DeCA Linen, Mats and Mop Head Rental and Cleaning Services
Department of Defense (all) · DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HQC00526QE031 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 19, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Aug 19, 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 (SSN) issued solely for information and planning purposes. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice is for market research purposes only. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is conducting market research to determine the commercial availability of Berry Amendment compliant textile products used in support of commissary operations. Specifically, DeCA is seeking information regarding the availability of compliant clothing items as we… (show all)
ll as floor mats and mop heads that may be furnished through a commercial linen rental and laundering program or through other commercial means. Responses are due September 9, 2026 @2:00pm eastern standard time Responses should be limited to information relevant to this market research effort and should not exceed ten (10) pages, excluding product literature. Responses should be submitted to: Diana Gross-Bendall: diana.gross-bendall@deca.mil Christina Ellison: christina.ellison@deca.mil Fatia Broussard: fatia.broussard@deca.mil
Who won similar work
22 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 812332.
Single-winner award sizes (22): middle half $67K to $555K, median $248K; range $13K to $2.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIFIRST CORPORATION · $UNF · $2.5B | 3 | $1.3M | May 12, 2026 |
| ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC | 3 | $1.1M | Aug 11, 2026 |
| ROBERTSON & PENN, INC | 3 | $693K | Jul 22, 2026 |
| ACE UNIFORM SERVICES, INC. | 2 | $624K | May 28, 2026 |
| ALLIED IMPERIUM GLOBAL, INC. | 2 | $31K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| STEINER HAWAII INC | 1 | $2.7M | Jun 24, 2025 |
| HC RISK REDUCTION, INC. | 1 | $2.3M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| JCB DRY CLEANING INC | 1 | $469K | Apr 20, 2026 |
| NORTHWEST CENTER Renton WA 98057 USA | 1 | $416K | Aug 4, 2025 |
| NGONGE LLC | 1 | $234K | Aug 11, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $UNF reported $2.5B revenue (12 months to May 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 22 past awards, $248K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 11, 2026ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC$350KAward Notice for W912JV26QA009, Laundry serviceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 11, 2026NGONGE LLC$234KUniform Laundry ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 22, 2026ROBERTSON & PENN, INC$366KNotice of Award Laundry and Linen Services for the Department of Environmental Services, Fort Sill OK, 73503No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 28, 2026ACE UNIFORM SERVICES, INC.$40KRags Cleaning ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 12, 2026ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC$719KNew PPE Uniform ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 12, 2026UNIFIRST CORPORATION$93KRental and Laundering of Flame Retardant Garments and Shop TowelsMateriality: <0.01% of $UNF revenue (Low) SEC
- May 8, 2026ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC$72KNew PPE Uniform ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 20, 2026JCB DRY CLEANING INC$469KLaundry Services PHNSY&IMFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 31, 2026DAKOTA DUST-TEX, INC$66KGarrison Project Laundry ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2025UNIFIRST CORPORATION$612KLaundry Service for Coverall UniformsMateriality: 0.02% of $UNF revenue (Low) SEC
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.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 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
- 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.
- 1 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.