Pre-solicitationPosted May 12, 2026·Responses due May 19, 2026

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE � Cybersecurity Research and Development Services

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG ADELPHI

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
611310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W911QX26RA020
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
DJ01
Place
El Paso, TX, USA
Contact
ALEXANDER CHEATHAM (alexander.k.cheatham.civ@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W911QX26RA020 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • May 12, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Aug 18, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026, middle of the range Jul 17, 2026.
Measured from 719 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from May 12, 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

Please see attached Synopsis. The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, based on compatibility requirements and unique contractor capability. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968-8900 (CAGE Code: 0MLB3) for the award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide continuous cybersecurity support ser… (show all)

vices to the DEVCOM Analysis Center (DAC) laboratories. The anticipated ordering period for this IDIQ contract will be five (5) years, during which Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) task orders will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source that believes it has the capability to meet the Government�s requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which will be considered by the Government only if received by the closing date and time specified in this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Requirement: The objective of this contract is to provide critical cybersecurity analysis and support to the DEVCOM Analysis Center (DAC) laboratories in order to support the equipping, modernization, and sustainment of weapons systems and materiel for the Warfighter. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government�s requirements due to its established integration with DAC laboratory systems and its unique technical expertise supporting the existing cybersecurity research environment. UTEP personnel possess specialized knowledge of the DAC laboratory infrastructure, experimental research platforms, and cybersecurity architecture, which enables them to: Maintain and support existing cybersecurity research systems Implement updates required to support new experimental articles Ensure compatibility with DAC laboratory environments Conduct ongoing cybersecurity research and analysis required for mission execution Due to this unique knowledge of the existing laboratory environment and system architecture, transitioning this effort to another source would result in significant technical risk, schedule delays, and potential disruption to critical cybersecurity research supporting the Warfighter. Responses to this notice are due on or before 19 May 2026 to Alexander Cheatham, alexander.k.cheatham.civ@army.mil. Point of Contact for this notice is Alexander Cheatham alexander.k.cheatham.civ@army.mil.

Who won similar work

1272 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), any industry: a loose match.

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

Single-winner award sizes (1222): middle half $107K to $4.5M, median $487K; range $405 to $20.0B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DMYLES INC.18$13.6MSep 21, 2026
Lockheed Martin Corporation · $LMT · $77.0B15$30.5BSep 15, 2026
DYNASTY CHEMICAL CORP14$1.4MOct 13, 2026
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC · $42.9B10$10.7BSep 3, 2026
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA10$150.6MSep 3, 2026
AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC10$70.3MSep 23, 2025
PHILLIPS CORPORATION8$38.4MSep 26, 2025
NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.8$2.5MMar 4, 2026
K2 CONTRACTING GROUP, LLC7$2.9M + 2 sharedMay 29, 2026
FSR CONSULTING LLC6$781KDec 25, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Investor context
  • $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 1222 past awards, $487K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $NOC reported $42.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 1222 past awards, $487K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

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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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (20 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • $759K 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.

  • 8 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 2 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.