Special NoticePosted Aug 25, 2026·Responses due Aug 31, 2026

Intent to Sole Source - Kenworth Truck Repairs

Army · W7NG USPFO ACTIVITY MNANG 148

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336390
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W50S7F26Q0043
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
2815
Place
Duluth, MN, USA
Contact
Joshua M. Fish (joshua.fish.1@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W50S7F26Q0043 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 25, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 5, 2026 to Dec 29, 2026, middle of the range Oct 30, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 25, 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

The purpose of this requirement is to repair a 2024 Kenworth T880 VIN:1XKZD49X9RJ375139 that was in an accident and sustained damage to the front end of the truck, including damage to the suspension, body and engine related components. This request is for a "Kenworth Truck Dealer" to repair this vehicle with "only original equipment parts" due to its Nuclear Certification. Due to the nature of Nuclear Certified Equipment, AFI 63-125_angsup dated 26 Sept 2024 on page 12, section 4.7.1: When a using or supporting command wants to modify a certified item, they are responsible for assessing the im… (show all)

pact of that change. The document clarifies that this assessment must be done in coordination with the "original equipment manufacturer (OEM)/design authority." Also, DAFI24-302, 4.26 Note:3 states, " Vehicles, semi-trailers and other vehicular equipment assets identified in the FMIS M&U with a �Y� is for �maintenance purposes only�; meaning that it is used to inform VM personnel that precautions should be taken when performing repairs or modifications that could affect an assets primary structure, electrical and hydraulic power systems, load-bearing capacity (suspension), steering and braking capability, software, or positive control features, as well as any changes resulting in noncompliance with specific AFMAN 91-118 design criteria"

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) 2815.

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $92K to $13.6M, median $589K; range $45K to $51.3M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
EOS INC1$51.3MSep 22, 2025
TRIBUS ENERGIES LLC1$1.1MJan 31, 2025
FISCHER PANDA GENERATORS, INC.1$108KJul 31, 2025
TRACKSIDE SOLUTIONS LLC1$45KAug 4, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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. 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
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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.