140P8526Q0039
61--Purchase Absolyte Batteries, Yosemite National Park
INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE > NATIONAL PARK SERVICE > PWR SF/SEA MABO(85000)
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Quick analysis
Commodity buy for two brand-name Absolyte batteries for Yosemite National Park; 100% Total Small Business set‑aside under NAICS 335910.
Document package is unreadable (brand-name JOFOC not accessible), leaving key requirements/specs and any authorized dealer stipulations unknown.
Outside Trace’s core lanes (batteries are not among listed capabilities/vehicles); minimal strategic value with a non-target agency (NPS/DOI).
Even if Trace likely qualifies as small under the 1,250-employee standard, probable need for authorized Absolyte distribution creates compliance/teaming uncertainty for a low-value buy.
Scope summary
- Provide brand-name Absolyte batteries (quantity two) for Yosemite National Park.
- 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 335910 (size standard 1,250 employees).
- Firm-fixed-price RFQ; combined synopsis/solicitation under FAR 12.6.
- Response deadline: 2026-04-08 14:00 PT (per solicitation metadata).
- Adherence to brand-name justification and any specified terms (authorization, delivery, warranty) — details unconfirmed due to unreadable JOFOC.
Dimension scores
Total
- 23/100
Technical Fit
- 2/20
Procurement is for brand-name Absolyte batteries (NAICS 335910). Batteries/discrete commodity supply are outside Trace’s core SATCOM/CDS/SE&I/IT O&M lanes per company_profile.txt.
Past Performance
- 2/20
No cited Trace past performance with DOI/NPS or battery commodity supply in company_profile.txt. Existing past performance is DoD SATCOM/C2/SE&I; mission and customer are not aligned.
Vehicles / Contract Access
- 5/10
Open-market combined synopsis/solicitation (RFQ) set aside for small business, not restricted to a vehicle Trace holds. Trace can theoretically compete without a specific vehicle.
Competitive Position
- 2/15
Brand-name commodity (Absolyte) likely attracts authorized distributors; Trace has no documented advantage or reseller status for batteries in company_profile.txt.
Risk
- 8/15
Execution of a simple FFP commodity buy is inherently low complexity, but unreadable JOFOC leaves key compliance/specs unknown (e.g., authorized dealer, delivery terms). New customer (NPS) also adds modest risk.
Strategic Value
- 1/10
NPS/DOI is not a target agency in company_profile.txt; two batteries present minimal expansion or revenue potential; no linkage to Trace strategic lanes.
Compliance
- 3/10
Set-aside size standard (1,250 employees) suggests Trace likely qualifies as small; however, brand-name Absolyte may require authorized dealer status or specific compliance the unreadable JOFOC would define—creating a significant compliance uncertainty.
Concerns
- Unreadable JOFOC obscures required specifications, delivery/location details, and any authorized reseller requirement.
- Potential need for authorized Absolyte dealership to be compliant with brand-name justification.
- Low-dollar, commodity nature increases price competition against specialized distributors.
- New customer relationship (NPS/DOI) with no documented Trace past performance.
Teaming opportunities
- Authorized Absolyte distributor/reseller capability if required by the brand-name justification.
- Commodity battery sourcing/logistics partner able to meet delivery/warranty terms to Yosemite National Park.
Competitive position
- Small business eligibility under NAICS 335910 size standard if confirmed.
Bid/No bid factors
- Document unreadable; cannot verify brand-name/authorization requirements.
- Outside Trace core capabilities and target agencies.
- Commodity buy with likely numerous small-business distributors competing on price.
- Minimal strategic value and short fuse to response date.
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Summary
This file could not be read or parsed (metadata-only ingestion). The filename indicates it is a JOFOC (Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition) dated 26 Mar 2026 related to Absolyte batteries, but the document contents are unavailable and cannot be confirmed. Any substantive details (justification rationale, technical specs, delivery schedule, or procurement authority) cannot be extracted from this file.
- File unreadable — no text extracted from YOSE_Purchase_CDN_Absolyte_Batteries_JOFOC_26Mar2026_1.docx.
- Filename suggests the file is a JOFOC (justification/approval) for Absolyte batteries and dated 26-Mar-2026, but this is unconfirmed due to unreadability.
- Solicitation-level metadata (RFQ 140P8526Q0039) references an attached brand-name justification — this file is the likely attachment but its contents cannot be verified here.
- Solicitation indicates procurement of (2) Absolyte batteries for Yosemite National Park — quantity and customer come from the solicitation metadata, not the unreadable file.
- Acquisition context from solicitation: combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, firm-fixed-price RFQ, 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 335910, size standard 1,250 employees), response deadline 2026-04-08 — relevant to assessing vehicle/access and compliance but not confirmed inside this file.
- Because the file is unreadable, critical scoring-relevant details often found in JOFOCs (sole-source rationale, technical justification, U.S. content or interchangeability statements, required delivery/performance location, exact specifications, and any special contract clauses) are unknown and must be retrieved from the source prior to scoring or proposal decisions.
Technical details
Entry: sync
Review status: Up to date
Logical upstream opportunity: 6679
Notice lineage:
- f19fdda9c2214258a49aca3f3fd695a0 (posted 2026-03-30) - current
Last synced: 2026-03-30T18:03:48.003655+00:00
Last analyzed: 2026-03-30T18:04:54.752979+00:00
Latest package fingerprint: c50317b3c249a10a6f202c90ccf03b21f379ae2fbcfa07c9181e2ae86fe1a52c
Latest package notice: f19fdda9c2214258a49aca3f3fd695a0
Latest package documents: 1
Evidence limitations- YOSE_Purchase_CDN_Absolyte_Batteries_JOFOC_26Mar2026_1.docx: restricted (unreadable)
- Documents exist upstream, but no usable document text was available yet; Scout analyzed metadata only.
- 2026-03-30T18:03:48.005812+00:00: f19fdda9c2214258a49aca3f3fd695a0 with 1 docs
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