Draft Solicitation - Aberdeen Test Center Welding, Machining, Painting, and Fabrication Services
Closing soonPresolicitation · Dept of Defense · Responses due Nov 2, 2026
Draft Solicitation - Aberdeen Test Center Welding, Machining, Painting, and Fabrication Services is a presolicitation notice posted on SAM.gov by Dept of Defense (W6QK Acc-Apg) on Oct 29, 2026, under NAICS 333992 (Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing). It is set aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. The work is to be performed in Maryland. Responses are due Nov 2, 2026.
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Agency
- Dept of Defense
- Office
- Dept of the Army / Amc / Acc / Acc-Ctrs / Acc-Apg / W6QK Acc-Apg
- Solicitation number
- W91CRB-27-R-A002
- Industry (NAICS)
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Maryland
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Responses due
- Nov 2, 2026 (1 day left)
The full description, attachments and response instructions are on SAM.gov: read this notice on SAM.gov. To respond you need an active SAM.gov registration, which is free.
What this presolicitation means
A presolicitation notice announces that a solicitation (an RFP, RFQ or IFB) is coming. It gives you time to read the requirement, find teaming partners and prepare before the clock starts.
- Read the notice and any attachments on SAM.gov.
- Note the expected solicitation date, the NAICS code and any set-aside.
- Line up teaming partners and past performance examples now.
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DoD contract spending
The Department of Defense obligated $1.3T on contracts from FY2024 to FY2026. Its largest contractors were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation. What it buys most: aircraft manufacturing, engineering services, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology).
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the response deadline for W91CRB-27-R-A002?
- Responses are due Nov 2, 2026. Always confirm the date and time zone in the notice on SAM.gov, since agencies sometimes extend deadlines with an amendment.
- Who can respond to Draft Solicitation - Aberdeen Test Center Welding, Machining, Painting, and Fabrication Services?
- This notice is set aside for any business that is small under the SBA size standard for the contract's NAICS code. You also need an active SAM.gov registration, which is free.
- Who usually wins welding and soldering equipment manufacturing government contracts?
- Search past awards under NAICS 333992 on USAspending.gov, or browse the industry pages on this site.
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