Intent to Sole Source - 2026 Texas State Fair Booth Space
Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) · W6QM MICC-FT KNOX
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation KNOX-SAT-2026-0151 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) - Fort Knox, 199 6th Avenue, Suite 250, Fort Knox, KY 40121, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to State Fair of Texas. (UEI: P1CYPBKUKLQ7 / CAGE Code: 1L7F2), located at 3921 Martin Luther King Jr BLVD Dallas, Texas 75210-1003, United States. The procurement is for Convention Booth Space and sponsorship at the 2026 State Fair of Texas for the Dallas-Fort Worth U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion. The booth space and sponsorship provides community engagement, brand visibility, and direct outreach opportunities … (show all)
This action is being conducted under FAR Part 12 (DFARS CD 2026-O0028), Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is simplified acquisition procedures for commercial products and commercial services, Title 41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by FAR 12.201-1 (DFARS CD 2026-O0028), for commercial acquisitions valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. This is not a request for competitive offers, quotes or capability statements. No solicitation will be posted as a result of this notice. This notice complies with FAR 5.101 (DFARS CD 2026-O0003), methods of disseminating information. However, interested parties may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to meet this requirement within the required timeframe. All capability statements must be received no later than 04 September 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Submitted capability statements shall include sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to meet the requirement, including relevant experience, pricing information (if available), and supporting documentation. Submissions shall be sent via email to Contract Specialist, Kelly Tipple, at kelly.m.tipple.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer, Joseph R. Lawrence, at joseph.r.lawrence3.civ@army.mil. The anticipated award date is September 2026.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W6QM MICC-FT KNOX), same NAICS 561920.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $48K to $73K, median $49K; range $47K to $96K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBOTICS EDUCATION AND COMPETITION FOUNDATION, INC. | 1 | $96K | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Association for Career and Technical Education, Inc. | 1 | $49K | May 14, 2025 |
| SkillsUSA, Inc | 1 | $47K | Mar 6, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Mar 6, 2026SkillsUSA, Inc$47KAward Notice-SkillsUSA Boothspace 2026No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 26, 2026ROBOTICS EDUCATION AND COMPETITION FOUNDATION, INC.$96KAward Notice - Vex Robotics National Competition Registration FeesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2025Association for Career and Technical Education, Inc.$49KBooth Space Rental at Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Career Tech VISION 2024No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.