Kirby SOF-Sensing Kits
Solicitation # W50S8Y26QA017Updated Sep 21, 2026
Awarded Sep 29, 2026
$246,500
to FSR CONSULTING LLCAward W50S8Y26PA020
- Posted
- Jul 31, 2026
- Closed
- Sep 24, 2026
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Summary by RFP Detector
What this RFP is about
Department of the Army (W7NW USPFO ACTIVITY ORANG 142), part of the Department of Defense, posted a solicitation titled “Kirby SOF-Sensing Kits” under solicitation number W50S8Y26QA017. It was first posted on Jul 31, 2026 and has been updated 4 times since. The response deadline was Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. It is classified under NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) and product/service code 5811. The set-aside is listed as Small Business Set Aside - Total. An award was reported to FSR CONSULTING LLC on Sep 29, 2026 for $246,500. The listed point of contact is Andrew Dowling.
Key facts
- Issuer
- Department of the Army
- Department / office
- Department of Defense›Department of the Army›W7NW USPFO ACTIVITY ORANG 142
- Sector
- Federal
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- PSC
- 5811
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Not stated
- ZIP 97218
- Value
- Not statedTypical award in this market ≈ $648.5K
- Solicitation #
- W50S8Y26QA017
- Listing
- Official federal notice
Score at publication
Score breakdown
Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.
Frozen at publication: closed RFPs are not re-scored.
Starts at 50
- Value+1.2estimated
No value published. Typical award is about $648K: the median of 487 Army contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 334511, FY24–FY26.
- Competition & access+6.2measured
Total small-business set-aside. The largest recipient took 26% of these dollars in FY24–FY26.
- Issuer & market+7.0measured
Army obligated $11.3B on NAICS 334511 across 547 contracts in FY24–FY26. 10 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
- Time & stage+12.2measured
Solicitation, bids due: 55 days to respond (due Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT).
- Clarity & completeness−4.3estimated
Documents not listed, named contact with email and phone, 32-word description.
- Freshness+9.0measured
Posted today.
50 + contributions = 81 (A, Excellent)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Jul 31, 2026.
Requirements & submission
Eligibility · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Small-business set-asides reserve a contract, or part of it, for businesses that meet the size standard for the NAICS code on the notice. "Total" set-asides restrict the whole requirement; "partial" set-asides restrict part of it.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Description
The Government requires a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) geolocation kit to support tactical spectrum monitoring in contested environments. See attached Statement of Requirement (SOR) for further details.
Documents
No documents are listed for this notice.
Contacts
Andrew Dowling
Primary
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Timeline & history
Presolicitation posted
Presolicitation posted
Solicitation posted
Solicitation posted
Solicitation posted
Responses were due
Awarded to FSR CONSULTING LLC
· $246,500
Award Notice posted
Federal award history
Market context
Department of the Army · NAICS 334511 · FY24–FY26
- Typical award (over $25K)
- $648.5K
- Contracts awarded
- 547
- Total obligated
- $11.3B
Largest recipients in this market
- RAYTHEON COMPANY$3.0B26%
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$1.9B17%
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$1.4B13%
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
View as table
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2,060,891,798.23 |
| FY2023 | 3,494,430,599.39 |
| FY2024 | 4,447,848,731.8 |
| FY2025 | 3,281,806,672.38 |
| FY2026 | 3,559,417,407.59 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
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