Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Mechanical De-reefer Device
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Army (ACC-APG, for the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command in New Cumberland, PA) wants quotes on W91CRB-27-Q-DEREEFER: forty (40) Mechanical De-reefer Devices, new brand name or equal, for a foreign military sale to Egypt. SAM.gov's response due date is November 6, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern, but the attachment says quotes go by email by 10:00 AM EDT, November 4, 2026. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 2 attachments weren't read (Item Spreadsheet - DEREEFER - W91CRB27QDEREEFER.xlsx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Army (ACC-APG, for the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command in New Cumberland, PA) wants quotes on W91CRB-27-Q-DEREEFER: forty (40) Mechanical De-reefer Devices, new brand name or equal, for a foreign military sale to Egypt. SAM.gov's response due date is November 6, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern, but the attachment says quotes go by email by 10:00 AM EDT, November 4, 2026.
Who can bid
- Small business: this is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 334511 (size standard 1,250 employees).
- Active System for Award Management (SAM) registration with completed representations and certifications at quote submission; quotes from vendors without an active registration are not considered.
- All items must comply with the Berry Amendment (a law favoring U.S.-made goods for certain items such as fabrics and tools). The exception at RFO DFARS 225.7002-2(a) does not apply.
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 6, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (SAM.gov); November 4, 2026, 10:00 AM ET (RFQ attachment). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Small business only. Only small businesses can bid; large businesses are shut out.
- Serious: Item list is in a spreadsheet that was attached but not read. The brand name items, specifications and the unit of issue are in the item spreadsheet, so the real requirements and quantity unit are not in the RFQ text.
- Worth checking: Quote is not submitted until the Government confirms by email. An emailed quote only counts once the contract specialist sends back a confirmation, so send early and follow up.
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- Worth checking: Equal items need a side-by-side comparison. A quote with an alternate item and no side-by-side comparison is nonresponsive and cannot win.
- Worth checking: Foreign military sale shipping and export rules. The vendor prepares goods for a Government freight forwarder, with no storage fees paid while pickup is arranged, and export-controlled item rules apply.
- Minor: New equipment only with manufacturer's warranty. Remanufactured or gray market items are not allowed, so resellers need an authorized supply source.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 of 2 not read. Show which files.
- Part 12 Combined Synopsis-Solicitation RFQ - Mechanical De-reefer Device.pdf (read)
- Item Spreadsheet - DEREEFER - W91CRB27QDEREEFER.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Supply forty (40) Mechanical De-reefer Devices, quantity as written in the RFQ; unit of issue not stated
- Quote brand name items or equals as listed on the attached item spreadsheet (attached but not read)
- New equipment only: no remanufactured or gray market items, and all items covered by the manufacturer's warranty
- If you quote an equal, include a side-by-side comparison of characteristics
- Prepare the shipment and contact the Government's freight forwarder; the vendor does not deliver
- State the continental U.S. pickup address and propose a delivery date in the quote
- Contract type
- Commercial firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price, whatever the work ends up costing
- Place of performance
- New Cumberland, PA, USA (per SAM.gov fields). Goods are picked up at an address in the continental United States that the quote must give.
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA): lowest price among quotes rated acceptable, single award
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (SAM.gov); November 4, 2026, 10:00 AM ET (RFQ attachment)
- 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: rated acceptable or unacceptable
- Past Performance: rated acceptable or unacceptable; no recent and relevant history in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) gets Not Applicable, not unacceptable
- Price: lowest price among acceptable quotes wins
What to include when you submit
- Include your SAM Unique Entity Identification code (UEI) with the quote
- Quotes must be valid for 60 days after the RFQ closing date
- Give the pickup address for the goods; it must be in the continental United States
- Propose a delivery date for the items
- Do not include shipping costs: the Government pays shipment costs
- For an equal item, include a side-by-side comparison of characteristics
- Quote the items on the attached item spreadsheet (attached but not read)
Not in the notice text
- The brand name items, specifications and unit of issue are in the item spreadsheet, which was attached but not read: Item Spreadsheet - DEREEFER - W91CRB27QDEREEFER.xlsx
- Which response due date governs: November 6, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern on SAM.gov, or 10:00 AM EDT on November 4, 2026 in the RFQ
- The required delivery or pickup date; bidders propose their own delivery date
- Government's estimate or contract value 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 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 26, 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 0001 (this version)Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 22, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue 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
See attached
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