Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
N6449826Q5248 Industrial Workhorses
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy (Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division, for the Naval Foundry and Propeller Center) wants quotes only from small businesses for 18 industrial work horses, heavy steel support stands rated for 150,000 lbs each: 12 units at 24 in high by 36 in wide and 6 at 36 in high by 42 in wide. Shipping to Philadelphia is included in the price, with delivery due 90 calendar days from date of award. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 4:30 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The Navy (Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division, for the Naval Foundry and Propeller Center) wants quotes only from small businesses for 18 industrial work horses, heavy steel support stands rated for 150,000 lbs each: 12 units at 24 in high by 36 in wide and 6 at 36 in high by 42 in wide. Shipping to Philadelphia is included in the price, with delivery due 90 calendar days from date of award. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 4:30 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Small business: the SAM.gov set-aside is Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM); the form says you are not eligible for award without it
- Current CMMC status at Level 1 (self-assessment) and a current affirmation of continuous compliance entered in SPRS, for each information system that handles federal contract information
How to submit: Email to Christopher McCarthy (christopher.m.mccarthy26.civ@us.navy.mil) with a copy to Anthony Diplacido (anthony.j.diplacido.civ@us.navy.mil). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (10)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Small businesses only. The SAM.gov set-aside is Small Business Set Aside - Total, so only small businesses can win this order.
- Serious: Cybersecurity status required in SPRS. A bidder with no current CMMC status and affirmation in SPRS is not eligible for award, and the CMMC unique identifiers must be in the quote.
- Serious: All units go to one bidder. Quotes must cover all units of both items; a bidder that can supply only part of the order cannot win.
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- Worth checking: Drawings need Navy approval before manufacturing. Drawings go to NFPC for approval first, and delivery is due 90 calendar days from award, so approval time uses up part of that window.
- Worth checking: Delivery due 90 calendar days from award. Custom steel units for 150,000 lbs capacity must be built, approved and delivered within 90 calendar days of award, and partial deliveries need approval.
- Worth checking: Shipping and heavy-haul permits included in price. Shipping is in the price, and the contractor must get any licenses and permits for moving overweight or oversize loads on public highways at no extra cost.
- Worth checking: Professional engineer stamp and load certification. The statement of work says the units should be certified to the load rating and PE-stamped drawings provided when done, which may need an engineer on the team.
- Worth checking: Every line item must be priced. A quote that leaves out any CLIN price may be rejected.
- Minor: Quantity wording in the background section. The background says eight 18 work horses, while the notice and schedule say 12 and 6 (18 in all). Ask the contracting officer to confirm.
- Minor: Delivery clause names a different shipyard. Section F includes delivery instructions for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, while delivery is to Philadelphia. Ask the contracting officer which instructions govern.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- Solicitation Amendment - N6449826Q52480004.pdf (read)
- Solicitation Amendment N6449826Q52480004 SF 30.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- CLIN 0001 (contract line item number: one priced line of the order): 12 Unit of Industrial Work Horse, 24 in high x 36 in wide, 150,000 lbs capacity
- CLIN 0002: 6 Unit of Industrial Work Horse, 36 in high x 42 in wide, 150,000 lbs capacity
- Build each as a structural steel weldment with spring-loaded compression casters, a steel top surface, and a safety-yellow (or equivalent) powder coat finish
- Rated for 150,000 lbs per unit and 300,000 lbs per pair, evenly distributed, with an engineer-rated steel capacity tag and load stickers
- Send drawings to the Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC) for approval before manufacturing; provide PE-stamped drawings when finished
- Certify the load rating and deliver everything to NFPC, Building 1081, Philadelphia Navy Yard, with shipping included in the price
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) order from a request for quotation (RFQ) for commercial products
- Period of performance
- Delivery within 90 calendar days from date of award
- Place of performance
- Delivery to Naval Foundry and Propeller Center, 2003 Constitution Ave, Building 1081, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA 19112 (SAM.gov lists PA, USA)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable: quotes are ranked by price, and the lowest-priced quote is checked for technical acceptability first. Award is all units of all items to one bidder.
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 4:30 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Christopher McCarthy (christopher.m.mccarthy26.civ@us.navy.mil) with a copy to Anthony Diplacido (anthony.j.diplacido.civ@us.navy.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1, Capability Statement: experience, equipment and personnel to meet the work horse requirements
- Factor 2, Past Performance: up to five similar projects from the last five years
- Factor 3, Total Evaluated Price: the total of CLINs 0001 and 0002
What to include when you submit
- Send the quote as separate files: the signed solicitation form (Standard Form 1449, SF 1449, the commercial order form), the price quote, and the technical volume.
- Sign SF 1449 in Block 17 and fill in prices for each CLIN in Section B. The vendor agrees to the terms by signing page one.
- Complete all representations and certifications in Section K, and keep your SAM representations current.
- Acknowledge all amendments on the signed SF 1449.
- Technical volume: a capability statement showing your experience, equipment and personnel for the work horse requirements.
- Past performance: up to five projects for similar or related work from the last five years, with contract number, customer, contact names and phone numbers, scope compared to this statement of work, contract type, award price, total labor-hours, period of performance and deliverables.
- Put cost and pricing information only in the price section.
- Include the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) unique identifier from the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) for each contractor information system that handles federal contract information.
- Email the files directly; links to Google Drive, Dropbox or similar sites are not allowed. Faxed orders are not authorized.
- Send questions to christopher.m.mccarthy26.civ@us.navy.mil, with the page and paragraph number of each question, by 7 days before the close date.
After award, you must have
- Minimum insurance: workers' compensation and employer's liability of at least $100,000, bodily injury liability of at least $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability; the insurance certificate must be approved before physical work begins From Solicitation Amendment - N6449826Q52480004.pdf:
Physical work cannot begin until the insurance certificate has been approved by the Contracting Officer.
Not in the notice text
- The SF 30 amendment says changes were made to Sections A and L, but its amendment number, date and whether it changed the response due date could not be read. Check SAM.gov for the current due date.
- The question deadline is given only as 7 days before the close date, with no calendar date.
- The SBA size standard for NAICS 332999 and the Government's estimate are not stated in the text read.
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 332999
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Christopher McCarthy (christopher.m.mccarthy26.civ@us.navy.mil) with a copy to Anthony Diplacido (anthony.j.diplacido.civ@us.navy.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- NSWC Philadelphia Div, PA
- Product/service code
- 5340 · Hardware, Commercial
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332999)
- 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
The contractor shall supply twelve (12) 150,000 lbs. (75 ton) industrial work horses and six (6) 150,000 lbs. (75ton) per specifications in Section 3.0. Shipping shall be included with the price. The contractor shall deliver the Industrial Work Horses to NFPC. Delivery Location: Naval Foundry and Propeller Center 2003 Constitution Ave Building 1081 Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, PA 19112 Shipping Receiving Hours of Operation - M/F 0730-1400 Please Email Proposals to christopher.m.mccarthy26.civ@us.navy.mil and anthony.j.diplacido.civ@us.navy.mil.