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The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair (SSGR) in Groton, CT, has issued a notice of intent to award a firm fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Lincoln Electric Company for an Introduction to Welding course. This training is designed for Engineering Department personnel and will be conducted at the Lincoln Electric Welding Technology and Training Center in Cleveland, OH. The approximately five-day course provides hands-on instruction in welding safety and various techniques, including Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and plasma cutting. Participants will receive certificates of participation awarding 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon completion. The contract period of performance is scheduled from October 1, 2026, through October 1, 2031, with specific line items covering various fiscal years. While this is a notice of intent for a sole source award under statutory authority, the government is accepting written notifications and capability statements from any responsible firm that believes it can meet the requirement. Interested parties must submit detailed evidence of their ability to perform, including relevant experience and contract history, by the deadline of August 26, 2026, at 12 pm EST. The evaluation of any potential competitive procurement will be based on technical acceptability and delivery time. All invoicing and payment requests must be submitted electronically via the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system.

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Sole source welding course contract for Lincoln Electric Company in Groton, Connecticut.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Supply Of Shipbuilding Groton

NAICS

611519 - Other Technical and Trade Schools

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

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Documents

Solicitation N6278926Q1005 - Introduction to Welding Training

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Wage Determination No. 2015-6129 Revision 4 for Southeastern Connecticut

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PhaseClosed

PostedAug 12

special-notice

Response DeadlineAug 26

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Submission Closed

08/26/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Supply Of Shipbuilding Groton

Contacts2 people available

OfficeGROTON, CT, 06340-4990, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Supply Of Shipbuilding Groton

Office AddressGROTON, CT, 06340-4990, USA

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Stephanie Neale

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Stephanie Brass

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Full Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE. This notice is being published in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1 (e) (3) Blanket Purchase Agreements. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The statutory authority for this notice is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) set forth in RFO FAR 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Groton CT (SSGR) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Lincoln Electric Company, for the Introduction to Welding course. The course provides the following: Instruct welders in welding safety and welding techniques utilizing various processes like Shielded Metal

Arc Welding (SMAW) Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and plasma cutting. The course should be approximately 5 days in length. The North American Classification System Code (NAICS) is 611519-Other Technical and Trade Schools; the size standard is up to $21.5 Million dollars.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any responsible firm that believes it can meet the requirement shall give written notification and capability statements prior to the response due date and time. The supporting evidence shall be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirement and shall include relevant experience along with the applicable contract number(s), total contract dollar amount, contract period of performance, details of the relevant services and customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and email address. This notice closes August 26, 2026, at 12 pm (EST). Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement in the future. Responses to this notice shall be submitted to Stephanie Neale at Stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil and Stephanie Brass at Stephanie.m.brass.civ@us.navy.mil .

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation will be posted as a result of this notice. This special notice is being issued for informational purposes only. The Justification & Approval for sole source is attached.