SOLE SOURCE NOTICE
Navy and Marine Corps · DEPT OF THE NAVY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N0018926QW290 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 28, 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
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton Office intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price Contract to Pitney Bowes Inc. for the purchase of mail center equipment and software. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations, however any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to casey.l.mayer.civ@us.navy.mil to be considered by the government for the purpose of determining whether or not to compete the requirement. Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determina… (show all)
tion that an equivalent supply exists that would meet the Governments needs as stated herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Navy and Marine Corps), same industry group (NAICS 5614).
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $128K to $275K, median $252K; range $4K to $299K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saalex Corp | 1 | $299K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| LEADING SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $252K | Feb 2, 2026 |
| COUNTY COURT REPORTERS INC | 1 | $4K | May 4, 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.
- Sep 15, 2026Saalex Corp$299KAward Notice Web Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 4, 2026COUNTY COURT REPORTERS INC$4KStenographer/Court ReporterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 2, 2026LEADING SOLUTIONS LLC$252KLogistics and Administrative Support ServicesNo 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 Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines 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.