Special NoticePosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Jul 31, 2026

Notice of Intent to Sole Source to IdentiSys, Inc. for Identification Badges

Homeland Security (all) · SECRET SERVICE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
323111
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
PR-26-USSS-1614
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6750
Place
DC, USA
Contact
Melissa Chabot (melissa.chabot@usss.dhs.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation PR-26-USSS-1614 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (1 found; 10 needed).

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

Pursuant to FAR 12.102(a) (FAR Class Deviation 25-21), the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) intends to award a sole source contract to IdentiSys, Inc., 7630 Commerce Way, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, for the acquisition of White House ID badges and associated supplies. This announcement constitutes the only synopsis for this requirement; and is issued for notification purposes only. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy USSS�s requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it can meet the USSS�s requirement described her… (show all)

ein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill this requirement being requested by 11:00 AM EST on July 30, 2026. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Submission of information does not guarantee this requirement to become a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be submitted in writing to melissa.chabot@usss.dhs.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be accepted. Please refer to the attached redacted justification for sole source rationale.

Who won similar work

1952 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Homeland Security (all)), any industry: a loose match.

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AIRBUS DS MILITARY AIRCRAFT, INC.71$5.7MSep 16, 2026
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT40$30.8MSep 21, 2026
LEONARDO S.P.A. Roma 00195 ITA34$8.2MSep 17, 2026
QUALITY AEROPARTS, INC.28$2.3MSep 10, 2026
SHERWOOD AVIONICS AND ACCESSORIES, INC.25$7.3MSep 17, 2026
JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC20$25.3MSep 17, 2026
CLAYTON INTERNATIONAL, INC.18$1.2MSep 18, 2026
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.16$7.8MSep 10, 2026
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.15$4.1MSep 18, 2026
AVIATRIX INC14$31.8MAug 28, 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.

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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) since 2024 (5 filings)
  • 1 of their lobbyists list a past Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) job
  • $221K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Homeland Security, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • 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
  • 515 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 1 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.