Spherical Aluminum

SOL #: N6893626Q5034Pre-Solicitation

Overview

Buyer

Dept Of Defense
Dept Of The Navy
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
CHINA LAKE, CA, 93555-6018, United States

Place of Performance

Place of performance not available

NAICS

Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180)

PSC

Laboratory Equipment And Supplies (6640)

Set Aside

No set aside specified

Timeline

1
Posted
Nov 12, 2025
2
Response Deadline
Nov 17, 2025, 4:00 PM

Qualification Details

Fit reasons
  • NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
  • Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
  • Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
  • Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps

Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open competition basis the following: Spherical Aluminum. This requirement is sole sourced to: Valimet, Inc. 431 Sperry Road Stockton, CA 95206 as the only authorized distributor of Spherical Aluminum in this territory. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response to Miranda.m.zamarron.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 5 days after the date of publication of this notice, which shall be considered by the agency. The response shall reference solicitation number N6893626Q5034 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm’s experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. 

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO.  See the DLIS website for registration details: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/.

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