UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) FOR USACE
Army · W4LD USA HECSA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W912HQ26S0080 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
*** 100% small business set-aside*** See attached the solicitation and attachments. See attached Amendment 01. See attached Amendment 02. The response due date was extended from 22 September 2026 at 10:00 A.M. ET to 23 September 2026 at 10:00 A.M. ET. See attached Amendment 03.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) 1550.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $86K to $100K, median $91K; range $19K to $225K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBOLINK, INC. | 3 | $398K | Sep 9, 2025 |
| BHPE LLC | 1 | $133K | May 6, 2025 |
| Neros, Inc. | 1 | $97K | Jul 21, 2025 |
| BARFIELD INC | 1 | $92K | Jul 7, 2025 |
| VECTOR DEFENSE, INC | 1 | $91K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| W S DARLEY & CO Itasca IL 60143 USA | 1 | $87K | Jul 21, 2025 |
| W S DARLEY & CO Chippewa Falls WI 54729 USA | 1 | $86K | Feb 11, 2025 |
| R526 Solutions, LLC | 1 | $19K | Jun 25, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 24, 2026VECTOR DEFENSE, INC$91KAWARD NOTICE for BRAND-NAME ONLY of Vector sUAS Dagger and Hammer drone bundlesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 25, 2026R526 Solutions, LLC$19K2ABCT DronesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2025ROBOLINK, INC.$225KDronesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2025ROBOLINK, INC.$72KField Elements and ADC RegistrationsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2025ROBOLINK, INC.$102KDronesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2025Neros, Inc.$97KFPV DroneNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2025W S DARLEY & CO Itasca IL 60143 USA$87KUAV DroneNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2025BARFIELD INC$92KUAV DroneNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 6, 2025BHPE LLC$133KNOTICE of AWARD- IF1200A Hexacopter drones, and equipment (Amend 4)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 11, 2025W S DARLEY & CO Chippewa Falls WI 54729 USA$86KUnmanned Aircraft SystemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 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.