Call for Solutions for Maritime Body Armor Load Carriage Systems (M-BALCS) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Only
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG NATICK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W911QY-26-R-MBALCS in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
09 SEPTEMBER 2026 CALL FOR SOLUTIONS The Program Manager � Protection and Integration (PM-PI) is seeking new innovative solutions for the Maritime Body Armor Load Carriage System (M-BALCS). The requirement is for a modular tactical protection and load-bearing system that supports special operations across a full range of missions. The Call for Solutions document (.pdf) and associated attachments, outlining the full problem statement and objectives, can be found in the Attachments section of this posting. The Army Open Solicitation that this Call for Solutions is associated with can be found at… (show all)
: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/923946ff85b94746be9249b5ed5f2fc7/view
Who won similar work
1271 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.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMYLES INC. | 18 | $13.6M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation · $LMT | 15 | $30.5B | Sep 15, 2026 |
| DYNASTY CHEMICAL CORP | 14 | $1.4M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC | 10 | $10.7B | Sep 3, 2026 |
| ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA | 10 | $150.6M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC | 10 | $70.3M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| PHILLIPS CORPORATION | 8 | $38.4M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. | 8 | $2.5M | Mar 4, 2026 |
| K2 CONTRACTING GROUP, LLC | 7 | $2.9M + 2 shared | May 29, 2026 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 6 | $781K | Dec 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.
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- Oct 13, 2026AO Facility Contractors LLC$344KREPAIR WINDOWS AT WATERVLIET ARSENAL BUILDING 40-3
- Oct 9, 2026TUNISTA OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES LLC$4.0MFuel Delivery Services - Rock Island Arsenal
- Oct 9, 2026Dunhill & Associates LLC$2.5MSnow and Ice Removal Services in Johnstown, PA (PA051)(PA052)(PA053) - W15QKN26QA142
- Oct 8, 2026BURLINGTON ENGINEERING CORPORATION$34KSPARE FBC BAR BUSHINGS FOR THE VARINELLI RIFLERS for Watervliet Arsenal
- Oct 7, 2026TOTAL SOLUTIONS INC$1.1MTACOM Archival Program Management.
- Oct 7, 2026Lewis Engineering Company$127KSplit Sleeve, 81mm Award Notice
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
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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.