Opportunity · SAM.gov
DLA Warstopper RFI: Samarium and Gadolinium metal buffer (SP8000_SmCo_RFI)
The Defense Logistics Agency's Warstopper Program is asking industry for information on samarium and gadolinium metal supply — specifications, purity levels, supply chain details, current volumes, lead times, and five-year demand projections — to design a buffer stock of these rare earth metals supporting defense magnet production (SmCo and related applications). This is a sources sought / RFI only, not a solicitation. Open on SAM.gov with responses due August 31, 2026, 3:00 p.m. Eastern.
Derived current state: Open
Program: DLA Warstopper Program · Defense Logistics Agency
Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
Event ledger
- May 21, 2026 · State change → Open
- Jul 14, 2026 · Deadline change (state unchanged)
Sources
- SAM.gov (U.S. General Services Administration) · published Jul 14, 2026 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive unavailable: No Wayback snapshot found via redirect and follow probes on the 2026-08-12 backfill pass; capture remains queued
- HigherGov (SAM.gov opportunity mirror) · published May 21, 2026 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive unavailable: No Wayback snapshot found via redirect and follow probes on the 2026-08-12 backfill pass; capture remains queued