Special NoticePosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Aug 5, 2026

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE for MakerGear Ultra One 3D Printer

Army · DEPT OF THE ARMY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
None
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
Contact
Not stated
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.

Early notice
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 8, 2026 to Dec 2, 2026, middle of the range Oct 3, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 29, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). The statutory authority permitting this restriction is RFO FAR 12.102(a), which governs the documentation of restricted competition for commercial acquisitions valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). The United States Army, DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center (CBC), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, intends to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price contract to MakerGear, LLC (Beachwood, OH) for the p… (show all)

rocurement of MakerGear Ultra One 3D Printers and associated tactical accessories. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source contract to MakerGear, LLC, CAGE Code 7LSR4. The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAlCS) Code is 333248 All Other Machinery Manufacturing and the Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. All responses received within seven (7) calendar days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement in writing no later than 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST), 05 August 2026 with the following information: 1. Company Name and Address. 2. Capability Statement (highly encouraged) 3. SAM Cage Code and Unique Entity ID (UEI). 4. Point of Contact Information (Name, telephone number, and email address). 5. Business Size Status in relation to NAICS code 333248 and the small business size standard of 750 employees. Notice of Intent Contacts: Agnes Burke, Contract Specialist, agnes.v.burke.civ@army.mil Birgit M. Jones, Contracting Officer, birgit.m.jones.civ@army.mil

Who won similar work

1932 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
YEAJIN E&C CO.,Ltd.13$14.3MSep 29, 2026
LK CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. 18, NAMSURA 1-GIL, OKSEO-MYEON GUNSAN-SI9$5.8M + 1 sharedSep 23, 2026
ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC9$1.1MOct 6, 2026
CURTIN MARITIME CORP8$75.4MSep 29, 2026
PROESL BAU GMBH Eschenbach 92676 DEU8$1.6MSep 6, 2026
ALL AMERICAN AA LLC7$1.9MSep 22, 2026
Aantilia LLC7$1.1MSep 30, 2026
GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC6$174.8M + 2 sharedSep 28, 2026
SPACE AGE ENGINEERING, INC6$11.3MSep 29, 2026
SORI E&C CO.,LTD 150, SEONYEON-GIL OKSEO-MYEON GUNSAN-SI6$4.0MAug 27, 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.

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Competitive landscape

For the 8 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.