Sources SoughtPosted Sep 30, 2026·Responses due Oct 22, 2026

Request for Information - Halvorsen 25k Aircraft Cargo Loader

Air Force and Space Force · FA8534 AFLCMC ROKC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333924
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA8534-2X-R-XXXX
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
Not stated
Place
USA
Contact
Kimberly Mercer (kimberly.mercer.1@us.af.mil)
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CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA8534-2X-R-XXXX in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 30, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Oct 7, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 19, 2026 to Mar 22, 2027, middle of the range Dec 31, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 24, 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

*UPDATE* 30 September 2026 - Add Attachment 6 - DRAFT PWS - Update retrieval instructions for Attachment 2 - Technical Manual Operations Instructions (Please see attachment section below for retrieval instructions) 24 September 2026 This market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification laid out in the PWS of the Halvorsen 25k Aircraft Cargo Loader for use by United States Air Force (USAF) personnel. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notic… (show all)

e that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. *All responses are due by 22 October 2026* *Please note all of the attachments will not be attached. Please see below for instructions: ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: THPO Report Attachment 2: Technical Manual Operations Instructions (please see page 2, instruction #5 on Sources Sought Synopsis to request this attachment) Attachment 3: Technical Manual Work Package Operator and Maintenance Instructions (please see page 2, instruction # 5 on Sources Sought Synopsis to request this attachment) Attachment 4: Halvorsen OIM 623-4300-OI, 2019 (please see page 2, instruction #5 on Sources Sought Synopsis to request this attachment) Attachment 5: Halvorsen Follow-On Sources Sought Synopsis Attachment 6: DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Who won similar work

35 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 333924.

Single-winner award sizes (30): middle half $43K to $637K, median $129K; range $11K to $12.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
STATELINE SOLUTION LLC3$497KSep 29, 2026
ECOLOGY MIR GROUP LLC2$12.0MJan 15, 2026
TLD AMERICA CORPORATION2$1.4MJun 3, 2026
ATLAS TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING, LLC2$134KApr 21, 2026
EASY DAY SOLUTIONS LLC1$4.0MDec 17, 2024
TEXAS PATRIOT INTERNATIONAL, LLC1$4.0MDec 17, 2024
ATECH INC1$2.3MSep 23, 2025
TEXAS GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION LLC1$1.7MDec 17, 2024
ATLANTA FORK LIFTS INC1$804KJan 23, 2025
MARK C. POPE ASSOCIATES, INC.1$507KOct 19, 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.