Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Satellite Air Time
Customs and Border Protection · AIR AND MARINE CONTRACTING DIVISION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 20159779 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 6, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to issue a firm fixed price sole source award to NAL Research in Manassas, Virginia for a base year for uninterrupted internet connection that will allow the iridium GPS satellite tracking device information to be transmitted to and displayed at the Air and Marine Operations Center. The GPS information derived from NAL Research satellite tracking devices are dependent upon the vendor�s infrastructure Period of performance: Base Year - October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 If any contractors feel they can meet the requirements please contact the c… (show all)
ontracting officer by email at Michael.A.Hall@cbp.dhs.gov by the response date and time listed with this notice. You must submit a capabilities statement displaying your ability to meet the requirements.
Who won similar work
117 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Customs and Border Protection), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (117): middle half $105K to $9.6M, median $900K; range $5K to $10.0B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 3 | $16.7M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| WILLIAM HEBELER, INC | 3 | $111K | Jun 5, 2025 |
| ACUITY INTERNATIONAL, LLC | 2 | $569.0M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC | 2 | $285.0M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| KOMAN ADVANTAGE, LLC | 2 | $177.2M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CORP | 2 | $4.8M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| REWORLD TULSA, LLC | 2 | $2.1M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| V.I. PET, INC | 2 | $1.9M | Dec 16, 2024 |
| FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC | 2 | $1.4M | Sep 1, 2026 |
| OREADY LLC | 2 | $395K | Aug 29, 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.
- Oct 13, 2026TIMS 8a JV LLC$45.8MEl Paso and Big Bend North Tactical Infrastructure (TI) MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 13, 2026KOMAN ADVANTAGE, LLC$136.6MTactical Infrastructure (TI) Maintenance DRT, LRT, RGVNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 13, 2026KOMAN ADVANTAGE, LLC$40.6MCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) Carrizo Cane Eradication - TexasNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 8, 2026SITA INFORMATION NETWORKING COMPUTING USA INC$4.6MSITA Services to Electronically Transmit Airline DataNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 8, 2026REWORLD TULSA, LLC$1.3MNarcotics DestructionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL Lander WY 82520 USA$156KAward Notice & Justification for six (6) 5-day WUMP Training ClassesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 6, 2026OPSEC SECURITY INC$68KAward Notice and Justification for High Security Holographic Laminate for CredentialsMateriality: <0.01% of $CXT revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 6, 2026LAFAYETTE INSTRUMENT COMPANY$1.1MAward notice and Justification & Approval for Lafayette LX7 Computerized Polygraph systems and associated accessoriesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026ENTRUST CORPORATION$10.0MGlobal Entry Airport ModernizationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026ACUITY INTERNATIONAL, LLC$499.0MMedical Support Services for CBP (including medical exams, fitness for duty, drug testing, and related services)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Customs & Border Protection since 2024 (2 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Customs & Border Protection 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
- 24 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.