Concealable Sniper System
Customs and Border Protection · MISSION SUPPORT CONTRACTING DIVISION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 20158873 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 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
The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection intends to contract with Bravo 4 Actual LLC (DBA B4 Armory) for Concealable Sniper System. Sole Source Justification: The statutory authority for use of 'other than full and open competition' for this transaction is 41 USC 253(c)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no formal solicitation package is available. However, prospective contractors who believe they can succes… (show all)
sfully propose must provide specific detailed technical documentation to support such claims of abilities. No award will be made on the basis of any proposal or other information received in response to this notice, and this is a notification of intent to acquire supplies/services and not a request for proposals. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred in the preparation of responses to this announcement. This is the only notice that will be issued for these goods/services.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Customs and Border Protection), same industry group (NAICS 3329).
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $5.7M to $30.6M, median $7.5M; range $134K to $100.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISTA OUTDOOR SALES LLC | 1 | $100.0M | Sep 25, 2025 |
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 1 | $7.5M | Sep 5, 2025 |
| UNITED TACTICAL SYSTEMS, LLC | 1 | $7.5M | Aug 26, 2025 |
| FORCIBLE ENTRY, INC | 1 | $134K | Sep 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.
- Sep 25, 2025FORCIBLE ENTRY, INC$134KCONEX Based Breaching Training DeviceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2025VISTA OUTDOOR SALES LLC$100.0MU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Law Enforcement Safety & Compliance (LESC) Directorate 9mm Duty and Reduced Hazard Qualification AmmunitionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 5, 2025ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$7.5MU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Handheld Spray DevicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2025UNITED TACTICAL SYSTEMS, LLC$7.5MU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Less Lethal Pressurized Air Launcher Systems (LLPALS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 U.S. Customs & Border Protection since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Customs & Border Protection 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
- 24 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 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.