Special NoticePosted Jul 22, 2026·Responses due Aug 6, 2026

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Army · W7N7 USPFO ACTIVITY WVANG 167

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541810
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W50S8V26Q0024
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
9905
Place
Martinsburg, WV, USA
Contact
Philip Henderson (philip.henderson.5@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W50S8V26Q0024 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 22, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Jul 22, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 1, 2026 to Nov 25, 2026, middle of the range Sep 26, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 22, 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 Government intends to issue a sole source, firm fixed price purchase order with LINCOLN HOLDINGS, LLC located at 601 F ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004, United States, under the authority of FAR 13.106- 1(b). The government will acquire the services using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541810. The purpose of this requirement is to acquire ADVERTISING FOR THE DC 250 GRAND PRIX. This notice is not a formal solicitation. This is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ). No so… (show all)

licitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No purchase order will be awarded on the basis of quotation or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the purchase order will be awarded without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information related to the potential availability of other sources that can fulfill this requirement must be received by MSgt Philip Henderson via electronic email at philip.henderson.5@us.af.mil.

Who won similar work

14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 541810.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MINNESOTA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION Saint Paul MN 55102 USA1$1.5MJan 21, 2026
MARCH MARKETING LLC1$985KSep 30, 2026
ARILLIC LLC1$980KOct 2, 2025
BLUEPRINT CREATIVE GROUP, LLC1$773KSep 29, 2026
DBASE MEDIA, LLC1$541KJul 10, 2026
HOOT DESIGN CO LLC1$500KMay 20, 2026
LINCOLN HOLDINGS LLC1$250KAug 5, 2026
THRIVE POP, LLC1$222KSep 26, 2026
DIRECTIONAL AD-VANTAGE HOLDINGS, LLC1$128KJun 10, 2026
MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Minneapolis MN 55413 USA1$114KJan 29, 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 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.