Sources SoughtPosted Jan 5, 2026·Responses due Jan 15, 2026

Iowa National Guard technical instruction services for an Advanced Vehicle Contraband Concealment course for the Midwest Counterdrug Training Center

Army · W7M8 USPFO ACTIVITY IA ARNG

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
611699
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912LP-26-R-0002
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
U006
Place
Johnston, IA, USA
Contact
Megan Kaszinski (megan.r.kaszinski.civ@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912LP-26-R-0002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jan 5, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Mar 13, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Apr 14, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Award Notice
    HIGHWAY INTERDICTION TRAINING SPECIALISTS INC · $531K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The Iowa National Guard requires technical instruction services for an Advanced Vehicle Contraband Concealment course for the Midwest Counterdrug Training Center. The period of performance will be a base period of approximately twelve (12) months (subject to change depending on award date) and four (4) 12-month option periods. Please review the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) and DRAFT Evaluation Criteria, and complete and return the Sources Sought Response Form no later than 10:00 am central time on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Government will use your response to help dete… (show all)

rmine if revisions to the PWS and/or Evaluation Criteria are necessary and select the appropriate set-aside if applicable, and response time for the solicitation.

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W7M8 USPFO ACTIVITY IA ARNG), same product/service code (PSC) U006 and NAICS 611699.

Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $302K to $605K, median $487K; range $189K to $979K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TRAINING EDGE LLC2$1.1MAug 26, 2025
SPOTTING LIES, INC.2$817KJun 9, 2026
HOMEFRONT PROTECTIVE GROUP INC1$979KJul 14, 2026
JEFFREY TODD COOPER Harrisonville MO 64701 USA1$473KAug 26, 2025
ROBERT ALMONTE, LLC1$304KAug 8, 2025
BLACK DOG K9 TRAINING, LLC1$297KJun 2, 2026

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Latest awards

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 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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