Sources SoughtPosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Aug 27, 2026

Improved Armored Cab (IAC) production contract to support M270A2 Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS)

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-RSA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336992
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W31P4Q-26-R-IAC0
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
2350
Place
Huntsville, AL, USA
Contact
Leslie K. Dyer (leslie.k.dyer.civ@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W31P4Q-26-R-IAC0 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 22, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026, middle of the range Oct 17, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 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

The Army Contracting Command � Redstone Arsenal hereby issues this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for an Improved Armored Cab (IAC) production contract to support M270A2 Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS) production contracts. The contractor will be required to manufacture IAC kits within ballistic protection specifications capable of providing increased crew protection and survivability within defined ballistic protection specifications. The Government has unlimited rights … (show all)

to the technical data package and will provide it to the contractor. The contract scope includes production and delivery of approximately 275 IACs (up to 55 per year) to the U.S. Government and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same product/service code (PSC) 2350.

Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $233K to $792.1M, median $348K; range $175K to $5.2B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.3$6.8BSep 15, 2026
GREAT LAKES SOUND & VIBRATION INC1$348KJul 30, 2026
D. GILLETTE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE'S INC1$274KSep 23, 2026
KINEMECHA INC1$191KAug 9, 2025
SIOUX MANUFACTURING CORPORATION1$175KMay 5, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 5 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

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  • 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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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.