What the government is buying
Department of the Army (W6QK Acc-Apg Cont Ct Tyad Ofc) has posted a sources sought notice on SAM.gov for Sources Sought Rare Earth Magnets under solicitation number New_Rare_Earth_Magnets_TYAD_Sources_Sought. Responses are due October 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT.
From the notice: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY - This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Responses will be treated as information only and will not be used as a proposal. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any ...
| Title | Sources Sought Rare Earth Magnets |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W6QK Acc-Apg Cont Ct Tyad Ofc |
| Solicitation number | New_Rare_Earth_Magnets_TYAD_Sources_Sought |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None stated in the notice |
| NAICS | 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing) |
| PSC | 5999 (Federal Supply Group 59: Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components) |
| Response due | October 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT |
| Point of contact | Dean Berkovics, dean.m.berkovics.civ@army.mil |
| SAM.gov notice | https://sam.gov/opp/6fa359be94124675a76b4e83f342d40b/view |
This page summarizes the public notice only. The complete solicitation, amendments, and attachments are posted on SAM.gov, and offerors should price from the full package.
How Wexmar would machine this
Based on the notice title and classification, Wexmar would plan this work around centerless and surface grinding where the drawing calls for ground diameters, flatness, or fine finish. Every lot is inspected against the drawing on Brown & Sharpe CMMs.
Equipment on the floor
- Turning: 10 Mazak and Doosan CNC lathes with live tooling
- Horizontal milling: 6 Mazak horizontal machining centers, 3- and 4-axis, with pallet changers
- Swiss: 4 Maier Swiss-type lathes, bar capacity to 32 mm
- Grinding: centerless and surface grinding
- Inspection: 2 Brown & Sharpe coordinate measuring machines
Materials
Material is set by the drawing. Wexmar machines carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels including precipitation-hardening grades, Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, aluminum, brass, bronze, titanium, and engineering plastics, and buys bar and plate with mill certifications. Where DFARS 252.225-7009 applies, specialty metals are sourced from qualifying melt sources and the certifications travel with the parts.
Finishing and heat treatment
If the drawing calls for plating, anodizing, passivation, or heat treatment, Wexmar manages those steps through qualified outside processors and includes their certifications in the lot paperwork.
Documentation and registration
- First article inspection reports and CMM dimensional reports
- Material certifications traceable to heat lot, and certificates of conformance
- DFARS 252.225-7009 specialty metals sourcing
- ISO 9001-aligned quality system
- SAM.gov active, CAGE 16AD7, small business, woman-owned small business (WOSB)
Working with a prime or distributor
If your company is responding to New_Rare_Earth_Magnets_TYAD_Sources_Sought, Wexmar can price the machined content against the drawing revision and quantities in the notice, quote first article and production lots as separate lines when the notice separates them, and ship to you or directly to the government destination.
Send us the files
We can build this. Send us the files. Primes, integrators, and buyers: send the drawing package and quantity and Wexmar will quote it as your subcontractor or direct supplier. Upload a PDF or STEP for an instant estimate, email ron@backwell.com, or call (315) 400-2654.
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