Special Notice- Intent to Sole Source Maintenance of Stratasys 3D Printer
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG NATICK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W911QY-26-Z-1CCJ in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
U.S. Army Contracting Command, Office of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick Division (ACC-APG, Natick Division), located in Natick, Massachusetts, in support of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Soldier Center, Soldier Sustainment Directorate, Engineered Systems Division (DEVCOM-SC, SSD, ESD), intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) for base periods of performance (less than one year) laid out in the attached document with potential additional extension up six-months under FAR clause 52.217-8 for comprehensive preventative… (show all)
maintenance coverage, support, and rectification (as necessary) for four Stratasys 3D printer systems (F900, F3300, J850, and H350) at U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center. The Government intends to award this contract to Stratasys, Inc. located at 5995 Opus Parkway Minnetonka, MN 55343-9682. The Government anticipates that the contract will be awarded on or before August 31, 2026. The NAICS code for this action is 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) and the PSC is J059 (Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment). See the attached redacted Restricting Competition document, which is hereby incorporated into this special notice, for full details and explanation as to why competition is lacking. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. There is no solicitation document. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which would be considered by the agency. Any response should demonstrate how the source can provide the requirements identified above without incurring unacceptable delays or duplicative costs to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Responses to this notice must be sent to ACC-APG, Natick Division via EMAIL ONLY to BOTH Edmund J. Bousaleh, Contract Specialist, edmund.j.bousaleh.civ@army.mil, and Alejandro Ayala, Contracting Officer, alejandro.ayala.civ@army.mil, no later than 1200 HRS EDT AUGUST 26, 2026. NOTICE: The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the expense of the interested source.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNICOM GOVERNMENT, INC. | 1 | $114K | Aug 7, 2026 |
| STRATASYS, INC · $SSYS | 1 | $103K | Aug 27, 2026 |
| MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC | 1 | $60K | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Nexus Group LLC | 1 | $19K | Aug 19, 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.
- Sep 8, 2026MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$60KAward Notice- Award of Maintenance Coverage Purchase Order for the Microactive 3Flex� 3500 Surface, Catalyst Characterization Analyzer, and Smart VacPrep 067
- Aug 27, 2026STRATASYS, INC$103KAward Notice- Sole Source Award of Maintenance of Stratasys 3D Printers to Stratasys, Inc.
- Aug 7, 2026UNICOM GOVERNMENT, INC.$114KAward Notice - Grant Conference Room Audiovisual System Maintenance
- Aug 19, 2025Nexus Group LLC$19KAward Notice - Maintenance of the Nicolet is50 FTIR
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 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
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.
- 1 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.
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