Draft Solicitation - Aberdeen Test Center Welding, Machining, Painting, and Fabrication Services

Federal · Department of Defense · U.S. ArmyDue Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Client: Department of Defense · U.S. Army
RFP Number: —
Posted: 10/17/2026
Category: US Federal
Budget: —
NAICS: 333992
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total
Contact: Noah Lane
Email: noah.r.lane.civ@army.mil

Description

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The government is conducting market research via a Request for Information to support a machine shop re-compete for the Aberdeen Test Center. The required scope encompasses welding, machining, painting, and fabrication services. Interested parties must submit all capability statements, comments, and questions in writing to Mr. Noah Lane via email no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on October 28, 2026. The government will likely use the received responses to make a small business set-aside award decision, though it will not pay for any information provided. The anticipated contract period of performance runs from December 7, 2026, to December 6, 2031. Pricing schedules outline time-and-materials labor alongside fixed-price task orders estimated at $1,000,000 annually, totaling $5,000,000 across the full term.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from B08 - Solicitation Attachment D - Level of Effort (LOE) Spreadsheet.xlsx, Solicitation - W91CRB27RA002.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The U.S. Army is seeking welding, machining, painting, and fabrication services for the Machine Shop Re-Compete at the Aberdeen Test Center. The effort involves an estimated total labor of 403,200 hours over five years. Offerors must be registered in SAM as a small business under NAICS 333992 with a size standard of 1,250 employees.

Issued by: Department of Defense · U.S. Army
Responses and comments/questions due: 2:00 P.M. EST on 28 October 2026
Period of Performance: 07 December 2026 to 06 December 2031
How to submit: Electronic
Submission details: Written proposals submitted in separate, clearly marked electronic files for each volume by the date and time specified in Block 9 of SF 33. Volume III requires MS Excel (unlocked) and PDF. Volume IV requires searchable PDF.
Contract term: 07 December 2026 to 06 December 2031
Estimated value: $5,000,000.00
Set-aside: Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
Place of performance: Aberdeen Test Center
Funding: FAR 31

How proposals are evaluated

Factor 1: Technical
Factor 2: Past Performance
Factor 3: Price

Scope of work

Welding services
Machining services
Painting services
Fabrication services
Structural assembly
Draft Quality Control Plan implementation
Fixed Price Task Orders

Minimum qualifications

Registered in System for Award Management (SAM) as a small business under NAICS 333992
Minimum of three years corporate experience within the past five years in similar work
Welding/Machine Shop Project Manager: Master's with 9 years or equivalent with 15 years experience, plus 5 years leading technical teams of 15+
Welder Working Leader: 10 years experience; active AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification with 5 years experience in non-destructive testing
CAM Programmer Working Leader: 5 years experience in commercial CAM systems
Painter Leader: 6 years experience or formal training plus 4 years, certified to perform lead work

Documents to include with the bid

Volume III: Price Proposal
Volume IV: Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certifications/Representations
FAR certifications appearing in Section K
Draft Quality Control Plan (QCP)
Resumes and active certifications for Key Personnel
Contract References Form for Past Performance
Direct Labor Rate Schedule and substantiating rate documentation

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number: W91CRB-27-R-A002
Agency: Department of Defense
Buying office: Dept of the Army › W6QK ACC-APG
Notice type: Presolicitation
Responses due: Oct 28, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov: Oct 15, 2026
NAICS: 333992 · Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
Product/service code: K034
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total
Place of performance: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005
Contracting contact: Noah Lane
noah.r.lane.civ@army.mil
Additional contact: Todd Strasavich
todd.m.strasavich.civ@army.mil

Read the official notice description

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY, which is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 10 as part of market research. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. The draft solicitation package is available in the attachemnets below. All interested parties should send responses and any comments/questions to Mr. Noah Lane, email: [email protected]. All responses must be received no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on 28 October 2026. All questions and comments must be in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Capability Statements and other information received in response to this RFI will likely be used to make an small business set aside award. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information 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 (Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 333992, performed in MD

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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 333992, since Oct 1, 2024

1,529 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

1. TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC$6.5M
2. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION$5.4M
3. WRIGHT TOOL COMPANY, LLC$4.2M
4. SURFACE ENGINEERING & ALLOY COMPANY, INC.$3.6M
5. S.J. SMITH CO., INC$2.3M

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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