Sources SoughtPosted Apr 9, 2026·Responses due Apr 20, 2026

Forklift Battery

Army · W7NN USPFO ACTIVITY NHANG 157

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
335910
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W50S8A26QA004
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
6140
Place
Newington, NH, USA
Contact
Richard Trafton (Richard.C.Trafton.civ@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W50S8A26QA004 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Apr 9, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Jul 1, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 28, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 1, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: May 20, 2026 to Aug 13, 2026, middle of the range Jun 14, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Apr 9, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

THIS IS NOT A SOLICIATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a SOURCES OF SOUGHT only. The purpose of the synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their business size classification relative to NAICS 335910 � Battery Manufacturing, a small business size standard of 750 employees. Responses to this synopsis will be utilized by the Government to determine the appropriate procurement methodology. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published to the general public on contract opportunities at https://sam.gov. Responses to thi… (show all)

s sources sought synopsis shall not be considered a response to a solicitation. All interested offerors will respond as an interested party to this sources sought. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The New Hampshire Air National Guard requires a Forklift Battery (requirement). The Forklift Battery (requirement) will include the following CLINS: CLIN 001: Lead Acid Motive Power Battery QTY: 1 EA Salient Characteristics: Volts: 80V Capacity: 500 AH (minimum) Dimensions: Shall not exceed 40�L x 27.5�W x 30.5�H Connector: SB-style 320 amp connector Watering System: Must be equipped with a single point watering system Accessory: Must include a compatible watering gun/direct fill link If you are interested, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, points of contact, and business size according to the following: Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such about not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), 8(a), Large Business, etc.? Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under the Request for Information (RFI)? Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the terms being referenced above? If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone number, point of contact, and size status (if available). If you are a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled or modified? Is your company a GSA contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? If you are a GSA contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? Please provide detailed technical product descriptions or brochures. Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establishing capabilities for planning purposes? Please provide your Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The information above is intended to be descriptive and not restrictive in order to describe the nature of the services requested. Interested parties are responsible for demonstrating to the Government their ability to provide the services as indicated. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these supplies, please provide the following information; Organization name, address, email address, website, telephone number, size standard with social economic status and type of ownership for the organization, CAGE code, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), NAICS codes (with business size) and GSA Schedule number (if applicable). To respond, you must email your information to the Contracting Officer (KO), Richard Trafton richard.c.trafton.civ@army.mil, and Contracting Specialist (CS), Eve Maker eve.m.maker.civ@army.mil, via email prior to 1600 hrs EST on 20 APR 2026.

Who won similar work

12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) 6140.

Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $29K to $111K, median $49K; range $10K to $446K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Aantilia LLC1$446KSep 30, 2026
UNITED SALES ASSOC INC1$255KSep 23, 2025
ST GEORGE EQUIPMENT LLC1$134KMar 13, 2025
SAMSTAR LLC1$104KJul 9, 2025
CAS Technologies L.L.C.1$65KAug 14, 2026
VCLOUD GOV INC.1$52KAug 7, 2025
SAITECH INC1$45KAug 18, 2025
MJR ASSOCIATES LLC1$41KAug 7, 2025
FIRST LOGISTEX, INC.1$31KJun 17, 2026
SILVER NATIONAL CORP.1$23KMay 22, 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 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. 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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