Sources SoughtPosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 18, 2026

RC-52 Tracked Mower

Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) · W6QM MICC-WEST POINT

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333112
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W911SD26QA120
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
2420
Place
West Point, NY, USA
Contact
Soung H. Gibbons (soung.h.gibbons.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W911SD26QA120 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Aug 21, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 23, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026, middle of the range Oct 18, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army 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

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The U.S. Government intends to procure the RC Mowers R-52 for multiple tasks in multiple difficult and dangerous areas located at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY with the following specifications. RC Mowers 52� tracked model powered by 27 HP Kawasaki FX850V engine. (1) 52� Spare Parts Kit (1) Fire Extinguisher Kit (1) Light Bar Kit (1) 4500 Lb. Winch (1) The Government anticipates a solicitation completed on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small busin… (show all)

esses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes � it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 333112 � Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,500 employees. In response to this Sources Sought Notice, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. Identify if you�re a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contractor. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. If you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition, include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the SAM.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services. 8. Please send all responses by 18 August 2026 at 04:00 PM EST to Soung Gibbons, at soung.h.gibbons.civ@army.mil, and be sure to include the Sources Sought Notice ID (W911SD26QA120) in your email subject line.

Who won similar work

12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC)), same NAICS 333112.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Aantilia LLC2$117KJul 21, 2025
BRAVO, INC. · $CCZ2$67KJul 23, 2025
Earle Kinlaw & Associates, Inc.1$129KAug 5, 2025
Suncore Distribution LLC1$125KAug 26, 2025
Northland Lawn & Sport, LLC1$98KAug 21, 2025
KANEQUIP INC1$87KJul 7, 2025
HOUSTON JUSTIN KREIG Burleson TX 76028 USA1$80KSep 9, 2025
FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC1$50KSep 9, 2025
MCQUADE AND BANNIGAN, INC.1$46KAug 26, 2025
Champlain Valley Equipment, Inc.1$28KJul 30, 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.

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
  • $154K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 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.

  • 1 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.