Sources Sought
POLYURETHANE COATING (Paints)
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Army contracting office for Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA, is running a sources sought notice (an information request, not a solicitation) for three chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) polyurethane paints: green, orange and tan. Responses are voluntary and are not offers. The response due date is November 15, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Army who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The Army contracting office for Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA, is running a sources sought notice (an information request, not a solicitation) for three chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) polyurethane paints: green, orange and tan. Responses are voluntary and are not offers. The response due date is November 15, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Worth checking: Quantities not stated. The notice gives pack sizes for each item but no quantity to buy, so a business can't size a future quote yet.
- Worth checking: Long minimum shelf life. Paint must arrive with at least 14 to 16 months of shelf life left, which can rule out stock that has been stored.
- Minor: Information request only. Responses are not offers, no award follows from this notice, and the government will not pay for preparing a response.
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- Minor: Hazardous material shipping. The paints are hazardous materials, so shipments need the longest possible shelf life and the latest safety data sheet (SDS).
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- ITEM 0001: 383 Green Zenthane CARC Polyurethane Topcoat, one component, 1-gallon cans, MIL-DTL-53039 Type IV, color 34094 (Flat Green)
- ITEM 0002: Orange Zenthane Plus Polyurethane Topcoat, two component (Part A 0.75-gal, Part B 1-quart), 1-gallon kits, MIL-PRF-85285 Type I Class H and MMS420, color 12197 (High Gloss Orange)
- ITEM 0003: 686 Tan Polyurethane Coating, one component, 1-gallon cans, MIL DTL-53039 Type IV, no more than 1.0 pounds VOC (volatile organic compounds) per gallon, color 33446 (Tan)
- Shelf life on delivery of no less than 16 months (Items 0001 and 0003) and 14 months (Item 0002)
- Coatings that are ready to use, with no reducers or additives for spray application, and that apply without blisters or foaming
- Place of performance
- Tobyhanna, PA, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 15, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
What to include when you submit
- Give organization name, address and points of contact (name, title, email, phone and fax if applicable)
- Give CAGE code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) if registered in SAM.gov
- Give business size and socio-economic classifications (for example Small Business, HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a))
- Say whether your firm accepts the Government Purchase Card for ordering and payment
- Say whether your firm invoices in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), the government's online invoicing system
- Send a tailored capability statement with documentation supporting your organizational and staff capability
- If you plan significant subcontracting or teaming, describe the administrative and management structure of those arrangements
Not in the notice text
- Where or how to send the response; the notice gives no email address or portal
- Quantity of each item
- Delivery schedule and delivery terms
- Contract type and length
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 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Apg Cont CT Tyad Ofc, Tobyhanna, PA
- Product/service code
- 8010 · Paints, Dopes, Varnishes, and Related Products
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 325510)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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