30-GAL Nitric Acid Containers
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00174-26-SIMACQ-M4-0031
- Agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), within Naval Sea Systems Command, intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a non-competitive, sole-source basis to Brainerd Chemical Company Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for 30-gallon containers for transporting concentrated nitric acid, 98%. Capability responses are due November 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST. This is a notice of intent, not a request for quotes, and no RFQ will be issued. The action proceeds under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a) on the basis that only one source is available. The material requires a DOT Special Permit for transport, and Brainerd is described as the only supplier holding an active DOT Special Permit for CONUS motor vehicle transportation of this material. No set-aside is used. The NAICS code is 332439 and the PSC is 8145. Interested parties may identify their capability to respond, but any response must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The Government will consider responses solely to decide whether to conduct a competitive procurement, and it will not reimburse response costs. Vendors must be registered in SAM.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE (RFQ). A RFQ WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC, IHD), intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a non-competitive basis to BRAINERD CHEMICAL COMPANY INC, 15 E 15TH ST STE 200, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119-4001 for 30 Gallon Nitric Acid Containers
Transportation of Concentrated Nitric Acid, 98%, requires a Special Permit issued by the Department of Transportation. Brainerd Chemical Company is currently the only supplier of this chemical that holds an active DOT Special Permit for CONUS transportation of this material by Motor Vehicle
This action is to be undertaken in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a) on the basis that only one source is available in meeting the government’s requirements.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 332439. The Product Service Code (PSC) code is 8145. The resulting award will be a firm fixed price purchase order.
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for quotes. Interested parties may identify their capability to respond to this requirement by November 20, 2026 at 10AM (EST). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or whether not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination not to compete this proposed purchase order action is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
Responses to this electronic notice must be made by 10:00 a.m. EST on November 20, 2026. Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gove/portal/public/SAM. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties shall e-mail all statements and capabilities via email to: IHD_Code0261@us.navy.mil and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating a vendor's bona fide capability.
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