About this opportunity
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Research Laboratory requires a maintenance agreement for an ARL-owned Ordered Powder Lithography (OPL) GL-100 additive manufacturing machine located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The required scope includes hardware updates, software updates, and modifications to ensure the machine maintains its operational quality and processing capabilities over a two-year base period and an additional two-year option period. The agency intends to sole-source this procurement to Grid Logic Incorporated under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as the vendor is the original equipment manufacturer and holds the proprietary intellectual property. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation by email to [email protected] no later than 3:00pm Eastern Time on Thursday, November 13, 2026.
Scope of work
- Maintenance agreement for an ARL-owned Ordered Powder Lithography (OPL) GL-100 additive manufacturing machine
- Hardware updates
- Software updates
- Modifications to ensure the OPL machine maintains operational quality and processing capabilities
- Repairs and periodic updates to the equipment
Minimum qualifications
- Responsible source capable of meeting the requirement
- Ability to provide repairs and periodic updates to the GL-100 OPL machine
- Holds intellectual property related to the OPL machine, including patents and software
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement, proposal, or quotation
Key dates
- Responses due
- Thursday, 11/13/2026, no later than 3:00pm Eastern Time
- Anticipated award
- 30 November 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Responses to this notice are due on or before 3:00pm Eastern Time on Thursday, 11/13/2026 by email.
Contract details
- Term
- a two (2) year base period, and an additional two (2) year option period
- Place of performance
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- W911QX27QA008
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W6QK ACC-APG Adelphi
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 29, 2026
- NAICS
- 811210 · Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Product/service code
- J066
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Lapeer, MI, 48446
- Contracting contact
- Benjamin Krein
benjamin.l.krein.civ@army.mil - Additional contact
- Joseph M. Dellinger
joseph.m.dellinger2.civ@army.mil
3013940769
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
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.
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