Watervliet Arsenal (WVA) NY - Six-Axis Gantry Mill Onsite Training

The Army Contracting Command at Watervliet Arsenal is soliciting services for Six-Axis Gantry Mill onsite training to be provided to Arsenal employees. The procurement seeks a certified training instructor to conduct five full days of hands-on training for five Watervliet Arsenal personnel on the operation of a Unisign 6-Axis Gantry Mill. The contractor must provide all training materials, deliver pre-work to participants at least six calendar days before training begins, and ensure all participants receive certification upon successful course completion. While this is designated as a sole source procurement with GBI Cincinnati Inc., all responsible offerors may submit proposals which will be evaluated. The solicitation was posted on September 15, 2025, with quotes due by September 19, 2025, providing an extremely tight response window of only four days.

Despite initial references to Women-Owned Small Business set-aside designation in one document, the primary solicitation notice indicates no set-aside is being used for this procurement. GBI Cincinnati Inc. is identified as the intended sole source contractor, though the government has opened the competition to all qualified offerors. The contract will be structured as a firm fixed-price arrangement, though no specific dollar amounts are disclosed in the available documentation. Training will be conducted onsite at Building 110 of the Watervliet Arsenal in New York, with sessions scheduled between October and November 2025 during normal duty hours of 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Thursday, and 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM on select Fridays. The training dates will be negotiated with the selected contractor to minimize disruption to the Arsenal's ongoing mission operations.