About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Knox, on behalf of the Department of the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division, is conducting market research to identify domestic sources for burial caskets and 100% domestically produced interior upholstery fabrics and liners compliant with the Berry Amendment. The required components include head panels, foot panels, rolls, cloth gimp, pillows, mattress covers, backing, and padding made of crepe, satin, or similar soft-drape fabrics for metal, hardwood, and cremation caskets. The inquiry targets casket manufacturers, suppliers, textile mills, fabric converters, cut-and-sew fabricators, and AbilityOne Participating Nonprofit Agencies. Interested parties must submit electronic responses, including company profile information and questionnaire answers, to James D. Gnagie with the specified subject line.
Scope of work
- 18-gauge steel metal interment and entombment caskets upholstered in white, ivory, or similar color crepe, satin, or similar material
- Solid hardwood interment and entombment caskets upholstered in rosetan or other neutral color crepe, satin, or similar material
- Hardwood cremation caskets upholstered in rosetan or other neutral color made of crepe, satin, or similar material
- Head panels, foot panels, inner panels, roll (cove), and cloth gimp (fold)
- Pillows, mattress covers, backing, and batting/padding
- Berry Amendment-compliant crepe, satin, sateen, rayon, cotton, or similar soft-drape upholstery fabric woven in the United States
- Finished casket liner kits
Documents to include with your response
- Company Profile Information including Company Name, Address, Point of Contact details, UEI, and CAGE Code
- Primary and Secondary NAICS Codes, Business Size, Socioeconomic Status, and Supply Chain Role
- Responses to applicable Market Research Questionnaire items
- Documentation, product data sheets, or fabric specifications, if possible
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Submit responses electronically to James D. Gnagie with the subject line: RFI Response Domestic Casket Line
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- W9124D27QKNOX
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W6QM Micc-FT Knox
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Dec 7, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 5, 2026
- NAICS
- 339995 · Burial Casket Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 9930
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Fort Knox, KY
- Contracting contact
- James D. Gnagie
james.d.gnagie.civ@army.mil
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 (Burial Casket Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 339995, performed in KY
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| ANCHOR DOWN ENTERPRISE LLCW9124D24F0196 · STANDARD WOOD CASKETS -EUROPE | $101.2K | Jul 31, 2024 |
| ANCHOR DOWN ENTERPRISE LLCW9124D24F0078 · EUROPE SHIPPING | $54,610 | Jul 31, 2024 |
| ANCHOR DOWN ENTERPRISE LLCW9124D24F0079 · KOREA SHIPPING | $36,073 | Apr 15, 2024 |
| ANCHOR DOWN ENTERPRISE LLCW9124D23F0134 · OVERSIZE WOOD CASKETS | $124.7K | Apr 15, 2023 |
| ANCHOR DOWN ENTERPRISE LLCW9124D22F0158 · STANDARD WOOD CASKETS | $87,900 | Sep 15, 2022 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 339995, since Oct 1, 2024
12 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$187.4K
- 2. INTERNATIONAL AUTOMATED SYSTEMS INC$182.8K
- 3. WARFIELD-ROHR CASKET CO INC$166.6K
- 4. THE SKYDYNE COMPANY$47,983
- 5. KELLOGGS CUSTOM CARPENTRY LLC$20,634
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.