Sources Sought
COAI-PLOTTING BOARD, M16, W/E
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912CH-27-R-A013
Due in 8 daysSmall business
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Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal is running a sources sought (market research) notice for the M16 plotting board (NSN 1220-01-548-9063). It plans a 100% small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price, 2-year requirements contract. This is not a solicitation: interested firms fill out a survey and email it by 16 Oct 2026.
Watch out for
- Restricted technical data package. The drawings are limited to DoD and U.S. DoD contractors with a DD 2345 and JCP registration, and will only be released if a solicitation is issued, so get the DD 2345 now if you lack one.
the vendor must have a current DD 2345, Militarily Critical Technical
- First article testing required. The contractor must produce and test units before full production, which adds cost and time.
The Contractor shall test 3 units of the COAI-PLOTTING BOARD, M16, W/E,
- Sources sought only, not an offer request. Responding does not secure an award, and the Government may never issue a solicitation or buy anything.
Since this is a Sources Sought Notice, and not a solicitation for receipt of
- Nonmanufacturer rule applies. A small business reseller must supply a product made by another small business unless SBA has granted a waiver.
Supply a product manufactured by another small business if it is a
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- Sources Sought_COAI Plotting Board M16 WE.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Small businesses that can make the COAI-PLOTTING BOARD, M16, W/E (NSN 1220-01-548-9063)
- Completed survey with vendor profile, business size and nonmanufacturer rule status
- Past experience making this item, current capability and where production would happen
- First article testing experience (the contract would require testing 3 units)
- Lead time, monthly production rates, unit price, quality system and commercial availability
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, 2-year requirements contract (planned; this notice is sources sought only)
- Period of performance
- 2 years (planned requirements contract)
- Place of performance
- USA (survey asks where your firm would produce the item)
- Offers due
- 16 October 2026, 13:00 PM EST per the survey (SAM.gov shows 2026-10-16 13:00, UTC-04:00)
- How to submit
- Email the completed survey to Richard Hall, Contract Specialist, ACC-DTA, Richard.G.Hall64.civ@army.mil
What to include when you submit
- Email subject line: Sources Sought COAI- PLOTTING BOARD, M16, W/E (Name of Business)
- Fill in the yellow-highlighted vendor profile fields and answer the requirement questions; you may respond in whole or in part
- You may attach sales media and product manuals
- If you include proprietary information, put PROPIETARY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN on the front page and add a release statement allowing distribution to Army personnel on the survey
- Mark confidential data with the legend CONFIDENTIAL; unmarked data is not protected
- Small business status claimed must be verifiable in SAM.gov
You must have
- Planned 100% small business set-aside
This action will be 100% Small Business Set Aside.
- Current DD 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement) on file with DLIS to view the technical data package, plus active Joint Certification Program (JCP) registration
the vendor must have a current DD 2345, Militarily Critical Technical
- Small business status must be verifiable in SAM.gov, and the firm must meet the nonmanufacturer rule (make the item itself, supply another small business's product, or have an SBA waiver)
*If claiming small business status, the information must be verifiable in SAM.gov
Not in the notice text
- Quantities and delivery schedule for the requirements contract
- Estimated contract value
- Evaluation method and factors (not stated; this is market research)
- Technical specifications: they are in the restricted technical data package
- Planned solicitation release date
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- W912CH-27-R-A013
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W6QK ACC- Dta
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 334511
- Product/service code
- 1220
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- Richard Hallrichard.g.hall64.civ@army.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Army Contracting Command- Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) intends to solicit, under Solicitation W912CH-27-R-A013 a Firm Fixed Price, 2-Year Requirements contract for the procurement of the COAI-PLOTTING BOARD, M16, W/E for the M16 Plotting Board. This action will be 100% Small Business Set Aside. Any interested vendors need to fill out the Sources Sought Attachment and return to the the contract specialist.
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