# Procure and deliver new ceiling tiles to replace existing ceiling tiles, the tiles have exceeded their useful lifecycle - Naval Weapons Station Earle Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/70fbr226q00000023 - Solicitation number: 70FBR226Q00000023 - Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation - Status: Awarded to Force Group Int LLC - Department: Department of Homeland Security - Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency - Contracting office: Region 2: Emergency Preparedness an (70FBR2) - NAICS: 423330 Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers - Product or service code: 5650 Roofing and Siding Materials - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - Place of performance: New Jersey - First posted: July 30, 2026 - Last posted: August 5, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e3fad99563a747829bf161ab6e8a1f06/view ## Description The purpose of this Solicitation is to procure and deliver new ceiling tiles to replace existing ceiling tiles. **Specifications:** **Manufacturer/Preferred Brand:** **Armstrong Model Number:** 935A (24x24”) 933 (24x48”) Surface texture or finish - Textured Edge type/detail - Square Minimum acoustical or fire-rating performance – Class A Interior Finish Rating Standard commercial-grade lay-in mineral fiber tile is acceptable. **Delivery:** FEMA Naval Weapons Station Earle 201 Route 34 Building C-54 Colts Neck NJ Q&A: **1. Q:** If we quote an equal product meeting the textured, square edge, and Class A requirements, should cut sheets be submitted with the quote or at delivery? **A:** Submit with quote. **2. Q:** Are partial deliveries acceptable, and if so, may the contractor invoice against accepted partial deliveries rather than a single final invoice? **A:** No partial deliveries. The govt pays in the arrears – meaning after all products have been accepted. 3. Q:Please confirm the requirement is supply and delivery only, with no installation, and that removal and disposal of the existing ceiling tiles is not within the contractor's scope. **A:** Supply and delivery only. **4. Q:** Please confirm the receiving hours and days at the delivery location, the on-site point of contact for delivery coordination, and whether a loading dock or forklift is available at the receiving point. If not, please confirm that liftgate delivery is required so quoters can price accordingly. **A:** The requirement is approximately thirteen pallets. Monday – Friday 7:00AM – 2:30PM. POCs Anthony Bolognese and Perry Wright. We have a loading dock and a forklift, but forklift operators will not go into trucks, they will move from dock to warehouse. It is the responsibility for the driver to move supplies from truck to dock. **5. Q:** Ceiling tile ships in standard carton and pallet quantities that don't divide evenly into the CLIN 0001 quantity. Will you accept a small overage at no additional cost, or must quantities be exact? **A:** Yes. We will accept a small overage. **6. Q:** Please confirm whether September 30, 2026 is a required delivery date or the end of the period of performance, and whether delivery in advance of that date is acceptable. **A:** Delivery is due 90 days after receipt of award. **7. Q:** How much advance notice is required to submit driver and vehicle information for base access, and to whom should this information be submitted? **A:** FEMA can escort driver and truck onto and off base. Driver must be a US Citizen, Real ID, and current registration, insurance, and driver’s license. **8. Q:** Please provide the C-54 floor plan A: Not needed, this is only for delivery, not installation. **9. Q:** Who is responsible for unloading the pallets of ceiling tile, and stocking? **A:** Driver must unload to the dock. FEMA staff will bring into the warehouse. **10. Q:** Are Armstrong 933 and Armstrong 935A required, or will brand-name-or-equal ceiling tiles be accepted? If equal products are allowed, what product information must be submitted with the quote? **A:** Brand name or equal products are acceptable with product information submitted with quotes. **11. Q:** Please confirm that the quantities are 3,680 individual 2-foot-by-4-foot tiles and 1,040 individual 2-foot-by-2-foot tiles, rather than square footage or cartons. **A:** Yes, it is for individual, not square footage. **12. Q:** Will both line items be awarded together, or could they be awarded separately? **A:** Both items will be awarded together. **13. Q:** Does the quoted price need to include freight, liftgate service, unloading, pallet handling, and delivery inside Building C-54? **A:** Yes, all costs should be included in quote. **14. Q:** Will government personnel and unloading equipment be available when the shipment arrives, or must the contractor provide all labor and equipment needed to unload the tiles? **A:** Driver must unload to the dock. FEMA staff will bring into the warehouse. **15. Q:** Is delivery required in one shipment, and must all materials be delivered by September 30, 2026? Multiple shipments are acceptable. **A:** All shipments must be made 90 days after award. **16. Q:** Does the nonmanufacturer rule apply to this purchase, and are there any manufacturer or country-of-origin restrictions for the ceiling tiles? **A:** No restrictions, non manufacturer rule does not apply? **17. Q:** Besides the completed SF 1449, unit pricing, extended pricing, delivery date, and product data sheets, are there any other documents required with the quote? **A:** No other documents required. **18. Q:** Does Building C-54 have a loading dock, or should offerors plan for liftgate delivery and ground level offload? Driver must unload to the dock. **A:** FEMA staff will bring into the warehouse. **19. Q:** Is palletized delivery to the building acceptable, with Government personnel handling any distribution inside the facility Driver must unload to the dock. **A:** FEMA staff will bring into the warehouse. Response regarding this RFQ shall be directed via email to kendall.feaster@fema.dhs.gov and a copy to gennara.mack@fema.dhs.gov. All responses must be received no later than Friday, August 7, 2026, at 5:00pm EST. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Force Group Int LLC (UEI UJEJT2TQE4U1) - Contract: 70FBR226P00000018, purchase order - Obligated: $24,987.08 - Competition: Competed Under SAP, 19 offers received - Link: solicitation number 70FBR226Q00000023 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 70FBR2 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70FBR226P00000018_7022_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - July 30, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice b6d4d310da73497b81925ab179278a5f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b6d4d310da73497b81925ab179278a5f/view - July 30, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice bccc6ac3e30b44cd887e603d9bf5a19b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bccc6ac3e30b44cd887e603d9bf5a19b/view - August 5, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice e3fad99563a747829bf161ab6e8a1f06. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e3fad99563a747829bf161ab6e8a1f06/view ## Points of contact - Kendall Feaster, kendall.feaster@fema.dhs.gov - Gennara Mack, gennara.mack@fema.dhs.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/70fbr226q00000023.