Bed-Knife Grinder
Air Force and Space Force · FA4600 55 CONS PKP
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA4600_BedGrinder_FY27 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 14, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Oct 15, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
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 55th Contracting Squadron at Offutt AFB, Nebraska has an ongoing non-appropriated fund (NAF) requirement to acquire a topdressing bed-knife grinder in support of the 55th Force Support Squadron and Willow Lakes Golf Course. The acquired bed-knife grinder will be used to sharpen mowing reels/blades on the mower fleet at the golf course. Proposed machinenery/equipment shall meet/include the following: Coded membrane panel with digital display and auto-cue to set desired angle of grind Flood coolant dispersal and debris separation Dual point alignment and single in-feed Automatic traverse Mag… (show all)
netic load assist and universal mounting brackets Fully enclosed machine cabinet Tool storage and toolkit with accessories 1-year warranty
Who won similar work
21 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 3331).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIC Industries, Inc. | 3 | $928K | Mar 10, 2026 |
| BRAVO, INC. · $CCZ | 3 | $673K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| BAUER EQUIPMENT AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $5.2M | Oct 2, 2026 |
| CATERPILLAR INC · $CAT | 1 | $2.8M | Nov 18, 2024 |
| DHM CONTRACTING, LLC | 1 | $1.1M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| TECH SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $508K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| M-B COMPANIES, INC | 1 | $247K | Jan 13, 2026 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $107K | Sep 8, 2025 |
| IT VISION NETWORKS INC | 1 | $97K | Sep 18, 2025 |
| TURF EQUIPMENT & IRRIGATION, INC. | 1 | $95K | Sep 15, 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.
- Oct 2, 2026BAUER EQUIPMENT AMERICA, INC.$5.2M554 RHS 50 K Water Well Drilling System (Deployable)
- Sep 28, 2026DHM CONTRACTING, LLC$1.1MHeavy-Duty Trommel Screen, Tinian Island
- Sep 15, 2026TURF EQUIPMENT & IRRIGATION, INC.$95KGolf Course Rough Mower
- Apr 30, 2026TECH SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC$508K40-Ton Rough Terrain Crane
- Apr 30, 2026BRAVO, INC.$536KBobcat Toolcat UW56 with Deluxe Road Package and Attachments
- Apr 27, 2026STATELINE SOLUTION LLC$33KTriple Roller Tube Paver and Accessories
- Mar 10, 2026MIC Industries, Inc.$294KMIC Industries Building in a Box
- Feb 3, 2026MILKIE LAWN & GARDEN SERVICE INC$19KSnow Plow and Spreader
- Jan 13, 2026M-B COMPANIES, INC$247KSnow Broom for Oshkosh H-Series Truck
- Dec 22, 2025MIC INDUSTRIES INC$190KUBM-240 Parts
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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $236K 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
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.
- 2 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.