Closed September 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

FSC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) / DAHLGREN, VA.

DEPT OF DEFENSE › DEPT OF THE NAVY › NAVFAC › NAVFAC ATLANTIC CMD › NAVFAC WASHINGTON › NAVFACSYSCOM WASHINGTON

Solicitation
N4008026Q1002
Responses due
September 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
NAICS
238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Place of performance
Dahlgren, VA
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Posted
September 17, 2026

InstantSam read 81,911 characters from 3 of this notice’s 3 attachments, and pulled out what it requires.

At a glance

What they want
The solicitation title indicates the requirement relates to a "FSC Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)" project at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, VA. The NAICS code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) suggests the work involves plumbing, mechanical, or process piping type installation or...
Who may bid
Small Business Set Aside - Total. NAICS 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, which sets the size standard.
When
Closed September 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT.
Check first
  1. Contract type: Commercial products and commercial services solicitation (SF 1449 format).
  2. Option to Extend the Term of the Contract clause (FAR 52.217-9) is incorporated, suggesting the resulting award may include option periods, but the length or number of options is not specified in these documents.
  3. Numerous FAR and DFARS clauses are incorporated by reference (e.g., System for Award Management, Combating Trafficking in Persons, Buy American, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7012, Export-Controlled Items).
Watch out
  1. The core technical scope (drawings, specifications, quantities, performance period, place of performance details beyond "Dahlgren, VA") is absent from the provided text. A firm bid/no-bid or pricing decision cannot be made without this information.
  2. The set-aside category is ambiguous: the opportunity header says "SBA" while the document title references WOSB, and no checkbox is confirmed marked. This should be clarified with the contracting office before proposal preparation.
  3. 252.204-7012 (Safeguarding Covered Defense Information) is included, which may trigger NIST SP 800-171 compliance obligations; the scope of any Covered Defense Information is not specified in these documents.
What was read
It read 3 of the 3 attachments on this notice, 81,911 characters, all 3 in full. Document by document.

Nothing here is new: each line is taken from what the review says below, written from the documents, and a requirement that could stop a quote is listed first, in bold. A figure the review read from a scanned page says so. The compliance checklist in the app quotes the sentence behind each requirement, after checking it against the documents word for word (how a review is checked). Read a requirement in the solicitation before you rely on it.

Scope of Work

The solicitation title indicates the requirement relates to a "FSC Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)" project at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, VA. The NAICS code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) suggests the work involves plumbing, mechanical, or process piping type installation or repair work typical of wastewater treatment systems.

Beyond the title and NAICS code, no statement of work, performance work statement, technical specifications, drawings, or schedule of supplies/services with line items, quantities, or units is included in the text provided. The actual scope of work, deliverables, and performance location details are not specified in these documents.

Key Requirements

  • Contract type: Commercial products and commercial services solicitation (SF 1449 format).
  • Option to Extend the Term of the Contract clause (FAR 52.217-9) is incorporated, suggesting the resulting award may include option periods, but the length or number of options is not specified in these documents.
  • Numerous FAR and DFARS clauses are incorporated by reference (e.g., System for Award Management, Combating Trafficking in Persons, Buy American, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7012, Export-Controlled Items).
  • 52.212-5 indicates the Contractor must comply with several checked clauses including Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (52.203-13), Convict Labor (52.222-3), Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (52.222-21), Combating Trafficking in Persons (52.222-50), Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (52.223-18), Buy American - Supplies (52.225-1), Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (52.225-13), Payment by EFT via SAM (52.232-33), and Privacy or Security Safeguards (52.239-1).
  • 252.204-7012 (Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting) is included, which may imply some level of cybersecurity/DFARS compliance is required for this DoD Navy acquisition. Specific CUI or cybersecurity requirements are not specified in these documents.
  • No service labor standards clauses (SCA-related, paragraph (c) of 52.212-5) appear checked, which may indicate the effort is being treated primarily as a supply/construction-type or commercial services acquisition rather than a service-contract-labor-standards covered service, but this is not explicitly confirmed in the text.
  • Actual technical, staffing, quality, safety, or delivery schedule requirements are not specified in these documents.

Submission Instructions

The SF 1449 (Document 1) contains only blank template fields for offer due date, delivery location, payment office, and submission instructions (Blocks 8, 9, 15-18). No completed instructions on how, where, or in what format to submit a quote are shown in the extracted text.

The response deadline is stated in the opportunity metadata as September 23, 2026, 18:00 GMT, but this is not shown filled into the document text itself.

Submission format (e.g., technical volume, price volume, page limits), required certifications, or points of contact for questions are not specified in these documents.

Risks and Red Flags

  • The core technical scope (drawings, specifications, quantities, performance period, place of performance details beyond "Dahlgren, VA") is absent from the provided text. A firm bid/no-bid or pricing decision cannot be made without this information.
  • The set-aside category is ambiguous: the opportunity header says "SBA" while the document title references WOSB, and no checkbox is confirmed marked. This should be clarified with the contracting office before proposal preparation.
  • 252.204-7012 (Safeguarding Covered Defense Information) is included, which may trigger NIST SP 800-171 compliance obligations; the scope of any Covered Defense Information is not specified in these documents.
  • No pricing schedule, CLIN structure, or bid schedule was provided (no spreadsheet/CSV pricing data included), despite this being expected for a commercial products/services solicitation.
  • No amendment content is shown in Document 2; it is a blank SF 30 template, so it is unclear if this represents an actual amendment or just a boilerplate form found in the package.
  • Response deadline is unusually far out (over a year from typical near-term Navy WWTP work), which may indicate this is a placeholder date or an administrative artifact. This should be verified directly with the issuing office.

What the review read

It read 3 of the 3 attachments on this notice, 81,911 characters, all 3 in full.

Document 1Read in full, 2,922 characters
Document 2Read in full, 3,162 characters
Document 3Read in full, 75,827 characters

Read in full means the whole text was taken out of the file. Whether that text was legible is for the review to say: a damaged scan or a broken conversion reads in full and says little.

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Amendment history

  • 1 new document attached.

    September 22, 2026 at 12:01 AM EDT

There is more in the full review

How this solicitation is evaluated, who is eligible and whether it is set aside, and a bid or no-bid assessment. Plus the compliance checklist. On a paid plan, a check against your own NAICS codes and set-aside status, and an assistant that answers questions from the notice itself.

Evaluation Criteria · Eligibility and Set-Aside · Bid / No-Bid Considerations

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