Sources Sought Rare Earth Magnets
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Army
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 9/28/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 332999
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Dean Berkovics
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedThe U.S. Army Contracting Command and Tobyhanna Army Depot seek information from potential vendors capable of manufacturing and supplying commercial-grade rare earth magnets. These high-performance magnets serve as critical components for Brushless Direct Current motors used in small uncrewed aircraft systems, and they must conform to exact N52SH or N42SH material, coating, physical, and dimension specifications. The buyer accepts responses from all interested parties to help determine its future procurement strategy and assess potential small business set-asides or multiple awards. Vendors must submit complete written capability statement packages of no more than ten pages in bullet format via email to Corey Katsak, Ryan Kinger, Steven Wiltz, and Dean Berkovics by October 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Submissions must include company administrative details, CAGE Code/UEI, business size, SAM registration status, primary NAICS, and specific manufacturing and quality control capabilities.
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- New_Rare_Earth_Magnets_TYAD_Sources_Sought
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W6QK ACC-APG Cont CT Tyad OFC
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Sep 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 332999 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 5999
- Contracting contact
- Dean Berkovics
[email protected]
5706156627
Read the official notice description
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY - This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Responses will be treated as information only and will not be used as a proposal. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. All information received in response to this sources sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this sources sought that indicate that the information therein is proprietary, or represents confidential business information, will be received, and held in confidence. Not responding to this source sought does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Please note, if a solicitation or multiple solicitations are posted in the future, they will be issued by a separate solicitation. The Government reserves the right to follow up on a one-on-one basis with Sources Sought respondents to gain additional information or clarity about information submitted. The Army Contracting Command (ACC) - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Tobyhanna Division, is conducting this sources sought in order to identify potential vendors that possess the capabilities to support a requirement to provide Rare Earth Magnets (See attached documents for specifications.). Point of Contact for questions regarding this Sources Sought and all responses: Corey Katsak Email: [email protected] Ryan Kinger Email: [email protected] Steve Wiltz Email: [email protected] Dean Berkovics Email: [email protected] Complete written responses (see attached document for submission requirements) to this RFI addressing the General Requirement capabilities are to be submitted to the above referenced e-mail address no later than October 28, 2026 @10:00 AM EST. Respondents should include the following business information with the Sources Sought response: Company name; Company address; Point of Contact; Telephone Number; E-mail address; Company Cage Code/UEI: Primary NAICS; Business Size; Current Registration in SAM; Web page address. DISCLAIMER “THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 332999
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 332999, since Oct 1, 2023
24,291 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.$191.9M
- 2. STARK AEROSPACE INC.$73.6M
- 3. CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION$28.9M
- 4. ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$23.2M
- 5. ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION$21.8M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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