Sources SoughtPosted Jun 29, 2026·Responses due Jul 7, 2026

Wheel Washer

Air Force and Space Force · FA4830 23 CONS CC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA483026Q0051
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
4940
Place
Moody AFB, GA, USA
Contact
SSgt Landon Docherty (landon.docherty@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA483026Q0051 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 29, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Jul 24, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 31, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 24, 2026 to Dec 25, 2026, middle of the range Oct 5, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 29, 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

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT; THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (SMALL BUSINESS, LARGE BUSINESS, ETC.) TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FOR SET-ASIDE/RESTRICT COMPETITION FOR THIS REQUIREMENT. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXI… (show all)

ST. The 23d Contracting Squadron at Moody AFB, GA, is conducting preliminary planning market research in accordance with (IAW) RFO Part 10 to obtain information from potential eligible and interested contractors for the purchase of one (1) � Aircraft Wheel Hub Washer. Please see the attached statement of work (SOW) for exact specifications and details. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333310, Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The PSC code is 4940. Please review this announcement in its entirety. Any qualified and interested companies responding to this announcement must be able to support all areas. NO partial support responses from industry will be accepted. The Government is seeking qualified firms who possess both the capability and experience to provide the supplies that are needed. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Interested parties capable of providing the aforementioned items are requested to submit a capabilities statement. The statement must include the following information: 1). Company Information: Company Name, Address, CAGE Code, and SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI). 2.) Point of Contact: Name, Title, Phone Number, and Email Address. 3). Business Size/Socioeconomic Status: Indicate business size standard and any applicable socioeconomic categories (e.g., Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) under the applicable NAICS code. 4). Availability/Lead Time: Estimated delivery schedule or lead time for the required item. 5). Evidence that the interested party is fully capable of providing the required service and supplies and as such may contain any information that the interested party feels is relevant. 6). Post sale services provided such as technical support over the phone or in person, parts and labor warranties, etc. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically via email to the primary point of contact listed below. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .pdf, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. Submission Deadline: Tuesday, July 07, 2026, at 10:00 AM, EST. Submit To: SSgt Landon Docherty at landon.docherty@us.af.mil and CC: SrA Erick Boswell at erick.boswell@us.af.mil Subject Line: �Sources Sought response � Aircraft Wheel Washer - [Your company name]�

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 4940.

Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $187K to $1.7M, median $374K; range $17K to $45.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
C C DISTRIBUTORS, INC.1$45.0MOct 6, 2026
Progressive Surface, Inc.1$4.3MJun 30, 2025
MACHINE TOOLS USA, INC.1$882KJul 2, 2026
FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC1$487KAug 6, 2025
QUALITY CONSTRUCTION & RESTORATION LLC1$261KOct 2, 2025
Better Engineering Manufacturing Inc.1$215KSep 2, 2025
HOOPOE LABS INC1$104KJul 31, 2026
GVN GROUP, CORP.1$17KJul 14, 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. 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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.