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    "name": "SES SPACE & DEFENSE, INC: public contracts won without a rival in United States",
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      "SES SPACE & DEFENSE, INC won 19 of its 66 public contract awards in United States without a rival from 2023-10-12 to 2026-08-12, worth $38.1M: 9 without a competition and 10 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Defense Information Systems Agency with 8."
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          "Date": "2026-08-12",
          "Buyer": "U.S. Agency for Global Media 95170021C0180",
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          "How": "No competition NOT COMPETED",
          "Value": "$-1,826",
          "Stated reason": "ONLY ONE SOURCE-OTHER (FAR 6.302-1 OTHER)"
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          "Date": "2025-08-27",
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/us/uncontested/b/defense-advanced-research-projects-agency/",
          "How": "No competition NOT COMPETED UNDER SAP",
          "Value": "$155K",
          "Stated reason": "SAP NON-COMPETITION (FAR 13)"
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/us/uncontested/b/department-of-the-air-force/",
          "How": "Single bid FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION",
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          "How": "No competition NOT COMPETED",
          "Value": "—",
          "Stated reason": "MOBILIZATION, ESSENTIAL R&D (FAR 6.302-3)"
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          "Date": "2025-01-13",
          "Buyer": "U.S. Agency for Global Media 95170025F0048",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/us/uncontested/b/u-s-agency-for-global-media/",
          "How": "Single bid FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION",
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          "Stated reason": "—"
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          "Date": "2024-07-15",
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          "How": "Single bid FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION",
          "Value": "$6.7M",
          "Stated reason": "—"
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