Special NoticePosted Aug 7, 2026·Responses due Aug 24, 2026

Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Hawaii Air National Guard Recruitment Advertising with UH Athletics

Army · W7M4 USPFO ACTIVITY HIANG 154

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541850
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W50SLF-26-Z-1CC1
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R701
Place
Honolulu, HI, USA
Contact
Jonathan Ringor (jonathan.a.ringor.mil@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W50SLF-26-Z-1CC1 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 7, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 17, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026, middle of the range Oct 12, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 7, 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 Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) intends to issue a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to Learfield College, LLC. The authority permitting other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 10 United States Code 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A Request for Quote (RFQ) will be issued to Learfield College, LLC to provide advertising services to engage with the target demographic (18-25 year old physically fit young adults) for potential rec… (show all)

ruitment into the HIANG. The work includes providing physical and digital billboard advertising and on-site activation/engagement opportunities at various University of Hawaii athletic events and venues. Learfield College, LLC is the designated multi-media rights holder for the University of Hawaii Athletics and, as such, is the only source capable of providing the required advertising services at the specified university locations and events. The designated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541850, Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising, with a corresponding size standards in number of dollars is: $34.5 million. Please note that this notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any interested party who believes it can meet the requirements is invited to submit a complete and detailed capability statement in writing. The response must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Capability statements must be submitted no later than 7:00 AM Hawaii Standard Time, 24 August 2026, to Jonathan Ringor at jonathan.a.ringor.mil@army.mil with W50SLF-26-Z-1CC1 in the subject line. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or to pay for any information provided in response.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 541850.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MULTITECH TRADERS LLC1$44KAug 25, 2025
PB MARKETING GROUP LLC1$29KMay 22, 2025
IMG COLLEGE, LLC1$28KAug 4, 2025

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.