The Freedom 250 � Taste of America Nationwide Campaign
State · EMBASSY TOKYO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 19JA8026Q0040 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 9, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Sep 14, 2026SolicitationOpen
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
Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo, Japan, will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available. This is a firm-fixed-price contract for the Contractor to carry out The Freedom 250 � Taste of America Nationwide Campaign in Japan. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract. All U.S. Contractors must be registered in the SAM … (show all)
(System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting a quotation pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective quoters are required to register prior to the submittal of quotations. It is recommended for oversea Contractors to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to an award of the contract. This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021) Electronic Submission/Responses: This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your quote prior to the response date and time. Please ensure your email with your quote does not exceed 15MB, if it does then you might have to send more than one email.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (State), same product/service code (PSC) R708.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $189K to $3.8M, median $245K; range $134K to $7.4M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricom Inc | 1 | $7.4M | Jun 30, 2026 |
| VOHL AGENCY LLC | 1 | $245K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| KRATER KORP LLC | 1 | $134K | Sep 16, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 30, 2026VOHL AGENCY LLC$245K19RC1126Q0004 MEDIA MONITORING SERVICE FOR DAMASCUS-SYRIANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026KRATER KORP LLC$134KDesign, fabrication and installation of a Freedom 250 historical timeline museum exhibitionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 30, 2026Oricom Inc$7.4M"Freedom 250" Public Events and Outreach Support, U.S. Embassy Seoul, South KoreaNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 State, Dept of (DOS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past State, Dept of (DOS) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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
- 33 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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
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.