Latest US Gold Thread Contracts & Bids

The US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is seeking quotes for a Leica EM ACE600 sputter coater, including accessories and training for 3 DOD civilians. Quotes are due by 10:00 AM Eastern Time on August 21, 2025. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by 1:00 PM Eastern Time on August 13, 2025. Delivery is required no later than 90 days after receipt of order to **** Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, MD **** must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word, Excel, or searchable PDF format. The offeror must include completed provision **** Alternate I, CAGE code, and UEI, completed pricing for all contract line items, adequate part numbers, and a statement that the quote is predicated upon all terms and conditions of the RFQ.

The statement of work (SOW) details the procurement of a sputter and carbon thread coater system, equivalent to the Leica EM ACE600, for NIST Gaithersburg. The system must meet specific technical specifications, including vacuum chamber size, sputter head types, and integrated features. The contractor is responsible for supplying, installing, and providing a one-year warranty. NIST will conduct inspections and acceptance tests within seven business days of receipt. The SOW also outlines deliverables, quantities, dates, and delivery locations. Additional information about the procurement process, including acceptance criteria, is provided.

Offerors must complete blocks 12, 17, 23, 24, and 30. The acquisition is unrestricted and set aside for NSWC Dahlgren, small business, women-owned, small North American hubzone, small business, WOSB, and veteran-owned concerns. Delivery is free. The contract is a firm fixed price order. Delivery is FOB destination. The solicitation incorporates FAR ****, ****, ****, and **** **** (Oct 2018) and **** (Mar 2019) are incorporated. The contractor shall extend to the government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale at no additional cost to the government. The government shall have data rights to all data generated under this contract. The agency authorized to place delivery orders is [add ordering activity name]. Deliveries to the receiving officer, Dahlgren Division, NSWC, Dahlgren, VA shall be made Monday through Friday from 7:00 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. , local time. Invoices are to be submitted to the address shown in block 18a unless otherwise noted in an addendum. When submitting an invoice in the WAWF system, please mark all invoices as final. For authorized partial shipment orders, only mark the invoice as final once all items have been shipped. The contractor must have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management (SAM) and be registered to use WAWF. The contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF web-based training course and use the practice training site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Additional regulations and supplemental clauses are incorporated by full text. The contractor agrees that it has obtained all necessary licenses for the government for any third-party materials, including open source licenses. The government shall have the right to assign, reassign, or transfer software licenses among government employees or the government's rights in the contractor's product to any governmental organization managed, operated, or controlled by the government. Any claim or dispute shall be resolved under the Contract Disputes Act and FAR **** States law shall apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract. The contractor shall provide a unique item identifier for items with a government unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more. The contractor shall comply with FAR clauses to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services. The contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52. 2152. The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative, shall have access to and the right to examine any of the contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. The contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract. The contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph e1, in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM. The offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation as of the date of this offer.

The US Coast Guard intends to award a task order for servers to be installed on board USCG cutters. The servers must include a brand name Intel processor component. The period of performance is from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. The justification for the brand name exception to fair opportunity is based on the proprietary nature of Intel processors and their critical role in the USCG's virtual network infrastructure, ensuring compatibility with live migration within Hyper-V tools and processes. The contracting officer will perform a price analysis to ensure fair and reasonable cost. Multiple vendors on NASA SEWP can provide the required hardware. The USCG is monitoring the marketplace for viable alternatives to Intel compatibility. Government inventory information will be provided to the vendor to create and affix labels to each shipping box prior to scheduling delivery.

This is a market research announcement by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to identify potential sources for metallic gold thread. Domestic sources with domestic manufacturing capabilities are preferred. Responses must be sent to the specified email addresses by the response date in the notice and include company name, cage code, company size/profile, and answers to the questions for each item the vendor is interested in supplying. Vendors should review the technical documents and request specifications using the provided link. The government will not pay for information received. Participation does not guarantee future business.