Sources SoughtPosted Sep 24, 2026·Responses due Sep 28, 2026

Integrated Sustainment for Item Unique Identification (IUID) Marking Systems Fleet

Air Force and Space Force · FA8222 AFSC OL H PZIE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA822226RSSUD
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J036
Place
UT, USA
Contact
Kathryn McKay (kathryn.mckay@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA822226RSSUD in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 24, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 19, 2026 to Mar 22, 2027, middle of the range Dec 31, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 24, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Integrated Sustainment for Item Unique Identification (IUID) Marking Systems Fleet Contracting Activity: AFSC OL:H/PZIEA Anticipated NAICS: 811310 Anticipated PSC/FSC: J036 Response Due Date: 28 September 2026 NOTICE: This is not a solicitation. 1. This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) / Market Survey conducted pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 (Market Research). This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or solicitation, nor does it represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or aw… (show all)

ard a contract. 2. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. 3. No Reimbursement: The Government will not reimburse any interested party for costs incurred in preparing, submitting, or providing information in response to this synopsis, nor for any follow-up information or discussions. All participation is strictly voluntary and at the respondent�s expense. 4. Purpose: The Government will use the market research information obtained via this Sources Sought to determine the most advantageous acquisition strategy, identify potential prime contractors, assess small business capabilities, evaluate competition, and determine the feasibility of socioeconomic set-asides for the procurement of total integrated sustainment for the AFSC fleet of sixty (60) IUID marking systems in support of the Air Force IUID Program. REQUIREMENT The Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) requires total integrated sustainment for its geographically distributed fleet of sixty (60) Item Unique Identification (IUID) marking systems. The Air Force IUID Program ensures end-to-end asset visibility, inventory accountability, and lifecycle traceability for critical weapon system parts and depot-level repairables across the Air Force logistics complex. SCOPE OF SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIRED TRIAD II Software licensing, maintenance, patch management, and cybersecurity support. Onsite Part-Marking Support Hardware and Software Inventory and Configuration Management Hardware Maintenance and Troubleshooting Status Meetings and Program Reviews OEM Hardware Maintenance: Teardown, Evaluation, and Shipping Equipment and Process Training Reports, Metrics, and Data Deliverables Please see attached equipment list for IUID cart information. OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS OO-ALC: Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah (31 Systems) OC-ALC: Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (18 Systems) WR-ALC: Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia (9 Systems) Kadena: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan (2 Systems) RESPONSE GUIDELINES Response Deadline: Submissions must be received no later than 28 September 2026, 11:00 AM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Transmission: Submissions shall be delivered electronically via email with the subject line: Response to Sources Sought: AFSC IUID Fleet Sustainment - [Company Name] Recipient Addresses: Kathryn McKay, Contracting Officer: kathryn.mckay@us.af.mil Austin Hurst, Contract Specialist: austin.hurst.2@us.af.mil

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) J036.

Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $28K to $798K, median $272K; range $15K to $1.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MARRERO, COUVILLON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.1$1.6MJan 26, 2026
PHILLIPS CORPORATION1$1.1MSep 4, 2025
CRANEWORKS, INC.1$924KAug 31, 2026
MACHINA LABS INC1$671KApr 15, 2025
PROGEXA CORP1$604KSep 24, 2025
GLOBAL FINISHING SOLUTIONS LLC1$272KJul 9, 2025
CE SOLUTION PLUS CORP.1$44KMay 20, 2025
RADA TECHNOLOGIES LLC · $DRS · $2.8B1$31KAug 13, 2025
DATA CENTER POWER EQUIPMENT, LLC1$25KAug 5, 2025
PAVEMENT SEALANTS & SUPPLY INC.1$17KAug 7, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Investor context
  • $DRS reported $2.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $272K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (2 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $94K 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
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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.

  • 0 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
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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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 3 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.