HESCO DEFENSE BARRIERS Sources sought
Air Force and Space Force · FA4855 27 SOCONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation F1L1MR6237AG01 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 18, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
ATTENTION: This is currently only Market Research and a notice to see if there is valid competition for this requirement. This notice does not constitute a solicitation. No contract award will result from this notice, and any quotes or other responses received will be used solely for market-research purposes. The HESCO MIL 10 is a multi-cellular, geotextile-lined welded mesh barrier system. It is shipped flat-packed on pallets and can be mechanically pulled open and filled with locally sourced materials (earth, sand, gravel, or crushed rock) using standard engineering equipment (such as a fron… (show all)
t-end loader). SPECIFICATIONS: � Unit Configuration: Multi-cellular, accordion/flat-pack design connected via heavy-duty helical/spiral jointing pins, allowing rapid mechanical deployment and filling via standard engineering equipment (front-end loader/excavator). � Nominal Dimensions (Expanded per Unit): - Height: Approximately 2.21 meters (7 ft 3 in) - Width: Approximately 1.52 meters (5 ft 0 in) - Length: Approximately 30.5 meters (100 ft 0 in) � Wire Mesh Construction: Welded wire mesh manufactured from high-tensile steel wire with a nominal thickness between 4.0 mm and 4.88 mm (6 to 8 Gauge). � Mesh Aperture/Grid: Nominal 76.2 mm x 76.2 mm (3 in x 3 in) spacing. � Corrosion Protection: Steel wire must be coated with Galfan (Zinc-Aluminum alloy) or Hot-Dipped Galvanized to withstand severe outdoor and maritime exposure without structural degradation. � Geotextile Liner: Heavy-duty, UV-stabilized, permeable, non-woven polypropylene geotextile fabric (minimum 250 g/m� weight) designed to retain earth/sand/gravel fill while permitting natural water drainage. � Color Options: Standard Military Tan/Beige or Olive Drab Green. � Logistical Packaging: Units must be shipped fully assembled, compressed, flat-packed on standard commercial/military-compatible pallets, and banded to prevent shifting during multimodal transport. Specifications also listed in attachment 1
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 5680.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $34K to $434K, median $114K; range $22K to $765K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WE BUILD LLC | 1 | $765K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| R.P. GATTA, INC. | 1 | $558K | May 14, 2026 |
| Progressive Surfaces Inc. | 1 | $311K | Sep 3, 2025 |
| MERK CLASS SRL Sibiu 550012 ROU | 1 | $114K | Feb 12, 2026 |
| NMH TECH, INC. | 1 | $34K | Apr 17, 2026 |
| SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA | 1 | $33K | Dec 2, 2024 |
| TECHNOLOGISTY LLC | 1 | $22K | May 15, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- May 14, 2026R.P. GATTA, INC.$558KRobotic Sander InstallationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 17, 2026NMH TECH, INC.$34KConcrete Symons FormsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 27, 2026WE BUILD LLC$765KVarious Construction Materials for Shower, Shave, Latrine (SSL) FacilityNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 12, 2026MERK CLASS SRL Sibiu 550012 ROU$114K731st CE Munitions Storage Area (MSA) Soil RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2025Progressive Surfaces Inc.$311KNew Medium Water Jet PumpNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 15, 2025TECHNOLOGISTY LLC$22KTiger TeethNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 2, 2024SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA$33KBack Support ExoskeletonsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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.