Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source
Army · W7NW USPFO ACTIVITY ORANG 173
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W50S8Z26QA039 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 8, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Sep 23, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to solicit, negotiate and award a sole source contract under statutory authority 41 USC 1901, set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 173rd Mission Support Contracting intends to award a sole source contract to Frontier Precision, Inc. (CAGE 1MNQ1) for the Site Works Machine Control. The Government intends to issue a sole source solicitation resulting in a Firm-Fixed… (show all)
-Price contract. This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive proposals; however in accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation that shall be considered by the agency. Responses may be submitted via email to: daniel.wehnes.1@us.af.mil. Please include Notice ID # W50S8Z26QA039. The Government is not obligated to award, and will not pay for, any information received from potential sources because of this notice of intent. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 335314.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE ELECTRONICS DEFENSE SYSTEMS, LLC | 1 | $3.5M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| T6D9LK6MJD34 Cincinnati IA USA | 1 | $297K | Sep 26, 2026 |
| K5 DEFENSE LLC | 1 | $67K | Apr 10, 2025 |
| FRONTIER PRECISION, INC | 1 | $32K | Sep 24, 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.
- Sep 26, 2026T6D9LK6MJD34 Cincinnati IA USA$297KMotor Control Panels
- Sep 24, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$32KSite Works Machine Control
- Sep 26, 2025ACE ELECTRONICS DEFENSE SYSTEMS, LLC$3.5MAward Synopsis: Relay Assembly (NSN: 5945-01-245-2459)
- Apr 10, 2025K5 DEFENSE LLC$67KMSU Gantry Crane Control Boards
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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
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
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.