Special NoticePosted Jun 30, 2026·Responses due Jul 30, 2026

Special Notice for issuance of contract modification to Raytheon Company without posting Justification and Approval (J&A) publicly

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
CENTAUR-26-Justification_Approval
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Richardson, TX, USA
Contact
Scott D. Butterfield (scott.d.butterfield2.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation CENTAUR-26-Justification_Approval in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 30, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 10, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, middle of the range Sep 4, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 30, 2026).

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

Description: Army Contracting Command (ACC) - Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), on behalf of Capability Program Executive Intelligence and Spectrum Warfare CPE ISW Project Manager, Intelligence Systems and Analytics (PM IS&A) announces the issuance of a sole-source contract modification to Raytheon Company (CAGE:1NJM1) under Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract W56KGY-23-D-0005. The modification provides for the continued sustainment, maintenance, and modernization of the Cross Domain Enterprise All-Source User Repository (CENTAUR) III System. This action is necessary to suppor… (show all)

t the continued execution of mission requirements. Authority: The contract modification was awarded on a sole-source basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C. � 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." Market research confirmed that only the incumbent, Raytheon, possesses the unique capabilities, proprietary data, and specialized technical expertise required to meet the Government's requirements without causing unacceptable delays or a significant duplication of costs. Justification and Approval (J&A) Availability: Justification and Approval (J&A) for this action is not currently available for release since it is going through security reviews. The Government will post it as an amendment to this notice as soon as the J&A passes security reviews. Upon completion of the security review, this notice will be amended to attach the J&A and its posting period will be extended for a full 30 days. This special notice serves as the public announcement of this contract action. Points of Contact: Contract Specialist: Cuong Luu, cuong.b.luu.civ@army.mil Procuring Contracting Officer: Scott Butterfield, scott.d.butterfield2.civ@army.mil Contracting Officer Representative: Sylvia Grimsley, email, sylvia.s.grimsley.civ@army.mil The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this notice, nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided.

Who won similar work

1272 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), any industry: a loose match.

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DMYLES INC.18$13.6MSep 21, 2026
Lockheed Martin Corporation · $LMT15$30.5BSep 15, 2026
DYNASTY CHEMICAL CORP14$1.4MOct 13, 2026
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC10$10.7BSep 3, 2026
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA10$150.6MSep 3, 2026
AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC10$70.3MSep 23, 2025
PHILLIPS CORPORATION8$38.4MSep 26, 2025
NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.8$2.5MMar 4, 2026
K2 CONTRACTING GROUP, LLC7$2.9M + 2 sharedMay 29, 2026
FSR CONSULTING LLC6$781KDec 25, 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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (20 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • $759K 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
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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
  • 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 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.