Sources Sought Aluminum.docx
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- Solicitation number
- CD-61-0139
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This is a Sources Sought Notice for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock seeking custom aluminum alloy materials and related services for research and development. The requirement includes small batches of custom aluminum weld wires (1.2mm diameter, ~5kg per composition) and extrusion plates (~50x50mm cross section), along with design work involving modeling and fabrication of experimental aluminum alloys. The procurement will be solicited under NAICS Code 331523 with a size standard of 700 employees, and the results of this sources sought notice will determine whether the contract is set aside for small businesses or opened to full and open competition.
Interested vendors must submit a capabilities statement demonstrating experience in similar work by 3:00 PM Norfolk, VA time on December 18, 2025, via email to david.w.crouch3.civ@us.navy.mil or physical mail to David Crouch at Naval Surface Warfare Center in Chesapeake, VA. The government seeks rapid turnaround capabilities (2-3 weeks) for designing and fabricating custom aluminum alloy compositions. Vendors are asked to indicate their capability of providing materials listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and completing CDRL 0001. The solicitation is associated with the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command and is currently in the pre-solicitation stage with the solicitation number CD-61-0139.
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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This IS NOT a solicitation or request for quotes and NO contract will be awarded from this notice. The specifications for this requirement are listed below.
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock has a requirement request for both materials and services. The material portion is custom aluminum alloy weld wires and extrusion plates. These are small batches of custom material purely for research and development purposes not totaling more than a few meters of ~50x50mm cross section extrusions of various experimental compositions. The custom wire must be 1.2mm diameter solid-cored wire will be deposited and characterized for research purposes and does not need to exceed 5kg per experimental composition. The service portion is the design work (modeling, optimization) and fabrication labor necessary to make aluminum alloys to the Navy’s needs. Ideally, each custom composition can be designed and fabricated on a rapid turnaround time (~2-3 weeks) to enable rapid throughput of the design space. See Performance Work Statement (PWS), for detailed description of the requirement.
Please provide a response demonstrating your company’s experience in performing similar work.
Please indicate capability of providing materials listed in PWS Paragraph 3.1.1 and completing CDRL 0001.
This procurement will be solicited under NAICS Code 331523, Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries, which has a size standard of $700 Employees. Results of this sources sought notice will determine if this will be set aside for small business or solicited as full and open competition.
Please provide your response and capabilities statement to the sources sought notice by 3:00 PM Norfolk, VA time on December 18, 2025. Please submit your response to either of the addresses below: The preferred method is email.
| David Crouch |
| SAP Branch |
| Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock |
| 904 Corporate Ln. |
| Chesapeake, VA 23320 |
| 301-318-3929 |
Submissions may be made by e-mail to david.w.crouch3.civ@us.navy.mil. Submission of a capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Government as to the extent of shipyards available for this procurement. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.
Attachments:
1. CDRL 0001
2. Performance Work Statement (PWS)
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