Northwind Logistics: government contract recompete.

Rough time frame

First evidence

Sep 15

Opens

Sep 15

Peaks

Nov 14

Closes

Mar 14, 2027

For this kind of project, buying usually starts about 0 days after the first proof, is busiest around day 60, and tapers off by about day 180. It is an estimate, not a deadline.

What happened 3

1. ContractsSep 15
   Contract ending

   A $4.1M freight services contract with a civilian agency reaches its current end date in about five months.

   first seen by Intakra Sep 16, seen 1 day after
2. PagesSep 22
   Page changed

   The company's teaming and partners page added a section on small-business subcontracting.

   first seen by Intakra Sep 23, seen 1 day after
3. JobsSep 27
   Job opened

   Posted “Capture Manager, Federal” on its Greenhouse careers page.

   first seen by Intakra Sep 28, seen 1 day after

What it usually means

A federal contract nearing its end date, plus an updated teaming page and a capture role, usually means the recompete is being planned now. Teaming and proposal-support decisions tend to happen well before the contract lapses. Worth a look if you sell capture support, compliance tooling, or subcontracting capacity.

What they tend to buy

Companies doing this often buy some of these. Worth checking which apply.

Project stage

1. Planning
2. Hiring
3. Evaluating
4. Buying
5. Implementing