Kern OptiFlex Laser System NoA
Department of Defense (all) · VIRGINIA CONTRACTING ACTIVITY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HHM40226NoA in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeKERN ELECTRONICS & LASERS INC · $295K
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Virginia Contracting Activity awarded a contract for the Kern Optiflex Laser System to help the agency produce signage.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same product/service code (PSC) T099.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $6.0M to $9.6M, median $6.0M; range $6.0M to $13.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. · $LHX · $19.4B | 2 | $12.0M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| STEMBOARD LLC | 1 | $13.2M | Aug 17, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $6.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 17, 2026STEMBOARD LLC$13.2MEndor on-site film digitization, information technology (IT) support, and equipment maintenance and services Award Announcement
- Jul 31, 2026L3Harris Technologies, Inc.$6.0MDragon Slayer: Codachrome Follow-on
- Oct 31, 2025L3Harris Technologies, Inc.$6.0MDragon Slayer: Codachrome Follow-on
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (28 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- $234K 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.
- 8 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 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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