24SNB52_SPECNOTE_ATT1.zip

This document is a Sources Sought announcement issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. The announcement is part of market research to determine the availability of sources to manufacture and assemble wooden shipping containers.

The announcement states that NSWC Crane has a need for 700-1500 wooden shipping containers to be produced between Fiscal Years 2025-2029. The containers must be built to the specifications provided in the attachments 21SW007 and 21SW0014, which include requirements for heat-treated SPF lumber, specific fasteners, and internal blocking. Interested parties are encouraged to submit company and product information, a white paper, capability statements, past performance, production lead times, and a rough order of magnitude for building the containers. Responses are due by April 26, 2024. No funding is currently available, and the government is not obligated to issue a formal solicitation or award a contract based on this announcement.