Special NoticePosted Aug 20, 2026·Responses due Sep 4, 2026

Replace Automatic Bumper/Gutter System

Air Force and Space Force · FA4690 28 CONS PKC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
339920
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
ELLSBANDIT0729
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
7830
Place
Ellsworth AFB, SD, USA
Contact
Deanine R. Rogers (deanine.rogers.3@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation ELLSBANDIT0729 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 15, 2026 to Feb 15, 2027, middle of the range Nov 26, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 20, 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 notice of intent to award a sole source procurement under RFO 12.102(a), �restricting competition�. This requirement is for the replacement of the existing Durabowl Bumper & Gutter System for a 16-lane bowling alley located at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. NAICS Code is: 339920 Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing Pursuant to RFO 12.102(a), �restricting competition�, the 28th Contracting Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, SD, intends to award a sole source contract to QubicaAMF, 8100 AMF Drive, Mechanicsville, VA, 23111. This special notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes… (show all)

; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Primary Government Point of Contact: Mrs. Deanine Rogers. All questions must be emailed to deanine.rogers.3@us.af.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. (MDT) on 10 August 2026. Late submissions will not be considered. Disclaimer: The Government is not obligated to award a contract as a result of this special notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up requests. The Government shall not be liable for, nor suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified information.

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 339920.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ACTION TARGET INC2$327KJul 29, 2026
BEAVERFIT NORTH AMERICA LLC1$265KApr 16, 2026
QUBICAAMF WORLDWIDE, LLC1$260KJun 10, 2025
SORINEX EXERCISE EQUIPMENT INC1$86KJun 30, 2025
Kijero, LLC1$54KApr 14, 2025
MIG GOV, LLC1$47KSep 23, 2026
D. C. HUMPHRYS CO. Philadelphia PA 19143 USA1$14KSep 26, 2025

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 7 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.

  • 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.