STAINLESS STEEL

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane is soliciting stainless steel under a total small business set-aside, with the solicitation number N0016426Q0230 and NAICS code 331110, exclusively for qualified small businesses. The requirement is for stainless steel plate in CRES 303, CRES 304L, or CRES 316 grades, delivered in specific configurations and quantities across multiple line items, with one line item covering shipping and another covering contractual data requirements A001 and A002. All deliveries must be FOB Destination to NSWC Crane’s Supply Operations Building 41 Receiving in Crane, Indiana, with a 20-week delivery period starting from the date of award. The contract is firm fixed price, and evaluation will use a Low Price Technically Acceptable approach, where quotations must first pass mandatory responsiveness and technical acceptability gates—such as submitting a fully completed SF 1449, product literature, a signed Technical Evaluation Matrix, and maintaining an active SAM registration—before any price comparison is made. Offerors must comply with strict packaging and handling standards including MIL-STD-147 Rev E, MIL-STD-15011 Rev K, and MIL-STD-23312 Rev E. Contractors must be properly registered in SAM.gov and provide their CAGE code with their offer, and failure to meet these registration requirements disqualifies the quotation. The solicitation incorporates numerous federal acquisition regulation clauses, including required representations related to cybersecurity (DFARS 252.204-7012 and DFARS 252.204-7008), security prohibitions (FAR 52.240-90 and FAR 52.204-90 under Deviation 2026-O0038), compensation of former DoD officials, whistleblower protections, prohibitions on acquiring covered telecommunications equipment, and representations regarding business operations with the Maduro regime. All quotes must be submitted via email to Heather Summers and Andrew Ficklin no later than July 24, 2026, at 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted only on SAM.gov, and offerors are responsible for monitoring the site. Payments will be processed through Wide Area WorkFlow, requiring electronic submission of invoices and receiving reports, with email notifications