Market Pulse

Two DLA Aviation solicitations posted 2026-01-24 with minimal public description. Here’s what’s implied, who should pursue, and what to confirm in the solicitation/attachments before investing bid time.

DLA Aviation posted a buy titled “66—TRANSMITTER, LIQUID” under NAICS 334519. With no public description snippet, your win depends on quickly pulling the solicitation details, confirming exact item identifiers/specs, and aligning your compliance and supply chain plan to DLA expectations.

FAA is seeking ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 registrar services under NAICS 541611 with a fast turnaround from posting to deadline. Here’s what that implies for bid/no-bid, response prep, and pricing strategy.

FAA’s acquisition services group posted a short-fuse notice for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 registrar services with no public description. Treat this as an attachment-driven opportunity: confirm scope (certification vs. surveillance vs. recert), sites, schedule, and required registrar accreditations immediately.

A quick analyst read on a mixed batch of opportunities—facility O&M for a VA community-based site, multiple American Samoa water/desalination supply-and-delivery buys, biowaste service (including an RFQ), a biosecurity framework project, and a fuel quantity notice—plus how to decide fast whether to bid or pass and what to assemble for a compliant response.

A quick capture triage of seven newly posted opportunities spanning vehicle upfits, heavy equipment, paratransit, logistics, restroom trailers (sole source), and two software/telecom buys. Use this to decide what to chase, what to pass, and what to verify in the attachments before you price.

A Department of State requirement for third-party liability insurance coverage under NAICS 524210. Due Feb 11, 2026 (09:00 UTC). Limited public detail in the notice—plan to validate scope and submission rules in the attachments before investing heavily.

A quick analyst read on seven newly posted opportunities—from service body installs on Ford F-550s to an RFP for relationship management software—plus who should bid, who should pass, and how to build a compliant response when details are in attachments.

This opportunity is a straightforward vehicle upfit: supply and install two new service bodies on Ford F-550 DR units, with a short response window. The winners will likely be teams that can prove fit, schedule, and installation quality—cleanly and quickly.

A quick analyst-style scan of eight newly posted opportunities—vehicles and upfits, heavy equipment, surveillance, software, logistics, voice services, and a sole-source facility support item—with bid/pass guidance and response prep reminders.

A quick analyst readout on the most time-sensitive BidPulsar opportunities in this batch—what the buyers are trying to accomplish, what work is implied, who should (and shouldn’t) respond, and how to package a compliant response without guessing at missing details.

A cluster of NAVSUP WSS Mechanicsburg actions posted Jan 23, 2026 includes a lubricating oil buy (small business set-aside with mandatory IRPOD review), multiple valve components, and a small spares requirement. Expect WAWF invoicing, FOB destination terms, and higher-level quality/inspection requirements. One valve-check notice reads like a one-source/qualification-limited action—treat that as a capability-statement play, not a straightforward bid.

NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (Mechanicsburg) reopened this lubricating oil (MOL) solicitation and added new clauses. If you can supply the specified material and can comply with DoD supply-chain, quality, invoicing, and (notably) CMMC clause language, this is a straightforward supply bid—just don’t skip the mandatory IRPOD review step.

The Coast Guard is seeking recurring landscaping, tree care, and lawn maintenance at Station Marathon under a firm-fixed-price, LPTA small-business set-aside. If you can execute steady monthly grounds work with Service Contract Act compliance and can price cleanly by CLIN/period, this is a straightforward bid—attachments (SOW and wage determination) will drive the details.

This award-watch roundup highlights several late-January postings with fast close dates—ranging from a commercial-item walk-in refrigerator maintenance RFQ to a set-aside grounds contract, an overseas mobility comms buy for Korea exercises, a Kardex carousel relocation requiring certified installer support, a small-business water treatment facility synopsis, and an industry day for a Caribbean District USACE A‑E IDIQ.

A tight set of near-term federal actions: a VA software support deadline (amended to Jan 23, 2026), a NAVSUP one-source intent where capability statements can influence competition, and a Marine Corps brass sale that’s attachment-driven. Here’s what to bid, what to verify, and how to position.

A quick capture-focused pulse across seven newly posted federal opportunities—highlighting what’s actionable now (RFPs and fast-turn RFIs), what’s still market research, and where small businesses can credibly position for future set-asides.

The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Caribbean District is planning an IDIQ for topographic and hydrographic surveying and mapping across Puerto Rico and the Antilles. This Industry Day is an early positioning moment for firms in NAICS 541370 that can cover boundary/property, geodetic control, construction surveys, and inland hydrographic work.

USACE is signaling a forthcoming five-year IDIQ for topographic, boundary, geodetic control, construction, and inland hydrographic surveying across Puerto Rico and the Antilles. This Industry Day is an early shaping moment—use it to position capabilities, teaming, and acquisition strategy input before the formal solicitation drops.

A West Point CIO requirement is being market-tested as a potential small business set-aside: licensing for Verkada access control plus Tier 1 support. This is a sources sought—not a solicitation—so the near-term win is shaping the acquisition and proving small business capability.