Special NoticePosted Jul 23, 2026·Responses due Aug 3, 2026

Syndicated Point of Sale (POS) Data Platform (COS)

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG DIR

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
518210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W91ZLK-26-A-0123D
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
B506
Place
Fort Lee, VA, USA
Contact
Kristen Zigmont (kristen.zigmont.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W91ZLK-26-A-0123D in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 23, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Jul 23, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Jul 24, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 26, 2026, middle of the range Sep 27, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 23, 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

DECA?26 � Syndicated Data Core Services Project Number: W91ZLK?26?R?SDCS AOS Number: W9128Z?25?S?A002 PSC: B506 � Special Studies/Analysis � Data (Other Than Scientific) Primary NAICS: 518210 � Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services Secondary NAICS (as applicable): 541910 � Marketing Research & Public Opinion Polling -The Army Contracting Command � Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC?APG), on behalf of the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), is issuing this Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Special Notice to solicit Phase 1 Solution Briefs for Syndicated Data Core Services. This requirement is… (show all)

intended to provide DeCA with modern, highly accurate syndicated market data, shopper analytics, economic modeling, competitor intelligence, and data integration services to support enterprise?wide savings measurement and competitive benchmarking.- -Offerors may propose innovative commercial solutions addressing one, some, or all thirteen (13) Areas of Interest (AOIs) but must provide a complete end?to?end solution for any AOI proposed. Partial solutions for a single AOI will not be evaluated. Submission Instructions (Phase 1 � Solution Brief) Due Date/Time: 03 August 2026 at 1300 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Late submissions will not be evaluated. Submission Method: Email only. Contract Specialist: kristen.zigmont.civ@army.mil Contracting Officer: shelby.a.saum.civ@army.mil Email Subject Line: �Solution Brief Submission � DECA_26 � Syndicated Data Core Services � [Company Name]� Page Limits: Written submission: Not more than 10 pages, 12?pt Times New Roman OR Briefing format: Not more than 20 slides Content beyond limits will not be evaluated. 3. Required Content for Phase 1 Solution Brief Solution Briefs must include the following sections: Title Page (company info, UEI, CAGE) Executive Summary High?Level Technical Solution/Concept Itemized Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost per AOI Schedule to Full Operational Capability (FOC) Company viability Intellectual property disclosures Business status certification Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) analysis and mitigation plan (if applicable) 4. Areas of Interest (AOIs) The Call for Solutions includes thirteen (13) AOIs, such as: AOI 1: CONUS Non?Fresh Syndicated POS Data AOI 2: CONUS Fresh Syndicated POS Data AOI 3: CONUS Ecommerce POS Data AOI 4�5: OCONUS Savings Methodology (Fresh & Non?Fresh) AOI 6: Patron Panel Services AOI 7: Competitor Location Intelligence AOI 8: SNAP Eligibility Data AOI 9: Competitor Pricing Percentiles AOI 10�11: CONUS/OCONUS Manual Basket Shops AOI 12�13: CONUS/OCONUS Competitor Web Scraping 5. Evaluation & Next Phases Solution Briefs will be evaluated against: Technical Merit Schedule & Cost Feasibility Viability The Government may: Invite selected companies to Phase 2 Pitch Sessions, Bypass Phase 2 and directly request a Phase 3 Proposal, or Determine no further consideration is warranted. Multiple awards may be made, and all awards depend on funding availability. 6. Special OCI Requirements For AOIs involving OCONUS savings methodology (4 & 5) and OCONUS data collection (11 & 13), offerors proposing both must use independent, non?affiliated entities to avoid impaired?objectivity OCI and must submit a mandatory mitigation plan. 7. Additional Notes Offerors must monitor SAM.gov for amendments. SAM registration (UEI) required prior to award. Reseller-only and academic research proposals are not desired. No cost reimbursement for participation. See Attachments 1 & 2 and Complete Attachement 2 _Affirmation of Business Status Certification.

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same NAICS 518210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR LLC1$46.8MSep 15, 2025
BYTECUBED LLC1$35.4MJun 3, 2025
ACME General Corp.1$31.5MAug 12, 2025
AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. · $AMZN1$8.7MJun 12, 2025
ONLINE VIDEO SERVICE INC1$450KMar 6, 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.

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
  • $152K 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 11 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.