Sources SoughtPosted Oct 7, 2026·Responses due Oct 9, 2026

Sources Sought - Emergency Vendor List - Towable Generators - Ellsworth AFB

Air Force and Space Force · FA4690 28 CONS PKC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
532490
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SOURCES_SOUGHT_EMERCENCY_VENDOR_LIST_TOWABLE_GENERATORS_ELLSWORTH_AFB
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
W061
Place
Ellsworth AFB, SD, USA
Contact
Matthew Shofner (matthew.shofner.1@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

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

Early notice
  • Oct 7, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 2, 2026 to Apr 4, 2027, middle of the range Jan 13, 2027.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 7, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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 NOT A SOLICITATION*** Ellsworth AFB is conducting market research on the availability of towable generators. The Government is looking to set up an emergency list of vendors who can provide these units on a rapid timeline, and with little to no notice, for use at Ellsworth AFB. At this time, the Government does not have well-defined minimum characteristics for the type of generator we will need. However, for the purpose of this sources sought, please provide details for the following salient characteristics. About 60 kW Diesel Towable with a 3/4-ton or 1-ton truck 12 hour run-time T… (show all)

o be clear, the above minimum characteristics are loosely defined. As such, if you have a capability similar to this, but doesn't meet these exact specifications, we would like to see it. The Government is looking to establish this emergency vendor list in the next few days. As such, please provide your information by Friday, 9 Oct 2026, at 1 PM MDT. If you wish to be included on this emergency list, please email 1st Lt Matthew Shofner at matthew.shofner.1@us.af.mil. In your response please include the following info: Vendor Information Company Name Whether you are registered in SAM.gov (if you are, please also provide) CAGE Code UEI GSA Contract Number (if you have a GSA Contract for a requirement like this) Product Specs Link to product page (if available) Rated power output Electrical output Fuel type Fuel tank capacity External vs internal fuel tank Trailer dimensions Hitch type Cold-weather operating capability Any required site conditions (utility connections, clearance, etc) Commercial Specs Confirmation of ability to lease Turnaround time to deliver the units to Ellsworth AFB Where you will be sourcing the units from Whether units are owned by you and in your local inventory or if it is sourced from a 3rd party Whether you accept a Government Purchase Card (GPC) as payment How many units you can provide on this short notice Whether you can deliver the units, or if the Government will need to pick it up (and where the Government would need to pick it up) Support Specs Whether you can provide ongoing maintenance while Government leases the units If you can offer 24/7 technical support Pricing Specs Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost to lease the units (Please provide this as an all-in price including 24/7 emergency technical support, maintenance, delivery & pick-up, etc) On a per day basis On a per week basis On a per month basis Please also provide ROM cost to lease the units without technical support, maintenance, delivery, etc On a per day basis On a per week basis On a per month basis When you reply, please use the subject line Sources Sought - Towable Generators - Ellsworth AFB to maximize the likelihood that your email makes it through the military email filters. Disclaimers Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought is voluntary. This Sources Sought is issued solely for market research purposes, it is intended to assist the Government in determining the availability and technical capability of potential sources for the stated requirement. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used only for informational and planning purposes. This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or any promise to issue an RFP or RFQ in the future. Furthermore, Ellsworth AFB is not currently seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any information/administrative costs incurred by responding to this Sources Sought. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought will be solely at the responding party�s expense. All submissions will become Government property and will not be returned. The Government reserves the right to use information received for any subsequent procurement action. Department of War email filters are designed to delete emails with suspicious content, attachments, and subject lines. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are often not allowable and are often deleted. To ensure emails come through, it is advised that companies ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xlsx, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted.

Who won similar work

21 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 532490.

Single-winner award sizes (21): middle half $55K to $323K, median $92K; range $10K to $1.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AGGREKO LLC · $AGKO2$148KApr 1, 2026
MH CONTRACTING LLC1$1.7MMay 6, 2025
RAFAEL CASTRO MONTES DE OCA ARQUITECTOS, PSC San Juan PR 00909 USA1$1.3MSep 8, 2026
Alaska Strategic Services LLC1$1.1MAug 20, 2026
SHAW, MARY ANN Alamogordo NM 88310 USA1$1000KApr 28, 2025
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY · $GPJA1$333KJun 30, 2026
KASTEL ENTERPRISES MK LLC1$323KJul 15, 2025
CHILLER TECHNOLOGY, INC.1$308KJul 15, 2025
SAMJOK PROPERTIES LTD1$146KSep 10, 2025
POWERTRIP LLC1$126KMay 14, 2025

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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
  • $10K 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.

  • 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.

  • 2 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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