Sources Sought
Radiological Detection System Supplies
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice (market research), not a solicitation. The Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division wants Radiological Detection System base units, beta/photon probes and probe connector cables, replacing older survey meters on ships and at shipyards. Interested firms are asked to fill out a Market Research Questionnaire (Attachment 2) by the response due date, November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Navy who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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This is a sources sought notice (market research), not a solicitation. The Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division wants Radiological Detection System base units, beta/photon probes and probe connector cables, replacing older survey meters on ships and at shipyards. Interested firms are asked to fill out a Market Research Questionnaire (Attachment 2) by the response due date, November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Worth checking: Quantities and part numbers only in the attachment. The National Stock Number (NSN), part numbers and quantities are in the Statement of Work (SOW), Attachment 1, which isn't in the notice text.
- Minor: Market research only. A sources sought notice gathers information about interested firms; it is not an offer request and no award comes from it.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Produce and supply Radiological Detection System (RDS) base units
- Supply Beta/Photon probes
- Supply common probe connector cables
- Fill out the Market Research Questionnaire (Attachment 2) if you are interested
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
What to include when you submit
- Fill out the attached Market Research Questionnaire (Attachment 2)
Not in the notice text
- Attachment 1 (the Statement of Work with the National Stock Numbers, part numbers and quantities) and Attachment 2 (the Market Research Questionnaire) are attachments not seen here
- How or where to send the questionnaire is not stated
- Whether a later purchase will be set aside is not stated; SAM.gov states no set-aside
- The place of performance, contract type and value are not stated
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 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- NSWC Carderock, Bethesda, MD
- Product/service code
- 6665 · Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334519)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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Full notice text from SAM.gov
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