Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 10, 2026·Responses due Sep 9, 2026

Kentucky Derby Event

State · EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561920
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
19AR2026Q0040
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R706
Place
Buenos Aires, AR-C, ARG
Contact
George Rivas (BNS-Procurement@state.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 19AR2026Q0040 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 10, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 15, 2026 to Jan 22, 2027, middle of the range Nov 30, 2026.
Measured from 110 past early notices at State, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 10, 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

Synopsis U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires: Solicitation for Kentucky Derby event planning (Request for Quotations Number 19AR2026Q0040) To: Prospective Quoters The United States Embassy in Buenos Aires is preparing a solicitation for Kentucky Derby event production.?Please note it is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy will launch the request for quotes on the SAM.gov website once?it is available.? All the companies interested in participating, please send your company's presentation to bns-procurement@state.gov Place of contract performance: Buenos Aires, Argentina We appreciate your… (show all)

interest in doing business with us and look forward to your participation in this bid. Respectfully, US Embassy in Buenos Aires Procurement team ---TRADUCCI�N DE CORTES�A--- ? Para: Los potenciales oferentes La Embajada de EEUU en Buenos Aires est� preparando una licitaci�n por la produccion del evento Kentucky Derby.? Tenga en cuenta que el pliego no est� listo para ser lanzado en este momento.? La Embajada va a lanzar el pedido de cotizaci�n en el sitio web SAM.gov en cuanto est� disponible.?Si desea que su empresa sea considerada para esta licitacion pueden enviar la presentacion de su empresa al mail bns-procurement@state.gov Lugar donde se realizara el evento: Buenos Aires, Argentina Agradecemos su inter�s en hacer negocios con nosotros y esperamos contar con su participaci�n en esta licitaci�n. Atte. Equipo de compras de la Embajada norteamericana en Buenos Aires

Who won similar work

459 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (State), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES Washington DC 20405 USA8$4.4M + 1 sharedSep 9, 2026
Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG Frankfurt Am Main 60489 DEU4$14.8MOct 1, 2026
HGS ENGINEERING INC.NUF Gralum 1712 NOR4$479KOct 2, 2026
DAN HOTELS LTD.3$11.3MJun 26, 2025
VENTURIA, PROIZVODNJA KONSTRUKCIJ IN STROJEV, D.O.O. Bohinjska Bistrica 4264 SVN3$1.8MOct 1, 2026
NIELS BRUNO Braine-le-chateau 1440 BEL3$834KJun 10, 2025
GLOBAL CITY AUTO SALES, INC.3$162KSep 17, 2026
SEAOIL PHILIPPINES, INC.3$129KJun 18, 2025
EJNER HESSEL A S Brondby 2605 DNK3$110KMay 6, 2026
ANVIL ENTERPRISES Imus Cavite 4103 PHL3$98KOct 1, 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.

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 State, Dept of (DOS) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past State, Dept of (DOS) 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
  • 33 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.

  • 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.