Solicitation
HIP CAN Study
Department of Energy
AI summaryBattelle, which runs the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for the Department of Energy, wants 19 line items of metal shims, plates, foils, steel cans and tooling. They are for a hot isostatic pressing (HIP, heat-and-pressure bonding) can study, delivered to Richland, WA by June 30, 2027. SAM.gov's response due date is November 9, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific (an amendment moved it to Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 PM PST · 7:00 PM Eastern) (7:00 PM Eastern), but the RFP gives November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific. Award goes to the lowest price among offers that meet all technical requirements. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 19, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 2, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 9, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 4 of 16 attachments weren't read (0.001in-Shim_MITR.pdf, Hip Can Lid_MITR.pdf and 2 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Battelle, which runs the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for the Department of Energy, wants 19 line items of metal shims, plates, foils, steel cans and tooling. They are for a hot isostatic pressing (HIP, heat-and-pressure bonding) can study, delivered to Richland, WA by June 30, 2027. SAM.gov's response due date is November 9, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific (7:00 PM Eastern), but the RFP gives November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific. Award goes to the lowest price among offers that meet all technical requirements.
Who can bid (4)
- No set-aside: SAM.gov says no set-aside is used. The NAICS size standard is 750 employees, and the offeror certifies its size on the Representations and Certifications form.
- A quality program or system that follows a national or international program (for example NQA-1, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025), or written manuals and procedures if there is no certification. Battelle checks it before award.
- Buy American Act certification that each end product is a domestic end product, unless listed as foreign
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- An approved registration in the PNNL Vendor Portal to be awarded a contract. The winning offeror gets an invitation to register during contracting.
How to submit: Email to Chris Martin, christopher.martin@pnnl.gov, with a subject line that includes the words "Proposal to RFP 963801" (email is preferred), due SAM.gov: November 9, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific (7:00 PM Eastern). RFP: November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
- Serious: Partial proposals allowed in the notice, but the RFP says all items are needed. The SAM.gov notice says partial proposals will be considered, while the RFP says an offer missing any item or quantity may be rejected. Ask before pricing only some items.
- Worth checking: Notification of intent to propose due November 9, 2026. The RFP says offerors shall complete a Notification of Intent form by this date, four days before proposals are due; the RFP does not say what happens if it is missed.
- Worth checking: Quality program checked before award. Battelle will review your quality program and your ability to deliver quality assurance paperwork (certificates of conformance, test reports); firms without a documented system may be hard-pressed to qualify.
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- Worth checking: Tooling design must be presented before fabrication. Items 18 and 19 need engineering and tooling design work, and a hold point stops fabrication of the parts until the tooling design is presented.
- Worth checking: Export control classification required in the proposal. Offers must give the ECCN or ITAR category for the items proposed, which a firm that has not classified its products may need time to work out.
- Minor: Questions due November 6, 2026. Written questions go to the contracts specialist by this date; late questions may not be answered.
- Minor: NADCAP certification strongly preferred. The specification strongly prefers an offeror with National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) certification; it is not stated as required.
- Minor: Four drawings attached but not read. Drawings for the 0.001 inch shim, the 0.015 inch foil, the HIP can lid and the HIP can length were attached but not read; check them on SAM.gov for dimensions and tolerances.
- Minor: Only contact the named contracts specialist. Offerors may not contact other Battelle staff about this RFP; questions go to the contracts specialist.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 4 of 16 not read. Show which files.
