Special NoticePosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Sep 4, 2026

VENDOR OPPORTUNITY - DLA HQ FALL FESTIVAL

Defense Logistics Agency · DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
455
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
NAFUA1-26-I-0005
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R499
Place
Fort Belvoir, VA, USA
Contact
Michael Thompson (michael.3.thompson@dla.mil)
CSV Email

Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation NAFUA1-26-I-0005 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 29, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 15, 2026 to Feb 13, 2027, middle of the range Nov 28, 2026.
Measured from 2442 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 29, 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

Dear Prospective Vendor, The Defense Logistics Agency Family, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation invites you to participate in the 2026 McNamara Headquarters Complex (HQC) Fall Festival, taking place on October 28, 2026, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. This annual event is a prime opportunity for your organization to showcase its products and services directly to a captive audience of over 7,000 Department of War personnel, Warfighters, and their families. The HQC footprint is home to four major defense agencies, including the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defen… (show all)

se Technical Information Center (DTIC), and Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The festival will feature a themed 5K Fun Run and an outdoor Farmers Market, creating a highly engaging environment for the defense community. Participation Opportunities Include: Vendor Tabling: $250 per table (includes one 6-foot table and two chairs) Sponsorships: Custom, high-visibility packages to align your brand with the DoD workforce How to Participate: Please review the attached Request for Information (RFI) for complete event details, security and base access requirements, and submission instructions. If you are interested in joining us, please complete the Vendor Response Form located at the bottom of the RFI and return it to me at michael.3.thompson@dla.mil no later than September 4, 2026. Thank you for your interest in supporting our defense community. We look forward to partnering with you!

Who won similar work

1981 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Defense Logistics Agency), any industry: a loose match.

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC70$18.7MOct 16, 2026
TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC38$9.1MOct 16, 2026
LARKOS PACKING AND DISTRIBUTION INC.33$8.8MOct 16, 2026
ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC.31$5.2MOct 15, 2026
CHAND, L.L.C.26$2.4MOct 16, 2026
JA MOODY LLC24$3.2MOct 16, 2026
JO-KELL INC.22$4.4MOct 16, 2026
Argo Turboserve Corporation21$2.3MOct 16, 2026
RUTA SUPPLIES INC18$5.3MOct 16, 2026
INTEGRATED PROCUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES18$2.6MOct 16, 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 Defense Logistics Agency since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense Logistics Agency 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.