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Request For Information (RFI) for Silver Reclamation and Account Maintenance Services

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Submission Closed01/05/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval Undersea Warfare Center

NAICS

331492 - Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)

Place of Performance

Keyport, WA, 98345, USA

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Documents

RFI for Silver Reclamation and Account Maintenance Services

2 pages · rfi

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Draft+Statement+of+Work.pdf

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Timeline

PhaseClosed

PostedDec 19

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineJan 5

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

01/05/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Contacts1 person available

OfficeKEYPORT, WA, 98345-7610, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Office AddressKEYPORT, WA, 98345-7610, USA

Contacts

Carly Beadle

contact@example.gov

Full Description

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for market research and planning purposes. We are seeking to gather information from industry to inform the acquisition strategy for a future procurement of Silver Reclamation and Account Maintenance Services.

This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, offers as a result of this notice. The Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.

BACKGROUND

The Government recently canceled solicitation N0025326Q0003 for this requirement due to changing needs of the Government. This market research is being conducted to inform a future solicitation.

The core requirement involves the refinement of silver-bearing material recovered from batteries, for which the refined silver will be used to manufacture new batteries requiring 99.9% purity. The estimated annual quantities for this service are:

Silver Reclamation High Silver Content: 328,060 troy ounces
Silver Reclamation Low Silver Content: 582,421 troy ounces
Silver Account Maintenance: 439,108 troy ounces
Transaction Fee: 9 each
Contract Data Requirements List: 1 Lot (Not Separately Priced)

The Government is considering an acquisition strategy utilizing a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year ordering period, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures, as a total small business set-aside. A draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this notice for context.