- RFP_0000963801_0.00 - 10-19-2026.pdf (read)
- Appendix A - Technical Specification - MITR_Plate_Fabrication_HIP_Can_Study - RFP 963801.pdf (read)
- REPS and CERTS_963801_0.00.pdf (read)
- 0.027 Thick Foil_MITR.pdf (read)
- 18gauge_MITR.pdf (read)
- 10Gabottom_MITR.pdf (read)
- 10Gatop_MITR.pdf (read)
- 0.005in-Shim_MITR.pdf (read)
- 0.002in-Shim_MITR.pdf (read)
- 0.010in-Shim_MITR.pdf (read)
- 0.019 Thick Foil_MITR.pdf (read)
- Hipcan_Width_MITR.pdf (read)
- 0.001in-Shim_MITR.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Hip Can Lid_MITR.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 0.015 Thick Foil_MITR.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Hipcan_Length_MITR.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Shims, 1018 carbon steel: 0.001", .002", 0.005" and 0.010" thick, QTY 25.00 EA each
- Pocket plates, 6061-T6 aluminum: 0.009", 0.012" and 0.015" thick, QTY 50.00 EA each, made by conventional or CNC milling
- Haynes 214 foils: 0.015", 0.019" and 0.027" thick, QTY 25.00 EA each
- Strongbacks (steel backing plates): 10 gauge bottom and top, QTY 50.00 EA each; 18 gauge, QTY 250.00 EA
- MITR HIP cans and lids: draw quality (DQ) steel and e-beam weldable stainless steel, QTY 25.00 EA of each of four items
- Non-recurring engineering and tooling design for two tool sets (DQ steel and stainless steel HIP can tooling), QTY 1.00 EA each, with a tooling design presentation before fabrication
- Spray Neolube 1.1 (a release coating) at a target thickness of 0.4 mils (0.0004 inches), with a bake out at 75 C for 10 minutes
- First articles for Battelle evaluation, plus certificate of conformance, material certification and inspection report for every item
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price, whatever the work ends up costing (anticipated)
- Period of performance
- Single delivery of all items by June 30, 2027
- Place of performance
- Richland, WA, USA (SAM.gov). Items ship to Battelle for U.S. DOE, 790 6th Street, Richland, WA 99354, FOB destination.
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price among responsive and responsible offerors that meet all technical requirements (lowest price technically acceptable)
- Offers due
- SAM.gov: November 9, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific (7:00 PM Eastern). RFP: November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific. (from the version posted Oct 19, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Chris Martin, christopher.martin@pnnl.gov, with a subject line that includes the words "Proposal to RFP 963801" (email is preferred)
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (lowest evaluated price wins)
- Technical acceptability: company capability statement and a statement that the offeror can meet Appendix A and the drawings
- Quality program: Battelle will evaluate the offeror's quality program before award
What to include when you submit
- Sign and return the RFP's Proposal page with firm name, point of contact, payment terms and unit prices for each of the 19 line items
- Include a company capability statement
- Include a statement confirming you can meet Appendix A (Technical Specification) and the drawings
- Include the completed and signed Representations and Certifications form, including the Buy American Act Certificate
- Include the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) category for the items proposed
- Include lead time for items
- Complete the Notification of Intent to Submit Proposal (on pnnl.gov/contracts/contractdocuments.aspx) by the Intent to Propose date
- Price all costs: materials, labor, equipment, testing, fees, taxes, duties, tariffs, overhead and profit
- Do not include banking information in the proposal
After award, you must have
- Material certification from an accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017 laboratory (a submittal with delivery) From Appendix A - Technical Specification - MITR_Plate_Fabrication_HIP_Can_Study - RFP 963801.pdf:
From an accredited ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017 laboratory.
- Insurance during the contract: Commercial General Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence, Business Auto Liability $1,000,000 single limit, Employers' Liability $100,000 per occurrence, Workers Compensation as required by statute From RFP_0000963801_0.00 - 10-19-2026.pdf:
Commercial General Liability (including contractual and products and completed operations…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. Appendix A says Battelle will run a surrogate test of the improved cans first, and longer term intends to buy annual quantities (Table II, for reference only).
Not in the notice text
- Drawings for the 0.001 inch shim, the 0.015 inch foil, the HIP can lid and the HIP can length were attached but not read; their dimensions are not in this brief.
- Whether missing the Notification of Intent to Propose date bars a proposal is not stated.
- The Government's estimate or budget is not given; the draft contract shows the total amount as $TBD.
- The Technical Oversight Representative is listed as TBD.
- Which due date governs, SAM.gov's November 9, 2026 or the RFP's November 13, 2026, is not explained.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Chris Martin, christopher.martin@pnnl.gov, with a subject line that includes the words "Proposal to RFP 963801" (email is preferred). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- PNNL Contracts - DOE Contractor, Richland, WA
- Product/service code
- 9515 · Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil, and Leaf
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332999)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 13, 2026
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 13, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 19, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 9, 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)
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- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Battelle is requesting a proposal as noted in the attached documents. Please note that Battelle will entertain partial proposals and reserves the right to award multiple contracts as needed. Please also provide the following information with the proposal: Lead time for items Completed Reps & Certs form Technical Proposal as noted in the attached RFP document If there are any questions, please feel free to contact me directly. Thanks Chris Martin Contracting Specialist Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Phone: 509-372-6026 E-mail: Christopher.martin@pnnl.gov
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