Vehicle Dimension and Vehicle Identification (VIN) Decoding Application Programming Interface (API) Integration for Department of War (DoW) Personal Property System
Department of Defense (all) · USTRANSCOM-AQ
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Where this opportunity stands
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- Aug 21, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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What the notice says
INTRODUCTION The Personal Property Activity (PPA) is conducting market research to identify commercial sources capable of providing a high-fidelity, high-performance vehicle dimension and vehicle identification number (VIN) decoding application programming interface (API) to assist the personal property system. The government system this API will be integrating with is a modernized, cloud-based platform designed to streamline the relocation and transport of household (HHG) and privately-owned vehicles (POV) for active-duty military service members, dependents, Department of War (DoW) Civilians… (show all)
, and other customers supported by the DoW. Accordingly, the PPA invites industry partners, software vendors, and data providers to submit detailed information regarding their API capabilities, licensing costs, performance Service Level Agreements (SLA), data accuracy, data caching terms, and security compliance. This Request for Information (RFI) enables industry stakeholders to provide direct feedback on how their existing technical solutions can meet the government system�s stringent operational requirements, helping to shape future technical specifications and acquisition strategies. This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot form a binding contract. The PPA is under no obligation to pursue any acquisition alternative based on this RFI, and the Government will not compensate respondents for any information received. All submissions will be kept confidential, will become the property of the U.S. Government, and will not be returned. SUBMISSION DEADLINE Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM CDT POINTS OF CONTACT (POCs) The preferred method of communication with the POCs is email. RFI submissions and questions must be submitted via email to all points of contact. Contracting Officer: Chris Frost; christopher.t.frost4.civ@mail.mil Contracts Specialist: Kevin Peaslee: kevin.p.peaslee.mil@mail.mil Technical Lead: Chris Doyon; christopher.e.doyon.civ@mail.mil IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS Interested parties are advised to read the attached RFI in its entirety.
Who won similar work
33 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 518210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. · $AMZN | 4 | $24.6M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| LASTWALL CORP. | 2 | $7.6M | Jun 12, 2026 |
| FEDRESULTS, INC. | 2 | $1.6M | May 14, 2025 |
| RED CANYON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 1 | $97.4M | Mar 31, 2026 |
| GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR LLC | 1 | $46.8M | Sep 15, 2025 |
| BYTECUBED LLC | 1 | $35.4M | Jun 3, 2025 |
| ACME General Corp. | 1 | $31.5M | Aug 12, 2025 |
| PERATON INC. | 1 | $25.8M | Jan 16, 2026 |
| HEALTHSTREAM INC | 1 | $25.0M | Sep 3, 2025 |
| DATAMINR, INC. | 1 | $8.9M | Sep 22, 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.
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- Sep 30, 2026DS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS CORP$558KFY26 3DEXPERIENCE Subscription Renewal
- Sep 29, 2026STRYDER CORP$3.6MSaaS subscription to Handshake Premium
- Sep 22, 2026MULTl-HEALTH SYSTEMS INC$110KEmotional Intelligence Assessments and Report
- Sep 22, 2026DATAMINR, INC.$8.9MDataminr, Inc. First Alert Advanced
- Aug 14, 2026PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL SYSTEMS INC$680KAward Notice to Progressive Technology Federal Systems Inc. for Library Archive Digitization Services
- Jun 12, 2026LASTWALL CORP.$2.1MMULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SUPPORT SERVICES
- Apr 14, 2026IRON BOW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$445KESI - Okta SW licenses
- Mar 31, 2026RED CANYON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$97.4MAir Force (AF) Enterprise Integration Branch (EIB) Logistics Information Technology and Enterprise Architecture (EA) Integrated Data & Enterprise Architecture for Logistics (IDEAL)
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (18 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff 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
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.
- 8 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 11 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.