Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Aluminum Blanks
Department of Justice · Federal Prison Industries, Inc
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AI summaryUNICOR (Federal Prison Industries) wants aluminum sheet blanks in three sizes: 50,000 each, 20,000 each and 1,000 each, for delivery to Cumberland, Maryland. It plans a two-year, firm-fixed-price (one set price) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, with orders placed as needed. The work is set aside for small business, and offers are due by the response due date, November 13, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries) wants aluminum sheet blanks in three sizes: 50,000 each, 20,000 each and 1,000 each, for delivery to Cumberland, Maryland. It plans a two-year, firm-fixed-price (one set price) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, with orders placed as needed. The work is set aside for small business, and offers are due by the response due date, November 13, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Small business; this is a 100% small business set-aside
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before submitting an offer, during performance and through final payment
How to submit: Not clearly stated; the notice lists contract specialist Wesley Newell, wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov, for questions. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Small business only. Only small businesses can win this order.
- Worth checking: Past performance questionnaires. You must send three past performance questionnaires, or a statement that you are a new vendor, and past performance is scored.
- Worth checking: Solicitation number differs. SAM.gov lists SV0120-27, but the notice text opens with SV0102-27. Ask the contract specialist which is right.
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- Minor: Order timing unknown. Orders come as UNICOR makes sales, so you cannot plan production around a set schedule.
- Minor: Prices held for 60 days. Your prices must stay firm for 60 calendar days after offers are received.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Line 1 (SBL0127A): 3105-H14 aluminum sheet, .040 inch thick, yellow/yellow, masked, 1/2-inch radius corners, 50,000 each
- Line 2 (SBL0133): 3105-H14 aluminum sheet, .040 inch thick, yellow/yellow, masked, 3/8-inch radius corners, 20,000 each
- Line 3 (SBL0128): 3105-H14 aluminum sheet, .040 inch thick, yellow/yellow, masked, square corners, 1,000 each
- Guaranteed contract minimum of 40,000 each across any lines; each delivery order is 4,000 to 10,000 each
- Pack to ASTM D-3951-95 and deliver FOB Destination (seller pays freight) to UNICOR, 14601 Burbridge Rd, Cumberland, MD, 21502
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), 2 years
- Period of performance
- 2 years
- Place of performance
- Delivery to UNICOR, 14601 Burbridge Rd, Cumberland, MD, 21502 (FOB Destination)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Technical and past performance together count more than price
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 26, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Not clearly stated; the notice lists contract specialist Wesley Newell, wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov, for questions
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical specifications
- Price
- Past performance
- Delivery time
What to include when you submit
- Include a signed Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer) with line-item pricing and lead time
- Include all amendments, signed
- Give company name, address, SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), business size, point of contact, telephone and email
- Include technical descriptions of the items offered
- State country of origin and whether the items are rolled or manufactured in the USA (yes or no)
- State the warranty
- Send three Business Management Questionnaires for past performance, or a statement that you are a new vendor without past performance
- Hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the date offers are received
- Acknowledge any amendments
Not in the notice text
- Where to send the offer is not stated; the notice gives only the contract specialist's email for contact
- Estimated dollar value is not given
- The delivery time and lead time UNICOR expects are 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 331315
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Not clearly stated; the notice lists contract specialist Wesley Newell, wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov, for questions. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- United States Department of Justice, DBA Federal Prison Industries, Cumberland, MD
- Product/service code
- 9905 · Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 331315)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 13, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 13, 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
SV0102-27 Aluminum Blanks Solicitation Posting: 10/23/2026 Questions Deadline: 11/6/2026 8AM EST Proposal Deadline: 11/13/2026 2PM EST RFQ/RFP: Request for Quote (RFQ) Contract: 2 Year, Firm Fixed Price, IDIQ, EPA NAICS: 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foil Manufacturing (small business size 1,400) EPA Index: PCU331315331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing. Small Business Set Aside: 100% Set Aside for Small Business Submissions Email: Wesley Newell, Contract Specialist, wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov Delivery Terms: FOB Destination to Unicor, 14601 Burbridge Rd, Cumberland, MD, 21502. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a two (2)-year, firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for the following commercial item(s): Line 1 SBL0127A 3105-H14 Aluminum Sheet, 7”× 10”, .040” thick 50,000 each yellow/yellow, masked, 1/2-inch radius corners Line 2 SBL0133 3105-H14 Aluminum Sheet, 4.5” × 5”, .040” thick 20,000 each yellow/yellow, masked, 3/8-inch radius corners Line 3 SBL0128 3105-H14 Aluminum Sheet, 2.5” × 15”, .040” thick 1,000 each yellow/yellow, masked, square corners Guaranteed contract minimum: 40,000 EA, (any combination of line items) Delivery Order Minimum: 4,000 EA, (any combination of line items) Delivery Order Maximum: 10,000 EA, (any combination of line items) Delivery orders will be issued in accordance with 52.216-19. Delivery order schedule is unknown and varies as each order is based on a specific sales. Packaging shall comply with the specifications of ASTM D-3951-95, standard practice for commercial packages. Commercial Goods Evaluation Factors: Technical specifications, price, past performance, and delivery time. Technical and past performance, when combined, are: More important than price. Any amendments issued to this solicitation shall be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation and must be acknowledged by each Offeror. Offeror must hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. Offers or modifications to offers received at the address specified for the receipt of offers after the exact time specified may not be considered. Each submission must include the following: SF1449, signed including line-item pricing and lead time All Amendments, signed Company Name: Company Address: SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): Business Size: (Large or Small): Company Point of Contact: Telephone number: Email Address: Technical Descriptions of Items Offered Country of Origination: Rolled/Manufactured in USA: (Yes / No) Warranty: Three Business Management Questionnaires for past performance. (or a statement indicating you are a new vendor without past performance who will not receive a positive or negative rating due to no history) By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database (System Award Management) prior to submitting a proposal, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT WHEN CONTRACTOR(S) DELAYS: In the event the contractor(s) encounter difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when there is an anticipated difficulty in complying with the delivery terms or completion dates, or whenever the contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely delivery/performance of this contract, the contractor must immediately notify the Field Administrative Contracting Officers at UNICOR Cumberland or in writing, giving pertinent details. This information will not be construed as a waiver by the Government of the required delivery schedule, or the Governments rights to impose consideration against delinquencies or other remedies provided by this contract. Future requirements for these or similar items from this or other UNICOR factories may be added to the resulting contract if considered to fall within the scope of work and the price is determined to be fair and reasonable. Invoices are to be emailed to: accountspayable@central.unicor.gov
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