Solicitation
Mandrels for the Watervliet Arsenal
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThis is a request for quote (RFQ: a simple solicitation for price quotes) set aside for small businesses. The Army contracting office at Watervliet Arsenal (ACC WVA) wants 10 Each of a 155MM rotary forge mandrel assembly, made to Drawing G5573D Rev. A, delivered by January 11, 2027. Amendment 0001 moved the response due date to November 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern. The award goes to the lowest evaluated quote that meets all material requirements. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 6 of 8 attachments weren't read (G5571 Layout1 (1).pdf, G5507.pdf and 4 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
This is a request for quote (RFQ: a simple solicitation for price quotes) set aside for small businesses. The Army contracting office at Watervliet Arsenal (ACC WVA) wants 10 Each of a 155MM rotary forge mandrel assembly, made to Drawing G5573D Rev. A, delivered by January 11, 2027. Amendment 0001 moved the response due date to November 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern. The award goes to the lowest evaluated quote that meets all material requirements.
Who can bid
- Small business. This buy is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 333515, so only small businesses can bid.
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with an electronic business point of contact, and registered in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF, the Government's electronic invoicing system) to be paid
- Must meet the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104 (the basic tests of a capable and reliable contractor)
How to submit: Email to coby.r.brickner.civ@army.mil (Coby Brickner, contract specialist). All responses must be electronic.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only small businesses under NAICS 333515 can bid; larger firms cannot.
- Serious: Drawings are controlled. The six drawings that define the parts (G5571, G5507, G5572, G5574, G5573, G5579) are attached on SAM.gov but not read here; you must request access on SAM.gov before you can price the work.
- Worth checking: Delivery date is firm. The notice says on-time delivery is critical and that raw material shortages or subcontractor problems are not accepted excuses; late delivery can end the order.
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- Worth checking: Delivery on January 11, 2027. All 10 Each are due on or before this date, delivered to Watervliet Arsenal at the contractor's transportation cost.
- Worth checking: Inspection and certificates required. Material, heat treat and finish certificates and inspection reports must arrive with the delivery, and inspection is required.
- Worth checking: Steel must meet a standard grade. Wrought steel must be a standard American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) grade; merchant quality, leaded and resulfurized steels, and castings are not acceptable unless the drawing says otherwise.
- Minor: Cybersecurity and export-control clauses. The contract includes the DFARS clause on safeguarding covered defense information and an export-controlled items clause, which can add compliance work for a small shop.
- Minor: Supplier risk scores are part of the evaluation. The contracting officer will look at your Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) quality and delivery record when evaluating your quote.
- Minor: Response due date moved by amendment. Amendment 0001 changed the response due date from October 19, 2026 to November 3, 2026; use the new date.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. 6 of 8 not read. Show which files.
- W911PT26QA139-0001.pdf (read)
- W911PT26QA139.pdf (read)
- G5571 Layout1 (1).pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
- G5507.pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
- G5572 Layout1 (1).pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
- G5574 Layout1 (1).pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
- G5573 Layout1 (1).pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
- G5579 Layout1 (1).pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- 10 Each of MANDREL 155MM ASSY ROTARY FORGE, Manufacturer's Part Number G5573, CAGE (company ID code) 19206, made to Drawing G5573D Rev. A, with G5507C Rev. H applying
- Assembly consists of parts G5571F Rev.D, G5572D Rev.B, G5574C Rev.B (Item #2) and G5579B Rev.C (Item #2)
- Mark the mandrel assembly and its packages per drawing G5573
- Send material certificates, heat treat certificates, finish certificates and inspection reports when you deliver
- Inspection and acceptance at destination, Watervliet Arsenal, per Drawing G5573D Rev. A
- Deliver on or before January 11, 2027; the contractor pays transportation (F.o.b. destination)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), commercial products RFQ
- Period of performance
- Delivery on or before January 11, 2027 (10 Each)
- Place of performance
- Watervliet, NY, USA (delivery to Watervliet Arsenal, 1 Buffington St, Watervliet, NY 12189-4050)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest evaluated price among quotes that meet all material requirements and the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104; Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) risk assessments are also considered
- Offers due
- November 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to coby.r.brickner.civ@army.mil (Coby Brickner, contract specialist). All responses must be electronic.
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: lowest evaluated bid or offer
- Technical acceptability: meets all material requirements of the solicitation
- Responsibility under FAR 9.104; the Government may visit the plant, do a preaward survey, or ask for financial, technical, production or management information
- Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) risk assessments: item risk, price risk and supplier risk (quality and delivery)
What to include when you submit
- Fill out the Request for Quotes completely and send it in its entirety, or it may not be considered responsive
- Provide vendor name, point of contact, phone, email, Unique Entity ID, CAGE code if known, and tax ID number
- Confirm you can meet the delivery schedule when you quote
- Acknowledge Amendment 0001 (it only changes the response due date)
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The requisition lists the item as a manufacturer's part number G5573 with CAGE 19206, but the documents do not say who made it before.
Not in the notice text
- The six part drawings are attached on SAM.gov but controlled and not read here (G5571, G5507, G5572, G5574, G5573, G5579); request access on SAM.gov for tolerances, materials and marking details
- Part of the middle of the RFQ document (about 18,800 characters, inside the DFARS cybersecurity clause and the following clauses) was left out of the text read here
- The Government's estimate of value is not stated
- Whether first article testing (an approved sample before full production) is required is not stated
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 333515
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to coby.r.brickner.civ@army.mil (Coby Brickner, contract specialist). All responses must be electronic. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W6QK ACC WVA, Watervliet, NY
- Product/service code
- 3460 · Machine Tool Accessories
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 333515)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 3, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 29, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 19, 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
10 Each - MANDREL ASSEMBLY per Drawing #G5573D REV. A, G5507C Rev. H Applies. Assembly consists of parts: G5571F Rev.D G5572D Rev.B G5574C Rev.B-Item #2 G5579B Rev.C-Item#2 Contractor to mark mandrel assembly and packages per drawing #G5573. Vendor to submit Material Certs, Heat Treat Certs, Finish Certs, Inspection Reports upon delivery. ** Inspection Required**
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