Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Mechanical De-reefer Device
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryOnly small businesses can quote on this set-aside. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, for the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) in New Cumberland, PA, wants forty (40) Mechanical De-reefer Devices, unit not stated. They are for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Egypt, where the U.S. Government buys for a foreign country. The Army plans one commercial firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) contract, awarded to the lowest-priced quote that is technically acceptable (LPTA). SAM.gov shows the response due date as November 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EST); the solicitation text says 10:00 AM EDT. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 22, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 26, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: The spreadsheet of brand name items the text calls attached was not among the documents read. Item names, part numbers, specifications and the unit of issue are likely there; check it on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only small businesses can quote on this set-aside. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, for the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) in New Cumberland, PA, wants forty (40) Mechanical De-reefer Devices, unit not stated. They are for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Egypt, where the U.S. Government buys for a foreign country. The Army plans one commercial firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) contract, awarded to the lowest-priced quote that is technically acceptable (LPTA). SAM.gov shows the response due date as November 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern; the solicitation text says 10:00 AM EDT.
Who can bid (4)
- Small business: the buy is a 100 percent small business set-aside; the size standard for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 1,250 employees.
- Active SAM registration with representations and certifications completed at the time of quote submission; quotes from firms without one will not be considered.
- Items must be Berry Amendment compliant; the exception at Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) 225.7002-2(a) does not apply.
Show all 4Show fewer
- Pickup location must be within the continental United States.
How to submit: Email to Nadene Roye, Contract Specialist, nadene.a.roye.civ@army.mil. An email confirmation from the contract specialist must be received for the quote to count as submitted., due November 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
- Serious: Response due time conflicts: 2:00 PM Eastern on SAM.gov, 10:00 AM EDT in the solicitation. Both give November 4, 2026, but the times are four hours apart. A late quote can be rejected, so confirm the time with the contract specialist.
- Serious: Unit of issue not stated for QTY 40. The quantity is forty (40) with no unit such as each or set, and a quote is priced per unit. The item spreadsheet, which was not among the documents read, may give it.
- Worth checking: Equal items need a side-by-side comparison. A quote for an equal item without the comparison is treated as nonresponsive and is not eligible for award.
Show all 6Show fewer
- Worth checking: Foreign Military Sales shipping by freight forwarder. The vendor prepares the shipment and waits for pickup by the freight forwarder, which can take a long time. No storage fees are paid.
- Worth checking: Berry Amendment exception does not apply. The Berry Amendment is a law limiting what the Defense Department buys from outside the U.S. in food, clothing, fabrics, tools and flags. Check where each item and its materials are made before quoting.
- Minor: Export-controlled items clause for a foreign sale. The clause list includes an export-controlled items clause and a limit on contingent fees for Foreign Military Sales.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Part 12 Combined Synopsis-Solicitation RFQ - Mechanical De-reefer Device.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Supply QTY 40 Mechanical De-reefer Devices, unit not stated, as brand name or equal items listed on an attached spreadsheet.
- Equipment must be new. No remanufactured or gray market items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.
- For an equal item, include a side-by-side comparison of characteristics with the quote.
- Prepare the shipment and contact the freight forwarder. The vendor does not deliver. The Government pays shipping, so leave shipping costs out of the quote.
- State the pickup address, which must be in the continental United States, and propose a delivery date.
- All items must be Berry Amendment compliant.
- Contract type
- Commercial firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract; at least one award anticipated, single award by lowest price technically acceptable
- Period of performance
- Not stated; the bidder proposes a delivery date
- Place of performance
- New Cumberland, PA, USA (SAM.gov). Goods are picked up at the vendor's address in the continental United States.
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA): lowest price among quotes rated acceptable on Technical and acceptable or not applicable on Past Performance
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 22, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Nadene Roye, Contract Specialist, nadene.a.roye.civ@army.mil. An email confirmation from the contract specialist must be received for the quote to count as submitted.
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical: acceptable or unacceptable
- Past Performance: acceptable or unacceptable. A firm with no recent and relevant history in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS: the Government's past-performance database) gets Not Applicable, not unacceptable.
- Price: lowest price among acceptable quotes
What to include when you submit
- Include your System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identification (UEI) code, the business ID from your SAM.gov registration, with the quote.
- Quotes must be valid for 60 days following the closing date of the request for quote (RFQ).
- Quote the brand name items on the attached spreadsheet, or an equal with a side-by-side comparison of characteristics. Without the comparison, the quote is nonresponsive.
- State the address where the goods will be picked up (continental United States) and propose a delivery date.
- Do not include shipping costs.
Not in the notice text
- The spreadsheet of brand name items the text calls attached was not among the documents read. Item names, part numbers, specifications and the unit of issue are likely there; check it on SAM.gov.
- The unit of issue for the 40 devices is not stated in the text read.
- No delivery date is set; the bidder proposes one.
- What past performance information to send with the quote is not stated.
- The Government's estimate is not stated.
- The full text of the clauses listed by reference is not in the solicitation; it is linked on acquisition.gov.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 334511
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Nadene Roye, Contract Specialist, nadene.a.roye.civ@army.mil. An email confirmation from the contract specialist must be received for the quote to count as submitted. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Apg, Aberdeen Proving Grou, MD
- Product/service code
- 1670 · Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334511)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 22, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 4, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Similar open opportunities
- Detector, GasThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Land Warren, Department of Defense) wants quotes from small businesses for gas detectors, National Stock Number (NSN) 6665016280980: QTY 7 Each,…
- Overhead Projector,DLA Aviation at Philadelphia has posted a solicitation titled 'Overhead Projector' (PSC 6610).
- SPRRA127RA002// Computer, Flight Control// 6615016583654The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Huntsville, AL wants 150 each of a flight control computer (NSN 6615-01-668-3654, part number 70600-01844-102) for the Blackhawk…
- Vacuum Pump UnitNAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mechanicsburg is asking for quotes on a vacuum pump unit built to drawing 6813181 (CAGE 53711), intended for submarines and surface ships.
- Processor, Signal DataThis is a presolicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency's Land and Maritime office in Albany for 4 each of a signal data processor, National Stock Number (NSN)…