Beechcraft King Air B360 aircraft - Intent to Sole Source
Justice (all) · AVIATION DIVISION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation D-26-SG-0074 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 27, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 15, 2026Award NoticeTEXTRON AVIATION INC · $16.8MOpen
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 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intends to award a sole source contract to Textron Aviation for the purchase of one (1) new Beech Craft King Air B360 aircraft. Textron Aviation Inc. is the original and exclusive manufacturer of the King Air model B300 (marketed as the model 360) aircraft. Name and location of Sole Source vendor: Textron Aviation Inc., 1 Cessna BLVD, Wichita, KS 67215 Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts 5.101(a)(b)(2) and 12.102 , this pre-solicitation notice includes a Justification for other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) as an attachment.… (show all)
The attached JOFOC is redacted, accordingly. This is not a request for competitive quotations. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) is not available. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price contract. The acquisition will be conducted through FAR Parts 12 and 15. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 336411. The business size standard is 1,500 employees. This notice will be posted for fifteen (15) days as required.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Justice (all)), same NAICS 336411.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $678K to $56.9M, median $9.8M; range $247K to $171.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 2 | $1.1M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC | 1 | $171.2M | Dec 20, 2024 |
| SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE, INC. | 1 | $18.7M | Apr 18, 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 7, 2026ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$822KPurchase of Skydio X10 and AccessoriesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$247KPurchase of Skydio Aircraft and AccessoriesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 18, 2025SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE, INC.$18.7MInstallation of commercial Air Imaging Systems (AIS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 20, 2024VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC$171.2MTotal Aviation Support Services (TASS) - DEANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 Justice, Dept of (DOJ) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 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
- 125 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.