Notice of Intent Sole Source Audio/Visual Services at the Washington Hilton
Navy and Marine Corps · COMMANDER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation M0026426Q0173 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 13, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Oct 13, 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 a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract using FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13 procedures. Service needed: Audio and visual services at the Washington Hilton for the Marine Corps Ball. See Document "D6 - JnA Redacted" for detail. The government intends to award on a Sole Source basis to: Encore Group USA LLC, 5100 River RD STE 3000, Schiller Park, Illinois, 60176-1058. The circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The reason for this Sole Source Award Intent is that Encore Group USA LLC is determined the only entity lic… (show all)
ensed to provide the particular services requisite for the Marine Corps Ball at the particular Hilton venue. Interested vendors: Vendors interested in obtaining the same capability may respond via email to receive Marine Corps System Command's point of contact. In your response, please indicate whether you can provide the required services at the specified location. Responses by no later than 15 October, 2026, 4:00 PM.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (COMMANDER), same product/service code (PSC) R499.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $24K to $1.6M, median $210K; range $15K to $11.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTCLAIR PICTURE FRAMING OUTLET, INC. | 2 | $315K | Jul 21, 2026 |
| HARTMANN FINE ART CONSERVATION SERVICES INC | 2 | $43K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FEDTEC VENTURES LLC | 1 | $11.9M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CONNEXUS HUB INC. | 1 | $4.8M | Mar 7, 2025 |
| DENISE MARIE HUMMEL 6211 HAW BRANCH CT MANASSAS VA 20112 USA | 1 | $530K | Sep 11, 2026 |
| INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE PRODUCTIVITY, INC. | 1 | $120K | Jun 25, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026FEDTEC VENTURES LLC$11.9MMarine Corps Ranges and Training Area Management System (MCRTAMS) - SolicitationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026HARTMANN FINE ART CONSERVATION SERVICES INC$27KAWARD NOTICE - Professional Painting & Paper Conservation Services for the National Museum of the Marine Corps - Q&A UPDATE 10 SEP 2026No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2026DENISE MARIE HUMMEL 6211 HAW BRANCH CT MANASSAS VA 20112 USA$530KCoordinators of Religious Education (CRE)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2026MONTCLAIR PICTURE FRAMING OUTLET, INC.$300KProfessional Art Framing Services for the National Museum of the Marine Corps - updated 6/17/26 with Q&ANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 25, 2026INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE PRODUCTIVITY, INC.$120KNotice ofAward to I4CP, INC for I4CP CHRO Board Membership AgreementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2025HARTMANN FINE ART CONSERVATION SERVICES INC$15KAward Notice: Fine Art Painting Conservation ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2025MONTCLAIR PICTURE FRAMING OUTLET, INC.$15KAward Notice: National Museum of the Marine Corps Professional Art Framing ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 7, 2025CONNEXUS HUB INC.$4.8MSupport services for physical, administrative, and visitor control for MFCC subordinate commandsNo 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 Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines 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.