Sources sought for USMA Cadet Full Dress Uniform Plume.
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911SD26QA049
- Agency
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MICC Fort Eustis
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8315 Notions And Apparel Findings
- Place of performance
- West Point, New York 10996, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Eustis is soliciting quotes for Cadet Full Dress Uniform Plumes, officially designated as "Shako Flowing Feather Plume," for the United States Military Academy at West Point. The plumes must be manufactured from domestic rooster coque feathers in iridescent black, standing 16 inches tall overall with a 12½-inch support wire, weighing between 3 and 6 ounces, and packaged in reusable storage tubes. Offerors must request a sample plume by April 17, 2026, manufacture one sample conforming to all specifications at no government cost, and submit that sample with their quote by April 18, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time to Shawn Valastro at shawn.m.valastro.civ@army.mil; failure to submit a compliant sample results in ineligibility for award. The contract will be evaluated using lowest-price-technically-acceptable criteria, with award based on technical acceptability of the submitted sample and price competitiveness. The solicitation was posted on March 20, 2026, with a response deadline of April 18, 2026.
This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside designated specifically for women-owned small businesses under NAICS code 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing), with a size standard of 600 employees. The contract calls for procurement of 1,350 units in the base year and 1,350 units in the option year, with delivery required by May 1, 2026, and May 1, 2027, respectively, FOB destination to the US Military Academy SSA Warehouse at Building 917, Washington Road, West Point, New York 10996-5000. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation materials. The contract incorporates numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses addressing small business compliance, Buy American requirements, cybersecurity standards, and cost accounting standards, with invoices and receiving reports to be submitted electronically via WAWF.
Notice text
This Soliciation is to Procure quotes for the Cadet Full Dress Hat Plume at the United States Military Academy. Return the attached Solicitation to shawn.m.valastro.civ@army.mil by 18 April 2026.
- DESCRITPTON: As directed by West Point Superintendent, we hereby change the nomenclature from Plebe Cadet Plumes to: SHAKO FLOWING FEATHER PLUME.
- HEIGHT: 16 inches overall from top of feather to end of longest feather (+ or – 1 inch tolerance).
- SUPPORT WIRE: 12-1/2 inches in length.
- FEATHER: Rooster Coque – Domestic feathers with varying lengths of 3-7 inches and should flow the plume socket wire.
- COLOR: Iridescent Black.
- WEIGHT: Not less than 3 ounces or not more than six ounces in total weigh.
- APPEARANCE: Full and round with an average diameter of 3-4 inches the full length of the plume. Bottom Feathers should flow past the plume socket wire by at least ½ inch.
- PACKAGING: Each plume comes with a durable, reusable, storage tube 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation - W911SD26QA049 Plumes.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Sources sought for USMA Cadet Full Dress Uniform Plume. | Pre-Solicitation |
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