Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 19, 2026·Responses due Sep 29, 2026

2027 Government Industry Annual Meeting

Transportation (all) · 693JJ9 NHTSA OFFICE OF ACQUISTION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541820
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
693JJ926RQ000496
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R708
Place
Washington, DC, USA
Contact
Shanahan, Michelle (michelle.shanahan@dot.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 693JJ926RQ000496 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 19, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Sep 19, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (1 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

Synopsis/Presolicitation notice: THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to issue a sole source Purchase Order to SAE, International (Unique Entity Identifier: SLEWWJ8FMZM6, Cage Code: 0U583). The Purchase Order is for NHTSA to support two annual events: (1) SAE International / NHTSA Government / Industry (G/I) meeting, and (2) the Joint SAE International / NHTSA Cybersecurity Workshop (Cyber Workshop). NHTSA is to provide audio-visual equipment for the conference and workshop and general support to the Cyber Workshop. Th… (show all)

e conference is jointly supported by Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Department of Energy (DOE). The SAE, International Government/NHTSA Cybersecurity Workshop (2027 Government Industry Annual Meeting) is an annual conference (to be held January 19-21, 2027) is designed to assemble significant numbers of government policy and regulatory makers with auto industry representatives to discuss the effect of government actions on future vehicle design. The annual conference provides a neutral forum that shares information with the legislative and regulatory bodies on technical matters prior to drafting legislation or regulations for safety, emission control, and energy conservation. The annual Cybersecurity Workshop is co-hosted by SAE International and NHTSA. Both organizations were involved in the workshop planning. Contract Type NHTSA intends to award a firm-fixed-price Purchase Order to support SAE International / NHTSA Government / Industry (G/I) meeting, and the Joint SAE International / NHTSA Cybersecurity Workshop (Cyber Workshop). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 541820 � Public Relations Agencies $19 million Product Service Code (PSC): R708 SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: PUBLIC RELATIONS THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETTITIVE PROPOSALS. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under RFO FAR 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested firms should identify their capability to provide the product/service/information described above. The written response must include detailed information relating to the specific data being requested. Expressions of interest without sufficient detail to permit evaluation of one�s ability to provide the requested information will not be considered. All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, must be considered by the agency. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals nor is a Request-for-Proposal solicitation document currently available. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. In the absence of responses from interested firms demonstrating their capability, NHTSA intends to award a purchase order to SAE International, Incorporated on a noncompetitive basis for the 2027 Government Industry Annual Meeting as described. Responses must be received by the listed procuring office with ten (10) days from the date of publication of this notice. GENERAL INFORMATION. The information provided herein is subject to change and is not binding on the USG. The USG has not made a commitment to procure any of the services discussed and should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All responses to this notice shall be submitted to michelle.shanahan@dot.gov. Please reference the announcement number on all correspondence. Telephone calls will not be honored. Contracting Office Address: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Acquisition Management 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Place of Performance: Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW (7th & Mt Vernon Pl NW), Washington, D.C. 20001

Who won similar work

445 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Transportation (all)), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
YORKSHIRE INDUSTRIES LLC6$8.2MJul 22, 2026
TOTE SERVICES, LLC5$1.7BAug 1, 2025
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY · $GVA5$96.2MAug 28, 2026
KEYSTONE SHIPPING SERVICES, INC.4$1.6BAug 1, 2025
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.4$278.3MJul 1, 2026
M.A. DEATLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC.4$93.9MMar 31, 2026
BAY MARINE BOATWORKS, INC.4$520KJul 5, 2026
PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC3$772.3MAug 1, 2025
PACIFIC-GULF MARINE, INC.3$621.9MAug 1, 2025
ESTES BROS. CONST. INC.3$152.6MFeb 24, 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.

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 Transportation, Dept of (DOT) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 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
  • 1218 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
  • 1 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.