About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issues this Request for Information to gather information and plan for alternative gate arm solutions used at border crossings. The agency is not currently seeking proposals or committing to contract for any supply or service, and it will not reimburse any costs associated with responding. Respondents must email submissions in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format to Contracting Officers Aga Frys and Kaitlin Merli. Submissions should be concise, organized, kept to 10 pages or less, and sent no later than December 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST.
Scope of work
- Gate arm equipment and associated control systems
- Solutions designed to mitigate or simplify recovery from vehicle impacts
- Equipment with improved reliability, maintainability, and durability
- Installation, replacement, repair, maintenance, warranty, and technical-support services
- System interfaces and infrastructure requirements
- Solutions coordinated with future Non-Intrusive Inspection deployments and related site work
- Replacement of legacy gate arms at border crossings
Documents to include with your response
- Company information including business size and DUNS number
- Capability information describing gate arm functionality and impact recovery features
- Primary operational, mechanical, or technical issues with estimated repair timeframes and costs
- Expected useful life and recommended preventive-maintenance requirements
- Availability of replacement parts, technical support, and field-service support
- Estimated installation, site-preparation, integration, and commissioning requirements
- Information regarding integration and compatibility with NII deployments
- Identification of proprietary components, licensing requirements, or third-party dependencies
- Warranty information including coverage, exclusions, and extended-warranty options
- Estimated lifecycle costs and assumptions, plus product literature if available
Key dates
- Issuance Date
- November 3, 2026
- Responses due
- December 3, 2026 at 12:00PM EST
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit via email in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format to the Contracting Officer and specified contact, kept to 10 pages or less
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 11032026
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Buying office
- US Customs and Border Protection › Border Enforcement Contracting Division
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Dec 3, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 3, 2026
- NAICS
- 332321 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 5660
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contracting contact
- Aga Frys
aga.frys@cbp.dhs.gov
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.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Metal Window and Door Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Homeland Security, NAICS 332321
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
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| CHAND, L.L.C.70Z08026P20884B00 · 2040-01-F14-3674 DOOR, MARINE | $110.6K | Nov 10, 2027 |
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| UNIVERSAL SPARTAN LLC70B01C26C00000039 · THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR REPLACEMENT OF CURRENT WINDOWS ON THE LOWER LEVEL WITH BRONZE ALUM | $533.0K | Nov 29, 2026 |
| CORNELL-CARR CO., INC.70Z08526P40056B00 · PRESERVATION, PACKING, & MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS MIL-STD-2073-1 | $63,100 | Sep 30, 2026 |
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Homeland Security, NAICS 332321, since Oct 1, 2024
46 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. ADVANTEC MANUFACTURING USA, INC.$5.0M
- 2. UNIVERSAL SPARTAN LLC$533.0K
- 3. CHAND, L.L.C.$311.0K
- 4. CORNELL-CARR CO., INC.$222.3K
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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.