Welcome back.
Twelve new federal opportunities landed in the RFP Snapshot library this week, each one condensed into a downloadable ~4-page Opportunity Snapshot.
A lighter volume week than the last several, but a denser one at the top.
🔎 Two patterns worth your attention.
The front of the list is already closing.
The soonest response is the Coast Guard mariner credentialing RFI, due today, August 3, and 5 of the 12 close by August 10.
The Army's Airspace and Ranges RFP closes August 6, three days from now. That's a go-or-no-go decision, not much of a bid window.
OASIS+ still carries the volume, but not the value.
11 of the 12 ran through OASIS+ pools.
The one that didn't is the largest opportunity in the set: NSWC Crane's acquisition support follow-on, a five-year single-award task order on SeaPort-NxG.
Worth remembering when you're deciding which vehicles to chase.
📋 THE 12 OPPORTUNITIES
Agency | Opportunity | Vehicle / Set-Aside | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
⭐ U.S. Navy | Technical Acquisition Support Follow-on, NSWC Crane — N0016426R3106 | SeaPort-NxG / 100% 8(a) | Aug 31 |
DHS / USCG | Mariner Evaluation, Screening & Course Approval Services — RFI1825947 | OASIS+ SB Pool 10215 / No set-aside | Aug 3 |
EPA, via GSA | Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership & Accountability Branch — RFI1826595 | OASIS+ SB Pool 10101 + GSA MAS / No set-aside | Aug 5 |
U.S. Army | Airspace, Ranges & Combat Readiness Training Centers Support — W9133L26QA013 | OASIS+ SB Pool 10103 / 100% Small Business | Aug 6 |
U.S. Air Force | Airmen Accommodation Lab Operational Support — FA860626RB006 | OASIS+ Unrestricted / Undetermined | Aug 7 |
USDA, via GSA | Fingerprint Collection Services — RFI1826782 | OASIS+ SB Pool 10416 / No set-aside | Aug 10 |
GSA | Phishing Resistant Authenticator Products, OGP — RFI1826730 | OASIS+ SB + MAS / No set-aside | Aug 12 |
U.S. Air Force | AOC Replication Cell Support, 505th C2 Wing — FA4890RFI072026 | OASIS+ SB SIN 10108 / No set-aside | Aug 12 |
U.S. Air Force | 100th CES Project Managers, Title II Technical Support — FA558726Q0002 | OASIS+ Unrestricted / Full and Open | Aug 18 |
Army National Guard | Joint Training Support Services, JTRS — PANNGB-26-P-0000035683 | OASIS+ SB / 100% Small Business | Aug 20 |
GSA, for PBGC | Procurement Department Acquisition Support — RFI1826012 | OASIS+ SB Pool 10101 / No set-aside | Aug 20 |
Army / National Guard Bureau | J3/4/7 DOMOPS Analytical Services — RFP1826652 | OASIS+ SB Pool 10108 / SB Fair Opportunity | Aug 21 |
🧭 THE SHAPING PLAYS
Seven of this week's twelve were market research, and GSA once again acted as the front door for most of it.
GSA ran notices on behalf of:
USDA — fingerprint collection services
EPA — Chesapeake Bay Program partnership and accountability support
PBGC — acquisition support inside its procurement department
Itself / OGP — phishing-resistant authenticator products
The Coast Guard surveyed for mariner evaluation and course approval support.
The Air Force went out on Air Operations Center replication cell support for the 505th Command and Control Wing.
And the week's single Sources Sought covered lab operational support to the Air Force Airmen Accommodation Lab.
🏷️ Four notices are handing you the pen on NAICS.
The GSA authenticator notice is the most open question in the set.
The RFI lists 334118, 334290, 541330, and 541519, while the SOO points at 541512.
That's a meaningful distinction. Those codes span hardware manufacturing and IT services and can determine whether this looks more like a manufacturer's buy or an integrator's opportunity.
The other three:
USDA fingerprint collection
→ 561611 or 541990
Coast Guard mariner credentialing
→ 541990 or 611430
EPA Chesapeake Bay
→ 541611 or 541990, with two possible vehicles
Every one of these choices can affect the competitive field and the size standard you'll ultimately be measured against.
Separately, the Airmen Accommodation Lab Sources Sought lists its set-aside as undetermined pending market research.
That's the clearest invitation of the week to make the small-business case before the acquisition strategy locks.
⭐ OPPORTUNITY WORTH A CLOSER LOOK
NSWC Crane — Technical Acquisition Support Follow-on
N0016426R3106
100% 8(a) · SeaPort-NxG · 5 years · ~911,253 total labor hours · Due August 31
Requirement | What it means |
|---|---|
🔐 Facility Clearance | Secret |
🛡️ CMMC | Level 2 (Self) status in SPRS before award |
⚖️ OCI | Three-year post-performance restriction |
📅 Proposal Validity | 365 days |
🏢 Incumbent | Halvik Corp |
If you're an 8(a) with a SeaPort-NxG MAC and the clearance, you have four weeks to build the proposal.
📂 CLOSE
All 12 are already in the RFP Snapshot library.
Every opportunity in this roundup is saved as a downloadable ~4-page Snapshot in the RFP Snapshot library, ready to open for paid subscribers.
On a free account? You can still run your own Snapshot on any solicitation, free.
📰 ELSEWHERE IN GOVCON
🏛️ House passes roughly $1.15T NDAA by four votes
Lawmakers advanced the annual defense policy bill 216–212 on Wednesday, with six Democrats voting yes and seven Republicans voting no, amid tension over military spending levels.
Source: The Hill
⚖️ Senate Democrats push back on SBA's 8(a) overhaul
Two Democrats on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee objected this week to the proposed rule that would formally remove the presumption that members of certain racial and ethnic groups qualify as socially and economically disadvantaged.
That fight matters directly to this week's marquee: NSWC Crane is a 100% 8(a) set-aside, and eligibility rules determine who can compete for work like it.
Source: Federal News Network
🔐 CMMC review team has started meeting
The Pentagon's CMMC review team has begun meeting, with listening sessions planned.
The Department of Defense wants to move quickly on its review following the Phase II suspension, though questions remain about how it will balance small-business compliance costs against enforcement.
DoD CIO Kirsten Davies confirmed the review team first convened July 16.
Also relevant to Crane, which requires CMMC Level 2 (Self) status in SPRS before award.
Source: Federal News Network
💰 SBA opens $9M supply chain grant competition
The new SCALE Program will award 20 grants of up to $500,000 each over two years to help small firms ease supply chain constraints and expand participation in strategically important supply chains.
Applications close August 7.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration
🗣️ House unanimously passes expanded contractor whistleblower protections
H.R. 5578, introduced by Reps. James Comer and Robert Garcia, passed without opposition, and a companion Senate bill has also cleared.
The chambers still need to reconcile scope, since the House version does not cover Intelligence Community contractors.
Source: Government Accountability Project
See you next Monday,
The RFP Snapshot Team