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ExpiredSpecial NoticeSolicitation N4215827QE005

Intent to Sole Source Technical Polymer Non-Toxic Thermoplastic Lead Alternative to Ecomass Technologies LP

Buyer
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Place of performance
Portsmouth, VA, USA
Response deadline
Nov 6, 202610:00 AM ESTDeletes on Nov 20, 2026
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What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole-source contract to Ecomass Technologies LP for technical polymer, specifically filled polyurethane base resin, which functions as a non-toxic thermoplastic lead alternative. The material, identified as Ecomass Compound 4702ZB92 Nat., provides critical shielding for radiation attenuation during the packaging, transportation, and storage of contaminated reactor plant hardware. While this notice does not request competitive proposals, all responsible sources may submit a written capability statement. Submissions must provide clear and convincing evidence demonstrating that competing the requirement would be advantageous to the government.

Scope of work

  • Technical Polymer (filled polyurethane base resin), non-toxic thermoplastic lead alternative
  • Ecomass Compound 4702ZB92 Nat. manufactured using proprietary methods and equipment
  • Radiation attenuation shielding for packaging, transportation, and storage of contaminated reactor plant hardware

Minimum qualifications

  • Responsible source capable of providing radiation attenuation shielding using clear and convincing evidence

Documents to include with your response

  • Capability statement

How to submit

Method
in writing
Instructions
Capability statements must be submitted in writing and contain clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.

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.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 325211, performed in VA

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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 325211, since Oct 1, 2024

689 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. FIBER DYNAMICS, INC.$5.4M
  2. 2. RE:BUILD CR, LLC$1.6M
  3. 3. TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES USA, INC.$1.5M
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  5. 5. FORMERRA LLC$705.7K

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.