Sources SoughtPosted Aug 6, 2026·Responses due Aug 11, 2026

GRIT, STEEL, SHOT

DLA Land and Maritime · DLA MARITIME - PUGET SOUND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
327910
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N4523A61337921
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
5350
Place
Bremerton, WA, USA
Contact
Vera Anderson (vera.anderson@dla.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N4523A61337921 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 6, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 23, 2026 to Feb 20, 2027, middle of the range Dec 6, 2026.
Measured from 2453 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 6, 2026).

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

The Defense Logistics Agency Maritime Puget Sound is issuing sources sought and request for information as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for GRIT, STEEL, SHOT. The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. Steel Grit, Size 50, High Carbon cast steel HCS G50L PER ASE J1993, SIZE G50 PER SAE J444, NEW MFR (ONLY RECYCLED GRIT NOT ACCPT), PER ATTACHED STEEL GRIT SPECS, 1600 LB PER DRUM, AIC [1]&[6] SAMPLE RATE 100% *INHIBIT CD NSN/P/N: LLN050404 Quantity: 400… (show all)

Drums **SEE THE ATTACHED CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL), AUL PRODUCT DETAIL AND MATERIAL ORDERING DATA** Delivery Location PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD IMF MAINT FAC REC OFFICER BLDG 514, 1400 FARRAGUT AVE BREMERTON, WA 98314-5001, UNITED STATES The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 327910, PSC code 5350, National Stock Number (NSN): 5350LLN050404 THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these items, please provide the following information: Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization, including vendor CAGE code; and, Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Please send your capabilities statements and responses VIA email: Subject Line: GRIT, STEEL, SHOT To: vera.anderson@dla.mil Responses are due in this o?ice no later than 8:00AM PST on August 11th, 2026

Who won similar work

9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA MARITIME - PUGET SOUND), same product/service code (PSC) 5350 and NAICS 327910.

Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $65K to $101K, median $78K; range $35K to $434K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ERVIN INDUSTRIES INC4$739KSep 8, 2026
Marine Equipment Supply LLC1$78KJul 16, 2025
N.T. RUDDOCK CO. Bedford OH 44146 USA1$66KMar 7, 2025
WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CORPORATION1$65KSep 24, 2025
ALLREDI LLC1$52KFeb 12, 2026
GNAP LLC1$35KApr 4, 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.

Latest awards
  • Sep 8, 2026ERVIN INDUSTRIES INC$434KGRIT, STEEL, SHOTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Feb 12, 2026ALLREDI LLC$52KGARNET ABRASIVENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Sep 24, 2025WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CORPORATION$65KALUMINUM OXIDE BLAST GRITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Jul 16, 2025Marine Equipment Supply LLC$78KGX3 GARNET ABRASIVENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Jun 25, 2025ERVIN INDUSTRIES INC$101KSTEEL GRITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Jun 18, 2025ERVIN INDUSTRIES INC$101KSTEEL GRITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • May 23, 2025ERVIN INDUSTRIES INC$103KSTEEL GRITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Apr 4, 2025GNAP LLC$35KALUMINUM OXIDE 24GNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Mar 7, 2025N.T. RUDDOCK CO. Bedford OH 44146 USA$66KALUMINUM OXIDE 24GNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)

Competitive landscape

For the 6 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 Defense Logistics Agency since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense Logistics Agency 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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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.