Special NoticePosted Mar 17, 2026·Responses due Mar 31, 2026

Electronic Autocollimator

Army · ACC RSA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
423830
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
PANRSA-26-P-0000-033791
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6625
Place
Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA
Contact
LaToya Whitsett (latoya.t.whitsett.civ@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation PANRSA-26-P-0000-033791 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 17, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
  • Aug 7, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Apr 27, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026, middle of the range May 22, 2026.
Measured from 719 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Mar 17, 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

Request for Information THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY � This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes � it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information reques… (show all)

ted nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.GOV. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 1. Agency: U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone in support of the U.S Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity (USATA) is conducting market research to obtain capability information in support of U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity (USATA) in accordance with FAR 15.201(e). 2. Contracting Office Address: Army Contracting Command, Army Contracting Center- Redstone Office: CCAM-CAC-B 3. Notice Type: Special Notice 4. Reference Number: PANRSA-26-P-0000-033791 5. Title: Electronic Autocollimator 6. Classification Code: 6625 Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments 7. NAICS Code: 423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 8. Response Date: 31 March 2026 9. Primary Points of Contact: Portia R. Sampson, Contracting Officer at portia.r.sampson.civ@army.mil, Ph: (256) 955-9135 & Contract Specialist: LaToya T. Whitsett, latoya.t.whitsett.civ@army.mil 10. Description: The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone, Operations, Services, & Training Division, plans to obtain information to serve as market research to help identify potential sources that can provide a brand name purchase of two (2) Electronic Autocollimator that will be used for angle measurements parameter for the calibration of angular gage blocks, optical prisms, optical polygons, and optical wedges. The increased accuracy will eventually allow the APSL to lower its measurement uncertainties for angular calibrations and provide a better Test to Uncertainty ratio for the secondary reference labs. The autocollimators must have an accuracy better than 0.05 arcseconds with a resolution of less than 0.01 arcseconds, and a measurement range greater than �100 arcseconds. They must also have dual axis measurement capability, have a relatively small footprint: approximately no larger than 12in by 8in, and an ISO 17025 accredited calibration. This item shall be delivered to the Army Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL), Building 5435 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL. The Electronic Autocollimator shall include the following specifications or equivalent (if not brand name): Model 229 923 ELCOMAT HR Qty:2 High Resolution Electronic Autocollimator - Dual axis - Fully automatic, software-controlled operations - Resolution: 0.005 arcsec - Absolute accuracy: �0.01 arcsec over any 10 arcsec range �0.03 arcsec over total measuring range - Measuring range: +/- 150 arcsec - acquisition range: +/- 600 arcsec - control-/display unit CModul HR - Interface RS 232/USB - software interface INCOLINK - AC-viewfinder prism - DAkkS Calibration This RFI will utilize NAICS Code 423830. 11. Place of Contract Performance: Redstone Arsenal, AL 12. Set Aside: TBD 13. Responses: Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with the following: 1. Full company name. 2. Identify business size 3. Identify Socio-economic status as applicable. 4. Include Point of Contacts (POCs): name, position, office and mobile telephone numbers and email address. 5. Cage Code 6.Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) The response date for this market research is 31 March 2026. No phone calls will be accepted. All responses to this RFI may be submitted via e-mail to the following POCs: Portia R. Sampson, Contracting Officer at portia.r.sampson.civ@army.mil, Ph: (256) 955-9135 & Contract Specialist: LaToya T. Whitsett, latoya.t.whitsett.civ@army.mil

Who won similar work

25 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) 6625.

Single-winner award sizes (25): middle half $54K to $656K, median $169K; range $16K to $25.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.2$666KSep 16, 2026
Suncore Distribution LLC2$157KAug 26, 2025
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B1$25.5MDec 31, 2025
NSI-MI TECHNOLOGIES INC. · $AME · $7.9B1$5.8MOct 29, 2024
TEVET LLC1$3.0MAug 19, 2026
CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION1$2.9MAug 15, 2025
WORLD LAND COMPANY1$2.2MSep 2, 2026
CRFS, INC.1$718KSep 24, 2025
SURFACE SYSTEMS & INSTRUMENTS INC1$656KMay 14, 2026
WILLRICH PRECISION INSTRUMENT COMPANY1$273KNov 12, 2024

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.

Investor context
  • $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 25 past awards, $169K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $AME reported $7.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 25 past awards, $169K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (14 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • $358K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 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.

  • 8 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 1 insider buys and 1 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.