Sources Sought - Waterline Locating Service - Ellsworth AFB
Air Force and Space Force · FA4690 28 CONS PKC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SS_WATERLINE_LOCATING_ELLSWORTH_AFB in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 18, 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
The United States Air Force at Ellsworth AFB is conducting Market Research, in accordance with FAR Part 10, to identify possible sources for waterline locating services on Ellsworth AFB. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated to be assigned to this acquisition is 561990. The business size standard is $16.5M. The Product Service Code (PSC) anticipated is R404. More specifications and detailed requirements are included in the draft Statement of Work (SOW) attached. More Sources Sought information is provided in the Sources Sought attachment.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 561990.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $93K to $754K, median $345K; range $40K to $25.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISION QUEST SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $25.3M | Oct 9, 2026 |
| NEW ENGLAND FIRE TECH INC | 1 | $810K | Oct 19, 2026 |
| GIGABITER LLC | 1 | $588K | Nov 20, 2025 |
| GEN4 SERVICES LLC | 1 | $102K | Dec 2, 2025 |
| SYSTEM HIGH CORPORATION | 1 | $90K | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Security Operations Group International LLC | 1 | $40K | Sep 15, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 19, 2026NEW ENGLAND FIRE TECH INC$810K1798 - Hanscom AFB Fire Suppression System InspectionsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 9, 2026VISION QUEST SOLUTIONS INC$25.3MSynopsis: Cavalier Fire Protection and Emergency ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 3, 2026SYSTEM HIGH CORPORATION$90KSAP IT DestructionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 2, 2025GEN4 SERVICES LLC$102KAircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 20, 2025GIGABITER LLC$588KNOTICE OF AWARD 3D Wing Media DestroyerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2025Security Operations Group International LLC$40KShredding ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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.