Sources Sought
SOURCES SOUGHT-Motorized Precision Pan-Tilt Positioner-REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N00167-26-SIMACQ-CD-74-0025
Due in 14 daysSmall business
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division is asking small businesses to send capability statements for a motorized pan-tilt positioner used to remotely aim cameras, calibration targets and weather equipment. This is a Sources Sought / RFI only, not a request for proposals, and the Navy will use responses to plan the buy and decide on small business set-asides. Place of performance is listed as Maryland.
Watch out for
- Specifications are in an attachment. The minimum technical specs for the positioner are only in the attachment, so you cannot judge fit from the notice text.
in accordance with attached minimum specifications
- RFI only. No contract will be awarded from this notice; it is market research, so a response does not guarantee a later opportunity.
This is not a request for proposals, and no contract will be awarded directly from this announcement.
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Full brief
What they want
- Supply a motorized precision pan-tilt positioner meeting attached minimum specifications
- Positioner must mount sensing equipment such as cameras, calibration targets and weather equipment
- Remote pan and tilt capability
- Send a written capability statement with company information, technical capability, CAGE Code and business size
- Place of performance
- MD, USA
- Offers due
- 9:00 AM EST on 21 October 2026
- How to submit
- Email to lametria.r.smith.civ@us.navy.mil
What to include when you submit
- Company information: name, physical address, email, website, phone, size and type of ownership
- Tailored technical capability statement with supporting documentation such as product datasheets
- Active CAGE Code
- Business size and socio-economic status (e.g. Small, 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned)
- If significant subcontracting or teaming is expected, describe the administrative and management structure of those arrangements
You must have
- Small business set-aside (total) is being considered; respondents should state size and socio-economic status
determine the feasibility of various small business set-asides
- Active CAGE Code required in the response
CAGE Code: Active Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code.
Not in the notice text
- Minimum technical specifications (attachment)
- Quantity needed
- Expected delivery schedule
- Estimated value
- Contract type for any future buy
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- N00167-26-SIMACQ-CD-74-0025
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NSWC Carderock
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 334511
- Product/service code
- 6625
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Place of performance
- MD, 20817
- Contracting contact
- Lametria Smithlametria.r.smith.civ@us.navy.mil7572892667
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) requires a motorized pan-tilt positioner, in accordance with attached minimum specifications, that will be utilized to mount sensing equipment such as cameras, calibration targets, weather equipment, etc., allowing the operational capability to pan and tilt the equipment remotely. This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought notice only. This is not a request for proposals, and no contract will be awarded directly from this announcement. The information gathered will be used to support acquisition planning and determine the feasibility of various small business set-asides. Organizations with the potential capacity to provide the requested supply item are asked to submit a written Capability Statement containing the following information: 1. Company Information: Organization name, physical address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization. 2. Technical Capability Statement: Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate technical documentation (such as product datasheets) supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. 3. CAGE Code: Active Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. 4. Socio-Economic Business Size: Size of business (e.g., Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-Owned, and/or Veteran-Owned). If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver the technical capability, organizations should clearly address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. NOTE: Only information provided in the written Capability Statement shall be considered during the market research phase. Capability Statements shall be submitted via e-mail to: lametria.r.smith.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 9:00 AM EST on 21 October 2026.
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