Draft Solicitation - Aberdeen Test Center Welding, Machining, Painting, and Fabrication Services

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Solicitation number
W91CRB-27-R-A002
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), is preparing to procure welding, machining, painting, and fabrication services on behalf of the Aberdeen Test Center, with responses to its request for information due 11:00 A.M. EST on November 2, 2026. The Set Aside line designates Total Small Business, and the RFI states that responses will likely be used to make a small business set-aside award. The notice is issued under FAR Part 10 as market research, and no contract will be awarded from it. NAICS is 333992 and PSC is K034.

Work is performed on-site at 6350 Gillon Street, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and associated APG testing ranges. Contractor personnel must hold Secret facility and personnel clearances at award. Support for Special Access Programs requires a minimum of four personnel available within 30 days. Key personnel include a Program Manager (bachelor's in engineering with 15 years' experience, or master's with 9 years, plus 5 years leading 15-plus employees), Welding Working Leaders (10 years' experience and AWS Certified Welding Inspector certification), a CAM Programmer Working Leader (5 years), and a Painter Leader (6 years, or 4 years with formal training).

The November 2, 2026 Performance Work Statement estimates approximately 41 personnel totaling approximately 101,400 annual hours. The period of performance is five years from an estimated award date of December 9, 2026. A $5 million firm-fixed-price amount is provided as an evaluation plug in the related solicitation Q&A.

Interested parties submit written questions and responses only to Mr. Noah Lane at noah.r.lane.civ@army.mil. Telephone calls are not accepted. The draft solicitation package is attached, and Q&A has been posted. The October 30 update added a property management plan to Section L and several property and cybersecurity clauses. The November 2 update revised the Performance Work Statement to streamline Government Furnished Property and Contractor Acquired Property requirements.

Notice text

4 versions

Update #4 · Latest ·

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY, which is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 10 as part of market research. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. The draft solicitation package is available in the attachemnets below. All interested parties should send responses and any comments/questions to Mr. Noah Lane, email: noah.r.lane.civ@army.mil.  All responses must be received no later than 11:00 A.M. EST on 2 November 2026. All questions and comments must be in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Capability Statements and other information received in response to this RFI will likely be used to make an small business set aside award. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Updated 29 October 2026:

Solicitation updated to W91CRB-27-R-A005. Notice ID remains W91CRB-27-R-A005 but final solicitation will be updated to W91CRB-27-R-A005. 

Draft solicitaion extended to 2 November 2026 

Q&A posted

Updated 30 October 2026:

Addition to Section L: Property management plan 

Clauses added:

  1. 52.245-1 ALT 1
  2. 52.245- 2
  3. 52.245-9
  4. 252.245-7003
  5. 252.245-7005
  6. 52.208-9
  7. 52.208-90

Updated 2 November 2026:

Performance Work Statement updated to include streamlined Government Furnished Propoerty (GFP) and Contractor Acquired Property (CAP) requirements. 

Update #3 ·

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY, which is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 10 as part of market research. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. The draft solicitation package is available in the attachemnets below. All interested parties should send responses and any comments/questions to Mr. Noah Lane, email: noah.r.lane.civ@army.mil.  All responses must be received no later than 11:00 A.M. EST on 2 November 2026. All questions and comments must be in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Capability Statements and other information received in response to this RFI will likely be used to make an small business set aside award. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Updated 29 October 2026:

Solicitation updated to W91CRB-27-R-A005. Notice ID remains W91CRB-27-R-A005 but final solicitation will be updated to W91CRB-27-R-A005. 

Draft solicitaion extended to 2 November 2026 

Q&A posted

Updated 30 October 2026:

Addition to Section L: Property management plan 

Clauses added:

  1. 52.245-1 ALT 1
  2. 52.245- 2
  3. 52.245-9
  4. 252.245-7003
  5. 252.245-7005
  6. 52.208-9
  7. 52.208-90

                         

Update #2 ·

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY, which is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 10 as part of market research. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. The draft solicitation package is available in the attachemnets below. All interested parties should send responses and any comments/questions to Mr. Noah Lane, email: noah.r.lane.civ@army.mil.  All responses must be received no later than 11:00 A.M. EST on 2 November 2026. All questions and comments must be in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Capability Statements and other information received in response to this RFI will likely be used to make an small business set aside award. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Updated 29 October 2026:

Solicitation updated to W91CRB-27-R-A005. Notice ID remains W91CRB-27-R-A005 but final solicitation will be updated to W91CRB-27-R-A005. 

Draft solicitaion extended to 2 November 2026 

Q&A posted

Update #1 ·

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY, which is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 10 as part of market research. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. The draft solicitation package is available in the attachemnets below. All interested parties should send responses and any comments/questions to Mr. Noah Lane, email: noah.r.lane.civ@army.mil.  All responses must be received no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on 28 October 2026. All questions and comments must be in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Capability Statements and other information received in response to this RFI will likely be used to make an small business set aside award. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

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