Sources Sought Enhanced Electronic Automatic Activation Device
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC- DTA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation ACC_DTA_CIS-EEAAD in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 8, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY to request information for Government planning purposes only. The Army Contracting Command � Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and large businesses, for production of the items identified below to build an Enhanced Electronic Automatic Activation Device (EEAAD) for use with Parachutes. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice/Market Research Survey will assist ACC-DTA in planning its acquisition strategy for a potenti… (show all)
al future acquisition. NOUN NSN CLAMP,CABLE,ELECTRI 1670-017005786 CONTROL,DISPLAY 1670-017003885 CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPEC 1670-017004945 CUTTER,CARTRIDGE AC 1670-017000909 RECEIVER,INFRARED 1670-017004229 STOP,MECHANICAL 1670-017000892 AUTO ACTIVATION DEV 1670-016997702 TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE There is no Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with this procurement. FIRST ARTICLE TESTING First Article Testing (FAT) shall be conducted .
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W6QK ACC- DTA), same product/service code (PSC) 1670 and NAICS 314999.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $3.4M to $6.2M, median $5.5M; range $2.8M to $8.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $8.9M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| MILLS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | 1 | $6.2M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| FALCON ENGINEERING CORP. | 1 | $5.5M | Aug 19, 2026 |
| PARADIGM PARACHUTE AND DEFENSE INC | 1 | $3.4M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| CUSTOMFAB INC | 1 | $2.8M | Apr 24, 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.
- Aug 19, 2026FALCON ENGINEERING CORP.$5.5MParachute, Cargo (NSN:1670-00-872-6109)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2025BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$8.9MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2025CUSTOMFAB INC$2.8MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2025MILLS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION$6.2MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2025PARADIGM PARACHUTE AND DEFENSE INC$3.4MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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
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.