Special NoticePosted Aug 6, 2026·Responses due Aug 25, 2026

Notice of Intent to Sole Source to UNICOR

Army · W7MW USPFO ACTIVITY ARANG 188

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
337214
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
F6Q5IG5322AW01
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
7110
Place
Fort Smith, AR, USA
Contact
Mrs. Devin Green (devin.green.5@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation F6Q5IG5322AW01 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 16, 2026 to Dec 10, 2026, middle of the range Oct 11, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 6, 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 188th Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, intends to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract to Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR), 3301 Leestown, Rd, Lexington, KY 40511, to provide ten new analyst workstations to match existing UNICOR furniture and disassemble and reassemble existing UNICOR furniture within the building. This special notice is IAW RFO FAR 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supply/service will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation or a solicitation for offers. No solicitation package will be available. Respon… (show all)

sible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All qualified sources must respond no later than 10:00 AM CST, 25 August 2026. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses should be emailed to the contracting officer, Mrs. Devin Green at devin.green.5@us.af.mil. No telephone or fax inquiries will be accepted.

Who won similar work

50 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) 7110.

Single-winner award sizes (50): middle half $27K to $82K, median $50K; range $12K to $3.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVCREST INC4$398KJul 8, 2025
WILLIAMS, LUCINDA M Hazel Green AL 35750 USA4$115KJun 23, 2025
SEDGWICK BUSINESS INTERIORS - SYRACUSE LLC3$228KSep 9, 2025
MERP CONSULTANTS LLC2$490KSep 16, 2026
Kijero, LLC2$74KSep 9, 2025
WALCO ENTERPRISES INC.2$59KJul 29, 2025
ALLIANCE NETWORK INTEGRATORS LLC2$51KAug 5, 2025
EQUINOX STRATEGIES LLC2$44KSep 9, 2025
WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS, INC.1$3.5MSep 24, 2026
FLATWATER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMPANY1$680KOct 1, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

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. 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
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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.