Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Chant Nose Wheel Steering (NWS) Test Cart Evaluation, Repair, and Training
Department of Defense (all) · DEPT OF DEFENSE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N68520-26-Q-1051 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 8, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 8, 2026Special NoticeOpen
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
The Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) Procurement Group, Patuxent River, MD 20670 hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to Chant Engineering Co., Inc., 59 Industrial Drive, New Britain, PA 18901 (Cage Code: 7K419) on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), as only one source is reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has an urgent requirement to perform an on-site evaluation, repair, and provide operationa… (show all)
l and maintenance training for a Government-owned Chant Nose Wheel Steering (NWS) Test Cart (Part Number 30787-01). Chant Engineering Co., Inc. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for this test stand and is the only known source with the necessary technical expertise, proprietary data, and source code required to perform the evaluation, repair, and training to restore the equipment to full operational capability. The Government does not own the data rights to the source code or OEM specifications necessary to perform this effort. For this reason, the Government intends to procure these services on a sole source basis from Chant Engineering Co., Inc. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which, if received within five (5) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis, will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of contact for this requirement is Abbey Carpenter at abbey.r.carpenter.civ@us.navy.mil.
Who won similar work
425 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 811310.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECH O. R., LLC | 8 | $508K | Sep 10, 2025 |
| MOBILE TECHS LLC | 7 | $2.1M | Jun 16, 2026 |
| C2G, LTD | 6 | $18.0M | Aug 10, 2026 |
| CRANEWORKS, INC. | 6 | $12.4M | Sep 2, 2026 |
| ARABIC INTERPRETERS LLC | 6 | $460K | Aug 3, 2026 |
| X CELL MANAGEMENT INC | 5 | $5.3M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| EXACT MACHINE SERVICE, INC. | 5 | $4.6M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| ACCENTZ, INC. | 4 | $2.1M | Apr 28, 2026 |
| PHILLIPS CORPORATION | 4 | $1.7M | Jul 13, 2026 |
| WEST BAUMASCHINEN GMBH Ubstadt Weiher 76698 DEU | 4 | $1.4M | Sep 29, 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.
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- Oct 13, 2026SEMPER SUPRA, LLC$282KCrane and Hoist Maintenance
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- Oct 8, 2026GCI CONSTRUCTION & INSPECTIONS LLC$240KSunshade Sustainment
- Oct 2, 2026MAYOINTHEMIX LLC$1.6MJoint Base Andrews Hangar Door MX and Repair
- Oct 1, 2026MASTERGRAPHICS INCORPORATED$261KHP Jet Fusion 3D Printer Series Post-Warranty Maintenance and Support
- Oct 1, 2026WHESCO GROUP INC$80KNOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE AWARD - WHESCO Group for low-observable paint & clean/dirty room control panel installation & software install
- Oct 1, 2026MALLORY SAFETY & SUPPLY LLC$183KOn-site SCBA Annual Flow Testing
- Sep 30, 2026MCH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC$1.5MMechanic Labor
- Sep 30, 2026UNITY GLOBAL TRADING LLC$585KFire Extinguisher Maintenance
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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff 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.
- 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.