Sources Sought
Vacuum Insulated Panel
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summarySierra Army Depot (Army) is asking for sources that can supply vacuum insulated panels (VIPs) under sources sought notice PANDTA-26-P-0000035478, with Herlong, CA as the place of performance. This is market research only: no solicitation exists and the Army is not asking for quotes. Responses are due November 10, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Army who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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Sierra Army Depot (Army) is asking for sources that can supply vacuum insulated panels (VIPs) under sources sought notice PANDTA-26-P-0000035478, with Herlong, CA as the place of performance. This is market research only: no solicitation exists and the Army is not asking for quotes. Responses are due November 10, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Worth checking: Must confirm you can supply every item. The questions ask you to confirm you can provide all three panel sizes, so a firm that can make only some sizes may not fit as written.
- Minor: Sources sought only, no solicitation. No quotes or proposals are being taken, and the notice does not promise an order; a response only helps the Army choose its buying approach.
- Minor: Quantities given without a unit of issue. The specs sheet lists QTY 383, QTY 1,005 and QTY 459 but no unit of issue (each, set, box), so a per-unit price can't be worked out yet.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- VACUUM INSULATED PANEL SPECS.docx (read)
- Sources Sought.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Send a product cut sheet (or similar) with specifications for the panels you can supply
- Part LEAD-FP-5126: 13" x 14" vacuum insulated panel, QTY 383, unit not stated
- Part LEAD-FP-5127: 14" x 28" vacuum insulated panel, QTY 1,005, unit not stated
- Part LEAD-FP-5131: 22.5" x 26.25" vacuum insulated panel, QTY 459, unit not stated
- Every panel: thickness 0.650" +/-0.0625", thermal conductivity not above 0.020 BTU-inch/ft2-hr-F per ASTM C518, degradation not above 2.8% per year, rated for at least 200 degrees F
- Answer the four questions in the Sources Sought attachment (business status, GSA profile, ability to supply every item, current DoD insulated panel contracts)
- Place of performance
- Herlong, CA, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Not an evaluation. Responses are used as market research to decide the acquisition strategy, including whether to set the buy aside for a type of business.
- Offers due
- November 10, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
What to include when you submit
- Submit a product cut sheet or similar document showing the specifications of the products you offer
- State your company's socioeconomic status (for example Small Business or Other Than Small Business)
- Say whether you have a GSA profile and give the contract number if so
- Confirm you can provide every item
- Say whether you have current Government insulated panel contracts with the Department of Defense
Not in the notice text
- How to send the response (email address or portal) is not stated in the notice text or attachments; check the contact details on SAM.gov
- The set-aside, NAICS code and product service code are not stated on SAM.gov
- Unit of issue for the panel quantities, delivery dates and delivery terms are not given
- Contract type and any dollar estimate are not given
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- W6QK Siad Contr Off, Herlong, CA
- 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice