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A solicitation was issued on June 4 for 29 parts kits for guns to be delivered to Warner Robins Air Force Base. Recent procurement history indicates a price of $6,822 per kit for a total contract value of $197,838.
The kit includes:
Price quotes are due by June 15. For a complete parts list including National Stock Numbers and quoting details, go to BidLink.net
Naval Sea Systems Command awarded $76,187,806 to Timken Gears and Services for MRG Shipsets.
Today under a previous Navy contract N00024-16-C-4202, NAVSEA exercised an option for Main Reduction Gear (MGR) Shipsets for the Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyers (DDG-51). This base Government contract was initially awarded on February 12th 2016.
Solicitation N00024-15-R-4202 from NAVSEA Contracts Division SEA 02 resulted in this award. It was originally posted on December 23, 2014, with NAVSEA receiving only two responses.
NAVSEA’s SEA 02 contracting offices award close to $24 billion in contracts annually for ships, submarines, repair and major weapon systems.
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TweetToday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hosted a conference call with Governors from six North Eastern States to discuss the “Smart Reopening of their States. This new collaborative task force currently includes New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Delaware.
This live conference call was broadcasted Monday afternoon, included comments by each of the Governors, Andrew Cuomo, Phil Murphy, Ned Lamont, Tom Wolf, Gina Raimondo and John Carney. This new group plans on working together, reviewing Government data to help come up with the best decisions on how to reopen their states.
One of the questions Governor Cuomo fielded after the conference related to Government Contracts and FEMA – the purchasing of Ventilators and PPE.
Over the past few months we’ve had many clients come to us (BidLink) looking to find Government solicitations relating to Personal Protective Equipment or PPE. The Federal Government and Department of Defense (DOD) buy these items all the time. Currently one Government solicitation posted by FEMA (a division of Homeland Security) includes a full list of PPE items including items such as Tyvek suits, Face shields and N-95 Respirators.
This Government solicitation was posted under Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies and under NAICS Code: 423450 – Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. The solicitation number is 70FA2020R00000011
This is only one of the 1000’s of DOD and Federal Government Solicitations posted every day. Many Successful Government contractors rely on 3rd party tools that help consolidate and refine solicitation results, in addition provide data such as part number, NSN and procurement history data.
The more solicitations and data (by volume) you can review each day the better your chances will be in winning more DOD contracts.
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The Merger between Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation UTC Merger was completed today. Raytheon Technologies Headquartered in Waltham, Mass is a large Defense contractor with “a global team of 195,000 employees, including 60,000 engineers and scientists.” according to SEC press release.
Raytheon Company, stock symbol “RTN” and United Technologies stock symbol “UTX” ceased trading on April 2, 2020. United Technologies changed its name to Raytheon Technologies Corporation, stock shares now trade under the ticker symbol “RTX”.
Raytheon Technologies Businesses:
Collins Aerospace Systems
Pratt & Whitney
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Raytheon Missiles & Defense
If you are looking for detailed information relating to Raytheon Technologies or any other Government contractor selling to DOD using the specific CAGE code(s) relating to the division of interest will return the best results.
Here is one example of the detailed information you can see based on CAGE code data. One of the found CAGE codes for United Technologies Corporation is CAGE 52661. This CAGE is currently listed “Doing Business as” Pratt & Whitney.
After finding the CAGE code of interest we reviewed all the sales relating to this specific CAGE code.
One of the orders we found that Pratt & Whitney received yesterday was for a Liquid Pump Housing NSN 4320-00-356-2578. DLA Land and Maritime ordered a total of 86 units with a unit price of $899.67 each totaling $77,371.62. The associated Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) number is SPE4A1-15-G-0006 and the Solicitation that resulted in this order was SPE7M5-19-T-454P.
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Manufacturers looking to sell to the Department of Defense for the first time or seeking to increase your DOD sales should always be on the lookout for items with only one Manufacturer. In this article we will quickly look at Antennas the DOD buys.
Government contractors spend much of their time searching for DOD bids and sometimes forget to spend time researching beyond that one bid opportunity. Reviewing data such as past contract sales (procurement history) of a specific company or commodity can lead you into directions you may not have seen. The data tells the story.
This week a question came up after reviewing some open government solicitations for antennas. We looked at a few of the NSNs listed, then looked at procurement history and listed manufacturers. Of the very small number of NSNs we reviewed a trend was beginning unveil itself – Only One Manufacturer. If you were a manufacturer of antennas or a similar/related product you might consider becoming a manufacturer of antennas for DOD.
Even if you don’t manufacturer antennas, there are millions of NSNs DOD buys on a regular basis and many of them will have only one listed manufacturer and the data will tell you. DOD opportunities lie way beyond bid searching and this is one of the ways successful government contractors think.
The Department of Defense is always looking for new manufacturers, however most of the time they are not knocking at your door, it’s up to you to find these opportunities and looking at the data is a great start.
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Are you are a new company looking to sell products to DOD or possibly improve your results in winning Department of Defense (DOD) contracts, here’s one tip – Find the most detailed contract award data you can.
Successful Government contactors know exactly what DOD buys and how they buy it.
If you know DOD buys products you sell using long term contracts, then that’s how you need to sell.
DOD purchases products using a variety of methods such as posted solicitations, long term contracts, and direct-catalog sales. Knowing which method(s) DOD buys products you want to sell, will greatly improve your chances of being awarded government contracts.
One of ways to quickest ways to find out how DOD buys products is to review past sales of companies currently selling those products you which to sell. The more detailed data you can find the better.
What I’m referring to when I mention details is – Exactly and I mean Exactly what was sold. Knowing details like manufacturer, part number and NSN will greatly increase your chances of being awarded the DOD contract, because you know the details guiding you on how to sell it.
Here is an example of what you might find on a government site such as FPDS:
Contract number: SPE7L7…
NAICS Code: 444130 – Hardware Stores
Product/Service Code: 5120 – Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered
Does the above data tell you what was sold? NO
Imagine how your business would thrive if you knew the details of exactly what DOD was buying and how they purchased it. You can obtain detailed data through FOIA requests or at places such as DIBBS (only for a limited time). Commercial subscription services specializing in Government contract data such as www.bidlink.net or consultants provide this type of information.
Here is an example telling you exactly what was purchased:
Contract number: SPE7L7…
NSN: 6230-01-513-2663
Description: Aluminum LED Lamp Flashlight, 2 AA, Black, 6 ¼ inch
Manufacturer: National Industries for the Blind
If a DOD buyer came to your catalog, you didn’t offer this item – they might just go somewhere else and you just lost the sale.
As descriptive words in a novel reveal the story, the detailed DOD contract data known as “past procurement history” can help you become a successful government contractor by telling you exactly what DOD is buying.
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What is Daylight Savings Time?
Daylight Savings Time (DST) is when clocks are moved one hour ahead of (local) Standard Time, creating the effect of more sunlit hours in evenings in the United States, European countries call it “Summer-time period”
When does Daylight Savings Time end?
Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 a.m. the first Sunday of November – this year it’s November 3, 2019. Clocks are moved back “falling back” one hour to local Standard Time. This transition from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time effectively moves one hour of daylight from the evening to the morning.
When Daylight Savings Time begins we “spring ahead” effectively doing the opposite by moving one hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
The Daylight Saving Time rules were changed in 2007 by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in the interest of reducing energy consumption, we added a few weeks.
Daylight Saving Time Studies
Conflicting studies have been published over the years showing both positive and negative benefits of Daylight Saving Time, such as Energy savings and Potential health effects according to Congressional Research Service reports.
What is Standard Time?
Standard Time is a uniform time for a place (a zone) based on its longitudinal location in reference to the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian located at Greenwich, England is the chosen arbitrary reference point on the earth representing 0 degrees longitude. Standard Time zones are areas based on the longitudinal position (plus or minus) from the Prime Meridian.
The first Standard Time zone for the United States is minus (-) four hours from the Prime Meridian. On a world scale Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the primary time standard used and is referenced to the Prime Meridian.
U.S. Time Zones
Which U.S. Government agency oversees the Nation’s time zones and Daylight Savings Time?
If you guessed choice 4, you are correct.
The Department of Transportation oversees Daylight Savings Time and Time zones.
History of Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Prior to the adoption of our current four-zone time system, both U.S. and Canadian railroad terminals across the country observed around a 100 different locally established time zones. In 1883 a four (4) time zone system was adopted by the railroads to reduce confusion and help govern their operations when it came to Interstate Commerce.
In 1918 the Federal Government enacted the Standard Time Act. The Interstate Commerce Commission had the responsibility to establish boundaries between the standard time zones in the continental United States. This responsibility was transferred to Department of Transportation (DOT) in 1966 after Congress created the DOT. (“It is the policy of the United States to promote the adoption and observance of uniform time within the standard time zones prescribed by the Act entitled An Act to save daylight and to provide standard time for the United States, approved March 19, 1918.”)
The “Uniform Time Act of 1966” established a system of uniform Daylight Saving Time throughout the Nation. Time zone boundaries can be changed by Congress or the Secretary of Transportation.
Currently Daylight Saving Time is not observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and most of Arizona.
Don’t forget to set your clocks back tomorrow…
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The Department of Defense buys commercial type Restaurant, Delicatessen and Supermarket supplies and equipment. DOD Departments and Agencies needs vary depending on the use of the item. Today we will quickly look at one item the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) buys on a regular basis: Supermarket Refrigerated Self-Service Display Cases for Sushi.
This Open Air Refrigerated Display Case with Sushi Preparation table is currently supplied to the Defense Commissary Agency by a small business. This company has sold over a Million dollars under a long term government contract supplying these sushi prep tables along with two other grocery store refrigerated self-service grab and go display cases; this contract is set to expire January 31, 2019, to see awarded contracts search on the word “sushi”.
To learn more about the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) check out our article here.
DeCA delicatessen department, Commissary Equipment Description 1D07 describes the refrigerated display cases general operating specifications; “Table, Sushi preparation” is the official name. The refrigerated display cases are to be shipped ready to plug in and use. Specifications are available for any company to review with the solicitation.
What is it used for ?
As a sushi preparation area and self-service, grab-n-go refrigerated display case used in Defense Commissary Agency supermarkets.
Manufacturers of Refrigerated Merchandisers, Grab-N-Go Display Cases, Restaurant Supplies and Equipment or Supermarket supplies might be interested in this long term Government Contract.
Solicitation Details:
HDEC04-19-R-0037
Defense Commissary Agency
Supply & Equipment Division
Building P 11200, 1300 E Avenue
Fort Lee, VA 23801-1800
Item: Table, Sushi preparation Table, Sushi preparation
Various Sizes Requested
Small Business Set-aside
Base Year plus 4 Option Years
This current government requirement for Refrigerated Display Cases with Sushi Preparation tables can be found in BidLink simply by searching on the word “Sushi” or “HDEC04-19-R-0037“ in bid search. The solicitation closes on November 04, 2019.
Interested in seeing other similar type items – search Federal Supply Class 4110 – Refrigeration Equipment (Includes Grocery Type Display Cases)
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