Special NoticePosted Jul 30, 2026·Responses due Aug 14, 2026

Systems Engineering Technical Assistance Support Services

Army · DEPT OF THE ARMY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541715
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
None
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R425
Place
Alexandria, VA, USA
Contact
Liesel Pattee (lieselotte.h.pattee.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.

Early notice
  • Jul 30, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 9, 2026 to Dec 3, 2026, middle of the range Oct 4, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 30, 2026).

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

The United States Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal on behalf of Project Manager Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment/Personal Protective Equipment (PM OCIE/PPE) intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition 10 United States Code 3204(b)(B)(ii), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B), Services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that awa… (show all)

rd to any other source would result in Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency�s requirements, to DCS Corporation, 6909 Metro Park Drive Suite 500, Alexandria Virginia 22310 for the procurement of three (3) months of Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Support Services. The procurement of the services will be executed via a modification to an existing award adding additional contract line items. This notice is not a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their capabilities by responding to this requirement, no later than 3:30 pm EST, 14 August 2026. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's bona fide capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses shall be submitted via email to Lieselotte.h.pattee.civ@army.mil.

Who won similar work

199 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 541715.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA5$45.1MJan 8, 2026
GSI ENVIRONMENTAL INC.5$6.0MAug 20, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana IL 61801 USA4$3.6MJun 4, 2026
APTIM FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC4$3.5MAug 19, 2026
Applied Research Associates, Inc.3$214.3MJun 5, 2026
Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80521 USA3$7.6MOct 23, 2025
FRAUNHOFER USA INC3$6.0MOct 7, 2026
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Blacksburg VA 24060 USA3$5.6MSep 28, 2026
INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY Des Plaines IL 60018 USA3$5.1MSep 28, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle WA 98195 USA3$4.2MSep 10, 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.

Latest awards

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
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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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.