Sources SoughtPosted Oct 5, 2026·Responses due Oct 14, 2026

Upgraded Pipe Crawler Inspection System

Army Corps of Engineers · W071 ENDIST KANSAS CITY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912DQ27SS3812
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Smithville, MO, USA
Contact
Angella Curran (angella.curran@usace.army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912DQ27SS3812 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 5, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 15, 2026 to Feb 8, 2027, middle of the range Dec 10, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 5, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

This is a Sources Sought Notice / Request for Information (RFI) only This notice is issued solely for market research, preliminary planning, and information-gathering purposes in accordance with RFO Part 10 and DFARS Part 210. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Invitation for Bid (IFB) No solicitation package is currently available, and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract based on this notice. The Government will not pay or reimburse any costs, direct or indirect, incurred by respondents in preparing or submitti… (show all)

ng responses to this notice. Submittals will not be returned, and respondents will not be notified of the results of the Government's review. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District (NWK), is conducting market research to identify qualified, capable, and interested parties�capable of delivering a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) pipe crawling inspection system. The system will be utilized for the internal inspection of non-sanitary municipal and civil infrastructure. Access will typically be gained via standard infrastructure access points, including: Standard access manholes Drainage flap gates Mechanical access points The inspection system must be a modular, steerable, wheel-driven unit capable of adjusting to varying pipe sizes, lengths, and construction materials. Interested parties who meet the technical capabilities are requested to submit a response containing the following information, Company Legal Name Point of Contact (POC) Name / Title Phone Number & Email Address Unique Entity ID (UEI) CAGE Code SAM.gov Registration Status For NAICS 334519 (Other Physical Testing Equipment Manufacturing) please indicate your firm's status: Socio-economic Category Other than Small Business Small Business If small business, which socio-economic category? Does your firm offer a standard Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) crawler that meets the requirements, or does your solution require custom engineering? Do you have the capacity and capability to deliver all components in the Draft Purchase Description? If not, specify what elements cannot be provided? Responses must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at the designated email address angella.curran@usace.army.mil. Subject Line Format: W912DQ27SS3812 - Sources Sought Response: [Company Name] - Pipe Crawler System File Format: Adobe PDF only. Deadline: Must be received no later than October 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM CDT.

Who won similar work

12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Corps of Engineers), same NAICS 334519.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BAHFED CORP1$5.2MJan 30, 2025
Plastometrex USA, Inc.1$222KSep 16, 2025
GERMANN INSTRUMENTS, INC1$143KJul 30, 2025
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC · $ITW1$139KJul 18, 2025
SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA1$100KMay 1, 2025
HERZAN, LLC1$77KMay 28, 2025
FRONTIER PRECISION INC1$64KFeb 24, 2025
Applied Research Associates, Inc.1$55KApr 27, 2026
NAVIGATION ELECTRONICS, INC1$46KJan 29, 2025
PINE TEST EQUIPMENT INC1$37KOct 8, 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 0 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.