highlighted columns designated for industry feedback, along with supporting documentation for all NSNs where you indicated a viable substitute, and email them to fssi.mro-req@gsa.gov. Note that all literature must contain the NSN indicated on every page of literature submitted so that the NSN association being made is clear. Also the subject line of your email must follow this naming convention: BN NSN Industry Feedback, [Your Vendor or OEM Name]. ie, "BN NSN Industry Feedback, ABC Corporation". All NSNs with corresponding Brand Name Only manufacturer and part numbers are listed on the Brand Name attachment. To request an individual IPD, please email fssi.mro-req@gsa.gov with the following naming convention in the subject: �BN NSN Industry Feedback, IPD Request, NSN (please list NSN)� The Government will not review or consider submissions concerning NSNs that are currently included on the AbilityOne Procurement List. Such NSNs are outside the scope of this RFI. The Government will not consider submissions that rely on proprietary, export-controlled, or otherwise restricted technical data the respondent is not legally authorized to use or disclose. Respondents must ensure that all submitted information was lawfully obtained and may be provided to the Government. Please note that this is a continuous RFI, submissions can be received at anytime during the life of the RFI.

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 332216.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ADEPT FASTENERS INC3$190KAug 25, 2026
AANTILIA LLC2$476KDec 2, 2024
K5 DEFENSE LLC2$46KFeb 9, 2026
WRIGHT TOOL COMPANY1$53KOct 24, 2025
EMPIRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, LLC1$50KJan 13, 2026
MBA OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.1$39KApr 18, 2025
AWAL LLC1$28KOct 15, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 7 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 General Services Administration (GSA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past General Services Administration (GSA) 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
  • 25 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.

  • 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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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.