Sources SoughtPosted Sep 21, 2026·Responses due Sep 24, 2026

IMPULSE CARTRIDGE CUP

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-RI

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
331318
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W519TC-26-Q-ICUP
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
1377
Place
Crane, IN, USA
Contact
Bridget Garnica (bridget.m.garnica.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W519TC-26-Q-ICUP in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 21, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 1, 2026 to Jan 25, 2027, middle of the range Nov 26, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 21, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The Army Contracting Command � Rock Island (ACC-RI) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest to provide Impulse Cartridge Cup, Coined Point to Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, Indiana. The result of this market research will contribute to determining this method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the response to this sources sought notice/ market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Mult… (show all)

iple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. Please see the attached Product Description titled �Purchase Description � Impulse Cartridge Cup � RFI� No drawings will be made available at this time. DISCLAIMER This sources sought is for information purposes only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal/ Quotation (RFP/ RFQ) to be submitted. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under NO obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. ELEGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 331318 with a Small Business Size Standard of 750 employees. SUBMISSION DETAILS Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Bridget Garnica, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email at bridget.m.garnica.civ@army.mil no later than 12:30 pm Central Time on Thursday, 24 September 2026. Please reference this sources sought number in the subject line of the email and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Do NOT submit classified information. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required services, please provide the following information: Organization name, address, primary point of contact (POCs) and their email address, telephone number, FAX, and the type of ownership for the organization. A capability statement(s) addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same industry group (NAICS 3313).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
T & T MATERIALS INC1$170KMar 24, 2025
ROUNDTABLE ENTERPRISES LLC1$169KMay 19, 2025
ARCADIA MANUFACTURING GROUP, INC.1$135KOct 28, 2024

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.