Skip to content
  • 6,814 federal solicitations are open right now. How many of them are yours?
  • New solicitations are posted every day. The ones you never saw are the ones you cannot win.
  • Stop checking SAM.gov every morning. Let the contracts that fit your business come to you.
  • Tell Abierto what you sell in one sentence. AI reads every open solicitation for you.
  • Deadlines are short. Hear about a solicitation the day it is posted, not the week it closes.
  • Amendments move deadlines. Watch a solicitation and Abierto tells you when it changes.
  • See which contracts in your field are about to end, and who holds them today.
  • Plans from $39 a month. See your matches before you pay.
See plans
AbiertoGet started

Sources sought, total small business set-aside

Custom Fitted Musical Instrument Cases

M010796894262

Department of the Navy, Commanding General. Musical Instrument Manufacturing.

Response deadline

April 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT

Closed 214 days ago. Posted March 26, 2026. Scheduled to archive April 16, 2026.

Get the next one like this from Department of the Navy by email, the day it is posted.Find my opportunities

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The Regional Contracting Office MCIWEST is conducting SKB (brand name) market research to identify contractors capable of providing custom-fitted musical instrument cases, that are equipped to handle travel conditions for the 3rd Marine Air Wing Band.

Quantity three, french horn case, fixed bell. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-2317-14 with custom insert, or similar.  

Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Conn 8D fixed bell french horn without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 23” long by 17” wide by 14” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-2317-14 custom

Quantity three, french horn case, screw bell. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-2421-7 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Conn 8D screw bell french horn without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 24” long by 21” wide by 7” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-2421-7 custom

Quantity three, alto saxophone case. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-2215-8 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Yamaha YAS-62 alto saxophone without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 22” long by 15” wide by 8” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-2215-8 custom

Quantity two, tenor saxophone case. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-3613-12 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a custom 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Yamaha YTS-62 tenor saxophone without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 36” long by 13” wide by 12” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-3613-12 custom

Quantity two, euphonium case. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-2918-14 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a custom 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Wilson 2950 euphonium without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 29” long by 18” wide by 14” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-2918-14 custom

Quantity six, tenor trombone case. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-3613-12 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a custom 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Bach Model 42 closed wrap tenor trombone without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 36” long by 13” wide by 12” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-3613-12 custom

Quantity one, bass trombone case. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-3613-12 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Bach Model 50 bass trombone without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 36” long by 13” wide by 12” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-3613-12 custom

Quantity ten, double trumpet case. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-2313-8 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, and a snap down cushion grip handle. The interior must be fitted with a 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Bach Model 42B closed wrap tenor trombone without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 23” long by 13” wide by 8” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-2313-8 custom

Quantity one, baritone saxophone case. Brand Name, SKB, Model 3i-4414-10 with custom insert, or similar.

Salient Characteristics: The case must be an injection molded mil-spec case made of high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin.  Must be water and dust-tight and all parts must be resistant to impact, corrosion, ultraviolet light, solvents, and fungus.  Must have trigger release latches, a hinge lid, wheels, and snap down cushion grip handles, including a carrying handle and a pull handle. The interior must be fitted with a 2 lb polyethylene foam insert custom cut that securely holds a Yamaha YBS-62 baritone saxophone without damage during commercial air travel.  Interior dimensions must be 44” long by 14” wide by 10” deep.

Manf Part Number: 3i-4414-10 custom

Quantity nine, non-recurring engineering set up fee.

Salient Characteristics: Custom engineering to precisely fit polyethylene foam to the dimensions of the instrument for each type of case requested.  Each instrument case must be specifically fit to the instrument listed in the salient characteristics.

Manf Part Number: N/A

Attachments

Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. March 26, 2026

    Sources sought

    Due April 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 8adbaeeffc864a17948349e59d4d3106

    1 revisions on SAM
    • March 26, 2026: publish, sources sought

Points of contact