Sources SoughtPosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 20, 2026

Procurement of Cap Assembly

Coast Guard · AVIATION LOGISTICS CENTER (ALC)(00038)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
70Z03826IH0000035
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
1560
Place
Not stated
Contact
Camille Craft (Emma.C.Craft@uscg.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 70Z03826IH0000035 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 24, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026, middle of the range Sep 11, 2026.
Measured from 36 past early notices at Us Coast Guard that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 13, 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

PURPOSE: This is a Sources Sought Notice only and does not constitute a solicitation announcement. This is not a request for proposals or a quote and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for quotes/proposals. This Sources Sought Notice has been issued to survey the market and assist the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in determining possible sources for consideration. All firms responding to this Sou… (show all)

rces Sought Notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. REQUEST: The USCG is conducting market research to seek sources that have the capability to supply the items found on �Attachment 1 � List of Items � 70Z03826IH0000035� of this sources sought notice. Alternate parts that satisfy form, fit, and function of the stated NSN may be considered. RESPONSES: Responses to this notice should include company name, address, telephone number, and point of contact (POC). Please respond to the following questions: Can you provide the exact item in Attachment 1? If you cannot quote, what is preventing you from quoting? Are there alternative sources or manufacturers? Is your firm an OEM authorized facility? If so, please provide the Cage Code which to procure with. Is your business a large or small business and how many employees? What North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code does your company use for this type of service? If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergent business, or a small, disadvantaged business? If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? Is your firm a certified Hub Zone firm? Is your firm a Woman-Owned or operated business? Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned? Is your product listed on a General Services Administration (GSA) schedule? Do you have other government agencies using the product, and if so which agencies, POCs and contract numbers? If possible, provide POCs for civilian users for general usage of product questions. Please indicate if there are any quantity discounts. What is an estimated total lead time? After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the SAM.gov website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not adequate responses to any future solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought synopsis. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Closing date and time for receipt of response is August 20, 2026 @ 12:00pm EDT. E-mail responses are preferred and may be sent to Emma.C.Craft@uscg.mil and D05-SMB-LRS-Procurement@uscg.mil. Please indicate 70Z03826IH0000035 on the subject line.

Who won similar work

1963 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Coast Guard), any industry: a loose match.

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AIRBUS DS MILITARY AIRCRAFT, INC.85$6.9MSep 16, 2026
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT56$32.2MSep 21, 2026
LEONARDO S.P.A. Roma 00195 ITA40$8.7MSep 17, 2026
QUALITY AEROPARTS, INC.34$2.8MSep 10, 2026
SHERWOOD AVIONICS AND ACCESSORIES, INC.30$7.8MSep 17, 2026
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.25$8.7MSep 10, 2026
JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC23$29.6MSep 17, 2026
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. · $HON23$5.3MSep 18, 2026
CLAYTON INTERNATIONAL, INC.23$1.9MSep 18, 2026
GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC18$2.0MAug 20, 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.

Latest awards

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 U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) job
  • $656K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • 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
  • 433 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 3 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.