Playground Equipment, Structures, and Accessories Market Research
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Navy
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/2/2026
- Category
- Data Research and Analytics
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- —
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Jeff Rogers, Construction Contract Specialist
Description
AI GeneratedThe Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) requires market research to identify innovative, inclusive, and cost-effective playground equipment, structures, and accessories for Child & Youth Program Child Development Centers. This market research covers United States Navy bases in both CONUS and OCONUS regions. This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI) for planning purposes only and does not commit the government to issue a contract or pay for submitted information. Interested vendors must submit responses addressing corporate experience, equipment offerings, pricing structure, play equipment details, and feedback on requirements. Vendors may include photos, cut sheets, and publicly published price lists, adhering to a maximum length of 150 pages in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Written questions must be emailed to Contract Specialist Jeff Rogers by October 16, 2026. Vendors must email their final RFI responses to Contracting Officer A’Keesha Stark by October 21, 2026, at 3:00 PM CST.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from HDQMWR-26-I-2001-0001.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
This is a Request for Information (RFI) only for market research regarding playground equipment, structures, and accessories for Child & Youth Program Centers on Navy bases in CONUS and OCONUS regions. The Navy is seeking information on new, innovative, inclusive, and cost-effective options from interested vendors. Participation is voluntary and open to vendors providing playground products and installation services.
- Issued by
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF WAR, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC)
- Re-Opened
- 30 September 2026
- Questions received guarantee date
- 16 October
- Response Deadline
- 21 October 2026 at 3:00 PM CST
- How to submit
- Submission details
- Submit responses in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format, up to a maximum of 150 pages, via email. Emails must not exceed 25 MB; larger files must be sent in multi-part sequential emails using specified subject line conventions.
- Place of performance
- CONUS and OCONUS Navy regions
- Funding
- Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) / Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
Scope of work
- Information on playground equipment, structures, and accessories for multiple age groups
- Information on materials, climate resilience, sustainability, and inclusiveness for children with physical limitations
- Information on natural and modular play features that can be refreshed or rotated
- Pricing models, discount incentives, warranties, and publicly published price lists
- Feedback on the feasibility and reasonableness of requirements outlined in the RFI
Minimum qualifications
- Vendors, contractors, and installers must be a Certified Playground Safety Inspector with certification from the NRPA.
- Foreman/Lead individuals must have a minimum of five years of experience in playground equipment installation.
- Third-party audit individuals must be Certified Playground Safety Inspectors with NRPA certification and a minimum five years of experience in audits/inspections.
- Comply with all applicable DoW security and drug regulations to maintain base access privileges.
Documents to include with the bid
- Concise and specific RFI response covering Corporate Experience, Capability & Approach, Products & Materials, Price Structure, Age Groups/Inclusiveness, and Feedback
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- HDQMWR-26-I-2001
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › Commander Navy Installations CMD
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Oct 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Sep 30, 2026
- Place of performance
- Millington, TN, 38055
- Contracting contact
- Jeff Rogers, Construction Contract Specialist
jeffrey.c.rogers15.naf@us.navy.mil - Additional contact
- A'Keesha Stark, Contracting Officer
akeesha.r.stark.naf@us.navy.mil
9019307405
Read the official notice description
Navy CNIC is re-opening its RFI for market research on playground equipment, structures, and accessories for its Child & Youth Program Centers on naval bases in both CONUS and OCONUS regions. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
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.
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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