Pre-solicitationPosted Jun 23, 2026·Responses due Jul 15, 2026

Yellow Ribbon Event Services in the Richmond or Williamsburg VA area

Army · W7N5 USPFO ACTIVITY VA ARNG

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
721110
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912LQ26QA028
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
V231
Place
Richmond, VA, USA
Contact
Curtis L Gardner (curtis.l.gardner6.civ@army.mil)
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912LQ26QA028 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 23, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Aug 7, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 3, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, middle of the range Aug 28, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 23, 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

A. This is a synopsis of commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 5.207, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation for this notice will be published on https://sam.gov as a Request for Quote (RFQ) on or about July 15, 2026, and result in an award with an anticipated date of August 1, 2026. B. The Virginia Army National Guard (VA ARNG) will conduct a Yellow Ribbon Event in or between the Richmond VA and Williamsburg VA areas. To conduct this event, the VA ARNG is seeking lodging, event space, catering, parking, audio/visual, and … (show all)

childcare services. C. The Government intends to award a single contract resulting from the RFQ with a firm-fixed-price for the base period contract line-item numbers (CLINs) and a firm-fixed-price with economic price adjustment-labor and material for option CLINs. Multiple awards will not be made. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for these services is 721110 (Hotels, except Casino Hotels, and Motels). The Product Service Code (PSC) is V231 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Lodging, Hotel/Motel). This requirement will be solicited as a 100% Set aside for small businesses. Only qualified offerors may submit quotes. D. To be considered for an award, vendors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. Vendors are responsible for ensuring that the representations and certifications in their SAM registration are accurate and current. E. Payment will be made through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) application in accordance with DFARS clause 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions. F. On behalf of the Government, the Contracting Officer intends to evaluate each quote and make an award without discussions. The Contracting Officer unilaterally reserves the right to determine if it is necessary to conduct discussions.

Who won similar work

67 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) V231.

Single-winner award sizes (60): middle half $38K to $250K, median $75K; range $3K to $3.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
HOTEL SOURCE ASSIST LLC6$1.8M + 2 sharedJan 15, 2026
Newland USA Corporation3$3.8MMar 31, 2026
S365 INC3$1.6MJul 23, 2026
JS HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC2$1.1MDec 18, 2025
RED ORANGE NORTH AMERICA Lovell WY 82431 USA2$500K + 1 sharedMar 5, 2025
Airport Plaza Hotel LLC2$311KDec 30, 2025
THE HARVEST POT. LLC2$250K + 1 sharedApr 1, 2025
PROSPERITY SISTERS LLC2$118KJul 17, 2026
CANDI THOMAS Stevensville MD 21666 USA2$110KApr 17, 2026
LEGACY GROUP & ASSOCIATES INC2$89KMay 20, 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.

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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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
  • 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. 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
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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.