Special NoticePosted Aug 11, 2026·Responses due Aug 18, 2026

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE � INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO STRAVAL MACHINE CO INC.

Army Corps of Engineers · W071 ENDIST PORTLAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332911
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W9127N26QA146
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
4820
Place
The Dalles, OR, USA
Contact
Raymie Briddell (raymie.l.briddell@usace.army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W9127N26QA146 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 11, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 21, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026, middle of the range Oct 16, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 11, 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

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE � INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO STRAVAL MACHINE CO INC. W9127N26QA146 � PURCHASE OF CUSTOMIZED, EXTREME-PRESSURE FLUID AND GAS CONTROL COMPONENTS The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (NWD), Portland District intends to issue a commercial request for services for customized components: three (3) 3000 psi relief valves, three (3) 3000 psi basket strainers, and three (3) 6000 psi check valves. The solicitation will be issued as a single source to Straval Machine CO INC, a Small Business under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 332911 … (show all)

� Industrial Valve Manufacturing and the applicable Small Business Size Standard, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is 750 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 4820 � Valves, Nonpowered. In accordance with (IAW) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR 12.102(a), for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) the government may document the decision that only one source is available and IAW RFO FAR 201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for an acquisition at or below the SAT. Solicitation issue date is anticipated to be on or about: 26-August-2026 Solicitation close date is anticipated to be on or about: 02-September-2026 The resulting contract will be issued on a Firm-Fixed Price basis with a 60-day period of performance expected. Contract award date is anticipated to be on or about: 09-September-2026 CONTRACTING OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION Contract Specialist: Raymie Briddell Email: Raymie.L.Briddell@usace.army.mil Contracting Officer: Suzanne.W.Hunt Email: Suzanne.W.Hunt@usace.army.mil

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Corps of Engineers), same NAICS 332911.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
APONTE POWER SERVICES LLC2$133KSep 15, 2026
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT POWER & WATER SOLUTIONS, INC. · $EMR1$146KApr 16, 2026
VPRIME TECH INC1$24KSep 23, 2026
LOTUSUSA, INC.1$23KJul 7, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 1 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.