Intent to Sole Source - Fire Alarm Reporting System (FARS) & PMI
Department of Defense (all) · DEPT OF DEFENSE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA487726QA237 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 3, 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
This is not a solicitation, and quotes are not being accepted at this time. The 355th Contracting Squadron intends to issue a sole-source contract action for procurement of the following items: CLIN 0001 - Preventative Maintenance and Inspection CLIN 1001 - Preventative Maintenance and Inspection CLIN 2001 - Preventative Maintenance and Inspection CLIN 3001 - Preventative Maintenance and Inspection CLIN 4001 - Preventative Maintenance and Inspection The Government intends to issue a sole source award for Preventative Maintenance and Inspection (PMI) services for the Monaco D?21 Fire Alarm Repo… (show all)
rting System currently installed across Davis?Monthan AFB. This requirement is a follow?on procurement to Contract FA487722F0066 for a five year contract (Base Year plus Four Option Years). The existing system architecture remains fully proprietary to Monaco Enterprises Incorporated (MEI), and MEI retains exclusive ownership of all software, firmware, communication protocols, and integration pathways associated with the D?21 system. All interested parties must respond no later than 18 September 2026 at 1200 PM ET to Kody McPherson at kody.mcpherson.1@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer Jerry Sauder at jerry.sauder.1@us.af.mil. Responses received will be reviewed in detail; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Information received will be evaluated exclusively to determine whether a competitive procurement is appropriate. The 355th Contracting Office will not reimburse parties for any costs associated with submitting capability information. Interested vendors are encouraged to review the Intent to Sole Source Letter for additional details and RFO references.
Who won similar work
81 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 541512.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH | 3 | $116.5M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC | 2 | $148.1M | Jul 17, 2026 |
| ECS FEDERAL, LLC · $ASGN | 2 | $14.4M | May 28, 2026 |
| TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC. | 2 | $2.5M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc · $ABT | 2 | $335K | Aug 26, 2026 |
| STELLAR INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS INC. | 2 | $144K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | $20.0B | Mar 17, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $GD | 1 | $5.6B | Nov 12, 2024 |
| CACI, INC. | 1 | $1.6B | Aug 12, 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 1 | $652.0M | Aug 5, 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.
- Oct 2, 2026E-LOGIC, INC.$186K175th COG DATA WALL
- Sep 30, 2026STELLAR INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS INC.$117KAward Notice: VTC Technology Upgrade
- Sep 29, 2026TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC.$1.3MEnterprise Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Cost Support Services for USMC
- Sep 23, 2026STRATASYS, INC$30K26-SIMACQ-PHD-E40-0004: Stratasys
- Sep 21, 2026SPN SOLUTIONS INC$78KAward Notice - NMMC Standalone RFID Firearm Accountability System
- Aug 26, 2026AGE Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC$2.0MVishnu Software Subscriptions and Support
- Aug 26, 2026Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc$283KAbbott Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS)
- Jul 30, 2026ANDWORX, LLC$4.3MAward Notice Power Platform Contractor Support Services
- Jul 30, 2026ADVANCED SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$80KTelestra Servers and Software Upgrade with Maintenance
- Jul 27, 2026PARATUS AI, INC.$120KScheduling Software
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.
- 5 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (91 filings)
- 2 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- $961K 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
- 1 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.
- 5 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 8 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.