Drogue Plates
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-RI
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W519TC-26-Q-A220 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 23, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
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What the notice says
1. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) hereby issues this combined synopsis and solicitation W519TC-26-Q-A220 for Drogue Plates (81mm) and Rear Support Plates. This solicitation will result in a single firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for one base year and 2 ordering periods, to be evaluated at the time of award. This solicitation is issued in accordance with RFO FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as a non-commercial item solicitation. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible, and lowest-priced offer. 2. The Government's… (show all)
only obligation under the forthcoming contract is for the guaranteed minimum of 5,000 each of Drogue Plates (81mm) and 6,800 Rear Support Plates. The minimum guarantee will be obligated by the first delivery order awarded simultaneously with the base IDIQ contract. All other quantities are estimates only, and do not bind the Government in any way to include, but not limited to, quantities listed in this solicitation. The Maximum Quantity for the resulting contract is 28,000 each of Drogue Plates (81mm) and 20,400 each of Rear Support Plates. The Maximum Quantity per single delivery order is 11,500 each of Drogue Plates and 6,800 each of Rear Support Plates. The Minimum Quantity per single delivery order is 1,000 each of Drogue Plates and 1,000 each of Rear Support Plates. 3. Required Delivery Schedule: First Article Testing/Preproduction Sample: Quantity Lot of 15 each of the Drogue Plates and Rear Support Plates must be delivered 90 days after contract award (ADC), with deliveries starting 60 days after first article acceptance (AFATA). 4. Offerors shall provide a completed Price Matrix (Attachment 0007). Firm unit prices shall be provided for all quantities, and quantity ranges. Proposed unit prices shall be limited to two (2) decimal places. The following instructions are for completion of the Price Matrix: a. The Offeror must fill in all information highlighted in blue. b. The Offeror must enter its full name and UEI Code in the spaces provided. c. The Offeror is required to propose binding, firm-fixed unit prices, as applicable. Failure to do so may result in the offer being rejected. d. The Offeror must not make any changes or add any other information to the Price Matrix. e. If the Offeror fails to propose prices for all quantity ranges and years the Government may reject that offer as unacceptable. f. The Offeror is required enter the date of the proposal on the Price Matrix. 5. The ordering periods are provided below (actual dates will be provided at time of award): Base Year - Award Date + 365 Days after Award (DAA) Ordering Period 1 - 366 DAA - 731 DAA Ordering Period 2 - 732 DAA - 1,095 DAA *Actual dates will be provided after award. 6. The Government will evaluate quotes based on the Total Evaluated Price quoted. The total evaluated price is the sum of the total prices for each CLIN and its FAT CLIN equivalent. 7. Please send completed proposals and questions to Austin Acree at austin.g.acree.civ@army.mil
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W6QK ACC-RI), same product/service code (PSC) 1315 and NAICS 332993.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $403.3M to $525.7M, median $451.5M; range $355.0M to $599.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC · $39.3B | 2 | $806.5M | Aug 11, 2026 |
| General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. · $GD · $42.3B | 1 | $599.8M | Sep 10, 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.
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $451.5M, is 1% of that. 10-K
- $GD reported $42.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $451.5M, is 1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 10, 2026General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.$599.8M120MM TANK TRAINING AMMUNITIONMateriality: 1.4% of $GD revenue (Medium) SEC
- Aug 11, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$451.5M120MM TANK TRAINING AMMUNITION - FY22-FY26Materiality: 1.1% of $NOC revenue (Medium) SEC
- Jun 26, 2025Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$355.0M120mm Tank Training Ammunition - FY22-FY26Materiality: 0.90% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (33 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- $840K 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 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.