Sources SoughtPosted Aug 5, 2026·Responses due Aug 21, 2026

Heater, Water and Ration, NSN 7310-01-387-1305

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC- DTA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
335999
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
PANDTA-26-P-0000
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
7310
Place
USA
Contact
Lauren DeRoche (lauren.r.deroche.civ@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation PANDTA-26-P-0000 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 5, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 15, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026, middle of the range Oct 10, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 5, 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

Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal (DTA) is conducting a Market Survey to determine the level of interest among qualified Contractors for the production of the following: NOUN: Heater, Water and Ration NSN: 7310-01-387-1305 Suppliers capable of manufacturing and producing these items must indicate so in response by completing the attached questionaire and sending by e-mail, to Lauren DeRoche, lauren.r.deroche.civ@army.mil before the closing date of this posting. The purpose of this markey survey is to aid in the development of an acquisition strategy, identify the best of potential off… (show all)

erors, and gather information for planning purposes about capabilities of each industry source as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). The input will help ACC-DTA ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of all potential offerors. The market survey does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as commitment by the Government. No telephone responses will be accepted. This request is a Market Survey and is issued soley for information and planning purposes. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a request seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this notice is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Market Survey and any follow on information requests.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W6QK ACC- DTA), same NAICS 335999.

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $309K to $1.3M, median $724K; range $160K to $1.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DCX-CHOL ENTERPRISES, INC.1$1.9MAug 12, 2025
L2 AVIATION SOLUTIONS, LLC1$1.1MApr 7, 2026
HYRIZE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING, LLC1$359KDec 3, 2025
MP AERO LLC1$160KSep 26, 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 4 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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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.