Special NoticePosted Sep 24, 2026·Responses due Sep 28, 2026

Fuels Laboratory Automatic Particle Counter

Army · W7NH USPFO ACTIVITY MSANG 186

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W50S7J26QA009
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
6640
Place
MS, USA
Contact
Jared A. Garner (jared.garner@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W50S7J26QA009 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 24, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 4, 2026 to Jan 28, 2027, middle of the range Nov 29, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 24, 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

The 186 Air Refueling Wing / Mission Support Contracting Office, 6225 M Street, Meridian, MS 39307 intends to award a SOLE SOURCE, Firm-Fixed Price contract to D-2 INCORPORATED, 6 Otis Park Dr Ste 1 Bourne, MA 02532-3931, United States, CAGE: 4EKX8. This acquisition is to provide one (1) Fuels Laboratory Automatic Particle Counter. This requirement is for: Purchase of Fuels Laboratory Automatic Particle Counter CLIN 0001: Fuels Laboratory Automatic Particle Counter QTY: 1 Part Number: JF-PC-AF The statutory authority which permits sole source for this acquisition implemented by FAR 12.102(a) T… (show all)

his authority is supported by an approved Single Source Determination MFR. It is the Government's intent to proceed with this sole source action. Rationale: This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Determination MFR. It is the Government's intent to proceed with this sole source action. The applicable NAICS code is 334516. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1,000 employees. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. No solicitation package will be issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. All responses received by 4:30 pm CST on 28 September 2026 will be considered by the Government. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Questions shall be submitted electronically to Capt Jared Garner at: jared.garner@us.af.mil.

Who won similar work

75 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC6$970KSep 24, 2025
TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS INC4$814KSep 10, 2026
Suncore Distribution LLC4$148KSep 9, 2025
SYSMEX AMERICA, INC2$944KJul 16, 2025
ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN2$598KAug 25, 2026
TEVET LLC2$426KSep 15, 2025
FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED2$423KSep 4, 2025
SCIAPS, INC2$420KSep 28, 2026
BECKMAN COULTER, INC2$351KSep 23, 2025
FSR CONSULTING LLC2$177KSep 23, 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 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 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
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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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 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.