Shred Services
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Sources Sought from the Department of the Navy, for work in Norfolk, Virginia. Due Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5), 15 days left.
| Title as posted | SHRED SERVICES |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | N3220527Q7019 |
| Agency | Department of the Navy |
| Office | Mschq Norfolk |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | All Other Support Services (561990) |
| Product or service code | R616 |
| Place of performance | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Posted | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5) (15 days left) |
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Virginia Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) Sources Sought N102D-SS27-SHRED 27 October 2026 Subject: Shred services in Norfolk Virginia description: This is a market survey for acquisition planning purposes, and no formal solicitation exists at this time. MSC is soliciting input to determine the technical, administrative, management and financial capability of potential offerors to perform this kind of work.
The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, materials, supervision, and transportation necessary to perform on-site collection and destruction services for MSC facilities located On Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Other locations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area may be added upon contract modification. All shredding shall be to NSA standards.
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) requires the secure and recurring destruction of non-record, classified/unclassified material marked up to and including SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL, and CUI / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO). Classified and other sensitive materials include paper documents, digital media (e.g., CDs and DVDs), hard drives, and cell phones. This requirement does not include Top Secret material.
The objective is to ensure all materials are destroyed in a manner that renders them completely unrecoverable in accordance with applicable security requirements. The Contractor shall service all designated collection points listed in the PWS. All Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Certified Woman Owned Small Business Certified HUBZone and Certified 8(a) Small Businesses are encouraged to respond.
The NAICS Code is 561990: All Other Support Services, and the Size Standard is $16.5M. There are two potential requirements that could be informed by this sources sought notice. One potential anticipated period of performance is a seven month period, with a total period of performance from 11 February 2027 – 12 August 2027. An additional potential period of performance is a one-year base period, plus four (4), one-year option periods with a total period of performance from 15 August 2027 – 14 August 2032.
This information will be used by the Contracting Officer to assist in developing the procurement strategy, including whether a small business set-aside can be established, if the requirement should be sole sourced to large business, or whether small businesses and large businesses should be able to compete for work. If a small business set-aside is established, then FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, applies.
Note that if there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability among small businesses, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR clause 52.219-14. This is a market research tool used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of an award.
The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results, and the U.S. Government is not required to answer any questions submitted in regards to this notice. Please note the information within this notice will be updated and/or may change prior to an official synopsis/solicitation, if any.
MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONS Please see the below market survey questions and provide any feedback that you can.
- Are the requirements in the PWS clear and unambiguous?
- Is there any other feedback that can be provided regarding the draft PWS? GENERAL INFORMATION In addition to the questions above, interested parties shall furnish the following information: 1. Name of Organization & Cage Code 2. Telephone/Fax Number, Address, and Email address for the primary point of contact
- Brief description of your organization’s capability of meeting the requirement(s).
- Brief summary of organization’s history relative to similar requirements
- Small business standing.
- Please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 will be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, and if subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of the effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large business subcontractors will be used.
Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact Alec Ferralli at [email protected] It is requested that the above information be provided no later than 5:00 PM LOCAL TIME, NORFOLK, VA ON 12 NOVEMBER 2026. Responses SHALL be EMAILED TO the contracting POC for this procurement, mr.
ALEC FERRALLI at [email protected] And mrs. Jessica Collins At [email protected]
Contracting contact
- Alec M. Ferralli · [email protected] · (564) 226-0234
- Jessica Collins · [email protected] · 564-226-4653
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 561990, a business counts as small if it has no more than $16.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for all other support services work, who also hold Navy contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. $80.8 million in this trade
- Sierra Nevada Company, LLC $22.0 million in this trade
- Pride Industries $7.5 million in this trade
- Terrestris, LLC $7.3 million in this trade
- Didlake Inc $2.6 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Navy awarded $132.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation and RTX Corporation. See what Navy is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
All Other Support Services contracts right now
There are 15 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 561990), 8 posted in the last 7 days; 67% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Army and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida. A notice in this trade gives a median of 13 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 16 days.
All open all other support services contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Servicesource Inc $4.4 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 1, 2026
- Shred Northwest, Inc. $487,658 · Department of the Army · Sep 25, 2026
- Consolidated Support Services, Inc. $6.0 million · Defense Commissary Agency (DECA) · Feb 26, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.