Special NoticePosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 18, 2026

Notice of Intent PM Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Chemical Agent-Resistant Coating (CARC)

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC- DTA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811121
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
LAV-26-0005
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J025
Place
Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
Contact
Drew Pearson (drew.j.pearson2.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation LAV-26-0005 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 23, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026, middle of the range Oct 18, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 13, 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

Army Contracting Command, on behalf of program Manager, Light Armored Vehicles, a United State Marine Corps activity, intends to award a contract on a sole source basis with MILSPRAY LLC. The proposed requirement is the painting of 215 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) with different blends of Chemical Agent Resistant Coating paint formulas onsite at US Marine Corps facilities. The estimated value is approximately $3,200,000 The anticipated award date is approximately 8/31/2026. MILSPRAY LLC UEI: ET6FNU4286M3 This is not a request for proposal. This notice is a notice of intent to sole source procu… (show all)

rement and under FAR 12 Procedures. Responsible sources that believe they can perform these services in their entirety must submit a written notification of interest and capability statement by 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) on August 18, 2026. All information submitted should support the firm�s capabilities to provide all of the required services, particularly the ability to perform the services onsite at a US Marine Corps base and begin services within 75 days of contract award, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to the following address: john.m.sarti2.civ@army.mil Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same industry group (NAICS 8111).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS CUSTOMER SERVICE & SUPPORT COMPANY · $GD1$100.8MAug 25, 2026
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC. · $GD1$54.3MAug 25, 2026
VISILTY CONSULTANTS LLC1$3.0MNov 22, 2024
PRAETOR GROUP LLC1$225KMar 11, 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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (20 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • $399K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 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.

  • 8 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 4 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.