Notice of Intent to Sole Source Marine Corps Dress White Trousers
Navy and Marine Corps · MCINCR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation M0026426NOIJE04 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 13, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract using FAR Part 12 procedures. Supply needed: Marine Barracks Washington requires to purchase Officer White Trousers (Uniform Items). See Document "Uniform Description" for details. The Government intends to award on a sole source basis to: The Fechheimer Brothers Company, 4545 Malsbary RD, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242 under the authority of FAR 6.103-1(b), the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The reason for this Sole Source Award Notice of Intent is that THE FECHHEIMER BR… (show all)
OTHERS COMPANY is the only vendor certified by Marine Corps Clothing/Quality Certification and Marine Corps Systems Command to provide the White Trousers to the United States Marine Corps with an expiration date of 2028. Vendors interested in getting certified to provide future uniform items to the Marine Corps may respond via email to recieve Marine Corps Clothing/Quality point of contact. In your response, please indicate whether you have the current capabilities to provide the specified uniform items. Responses are due 17 Aug 2026 1000 EST.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Navy and Marine Corps), same product/service code (PSC) 8415.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $32K to $91K, median $67K; range $3K to $184K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINTER BEE, INC | 2 | $278K | Feb 23, 2026 |
| DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC | 2 | $52K | Aug 11, 2025 |
| DOCTOR BIRD PROTECTIVE GEAR LLC | 1 | $140K | Apr 15, 2025 |
| TAWAKKULL LLC | 1 | $83K | Sep 25, 2025 |
| MES Service Company | 1 | $72K | Feb 27, 2025 |
| LAG SPORTS & LEATHER WEAR LLC | 1 | $63K | Apr 10, 2025 |
| ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS OF AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $48K | Apr 10, 2025 |
| AKIN INDUSTRIES LLC | 1 | $3K | Sep 28, 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.
- Feb 23, 2026WINTER BEE, INC$184KNOI to Sole Source Winter Bee INC for JROTC PT shortsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2025AKIN INDUSTRIES LLC$3KJRM Fire & Emergency T-shirts (Guam)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2025TAWAKKULL LLC$83KFire and Emergency Services UniformsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 11, 2025DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC$26KAward Notice: N6883625FS134No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 18, 2025DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC$26KFlight Suits NAVAIRNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2025WINTER BEE, INC$94KMC JROTC PT ShortsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 15, 2025DOCTOR BIRD PROTECTIVE GEAR LLC$140KPPE Gloves for Otto Fuel HandlingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 10, 2025ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS OF AMERICA, INC.$48KBattalion Physical Training ShirtsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 10, 2025LAG SPORTS & LEATHER WEAR LLC$63KWWR Athletic ApparelNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 27, 2025MES Service Company$72KProximity gear in support of the USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines 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. 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.