Notice of Intent to Sole Source Washoe County FY26 800MHz Radio Annual Contribution
Army · W7NM USPFO ACTIVITY NVANG 152
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W50S8C25SS011 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 2025 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE; THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL BE ISSUED AND OFFERS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The Nevada Air National Guard Contracting Office intends to enter a Firm Fixed-Price contract on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) with WASHOE COUNTY. The contract is for services for the 152 CES to pay for the annual 800MHz radio contribution. This will be an unrestricted procurement under NAICS Code 516110, and Product Service Code of R426. The delivery is requested to… (show all)
be as soon as possible. Attached is the local Justification and Approval (J_A) for the effort. This special notice is effective through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 effective 7 August 2025, Defense FAR Supplement Publication Notice effective 17 January 2025, and Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) 2025-0711 effective 11 July 2025. It is the contractors responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This is not a solicitation for competitive offers. If interested, firms may submit their technical approach and solutions to the point of contact listed in this Special Notice for consideration. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NVANG to evaluate the firm?s capabilities in accordance with the Air Force policy and regulations and should include the following information: (1) Organization name; physical email and website address; telephone number, business size and CAGE code and/or UEI; (2) detailed capability statement. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for offers; submission of any information in response to this special notice is voluntary and the Government will not reimburse any costs incurred for providing a response. If no responses are received during this notice period, to demonstrate comparable capability, then a sole source acquisition award will be made. All interested responses shall be received prior to the closing date and time addressed in this notice.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) R426.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $578K to $5.6M, median $1.2M; range $114K to $12.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | 1 | $12.8M | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Bloomsburie LLC | 1 | $7.0M | May 20, 2025 |
| MINNESOTA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION Saint Paul MN 55102 USA | 1 | $1.5M | Jan 21, 2026 |
| BOINGO WIRELESS, INC | 1 | $960K | Jun 25, 2026 |
| ONLINE VIDEO SERVICE INC | 1 | $450K | Mar 6, 2026 |
| MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Minneapolis MN 55413 USA | 1 | $114K | Jan 29, 2026 |
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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jun 25, 2026BOINGO WIRELESS, INC$960KU.S. Army West Point Services for Cellular Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Modernization Phase 1No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 6, 2026ONLINE VIDEO SERVICE INC$450KA/V Support Services in Support of USAR-LCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 29, 2026MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Minneapolis MN 55413 USA$114KMN Medical Association Media ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 21, 2026MINNESOTA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION Saint Paul MN 55102 USA$1.5MMBA Media ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 20, 2025Bloomsburie LLC$7.0MNational Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA) Programs and Education Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 1, 2025VISTRA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$12.8MCommunication Planning and Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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
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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.