Sources SoughtPosted Sep 3, 2026·Responses due Sep 17, 2026

Joint Modernized Handheld (JMHH) Device Technical Engineering Support Services

Air Force and Space Force · FA2318 AFLCMC C3MK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541330
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA2318_JMHH_Services
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R425
Place
Hill AFB, UT, USA
Contact
Krystal LaMarca (krystal.lamarca@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA2318_JMHH_Services in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 3, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Sep 4, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 4, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 15, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 29, 2026 to Mar 1, 2027, middle of the range Dec 10, 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 3, 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

Overview: Portfolio Acquisition Executive Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (PAE C3BM/C3M), Mission Planning Division is initiating market research to identify potential vendors who can provide technical engineering support services to the 519 Software Engineering Squadron (SWES). The required support includes developing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Common Component (CC) software updates that interface with the Technology Advanced Group (TAG)-owned Joint Modernized Handheld (JMHH) device. The JMHH device would be on loan via bailment agreement to USAF. Interested par… (show all)

ties would have to enter into Associate Contractor Agreements (ACA) with applicable third- party integrators as needed and other stakeholders, as applicable. All CC updates must be exportable with the ability to support partner nations. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. In order to request access to view restricted attachments, please complete FA2318-JMHH Engineering Support Services Documentation Request and Disclaimer Form (Attachment 1). Submit either by e-mail to krystal.lamarca@us.a.fmil and christopher.nugent.6@ us.af.mil or through the DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) website (https://safe.apps.mil/) to the same email addresses. Access to attachments will be granted only to the Data Custodian identified in the company's JCP Certificate. For additional information, visit the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Certification Program homepage (http://www.dla.mil/ Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/ ). Requested Information: Responses to this RFI must include: Company Name Company Headquarter Address Company Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email Address CAGE Code Company Facility Clearance Level Utilizing NAICS Code 541330 with a small business size standard of $25.5M, please identify your business size to include socio-economic status. Technical Requirements: Based on the provided Program Information (Attachment 2) and Statement of Objectives (Attachment 3), please describe your company�s solutions, recommendations, and experience as a prime contractor supporting similar technical engineering support services. Specifically cite areas with experience with the JMHH or similar device. Response Submittal: Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper. Submit either by e-mail to krystal.lamarca@us.af.mil and christopher.nugent.6@us.af.mil or through the DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) website (https://safe.apps.mil/) to the same email addresses. White papers are due on the response date stated on this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party�s expense. Do not submit classified information. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback with respect to any information submitted. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be handled accordingly and protected from disclosure. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. The Government shall not be liable for damages related to proprietary information that is not properly identified. Any submissions in response to this RFI constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by U.S. Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractor employees, and Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) Contractor employees supporting the Air Operations Center Program Office -- unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to FFRDC and/or A&AS Contractor employees supporting PAE C3BM/C3M in a cover letter accompanying the respondent�s submission. All U.S. Government and Department of War (DoW) contractor personnel reviewing responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information. Format: White papers must be submitted in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format, compatible with Adobe Acrobat Pro, and in 12-point font (smaller font may be used for figures and tables). White papers shall be limited to 20 pages including all figures, tables, and charts. Industry Exchanges: Government representatives may or may not choose to meet with respondents. Such exchanges would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet technical requirements. If respondents are interested in offering a demonstration of potential solutions that appear to be viable, please include this in your white paper response. Companies choosing to offer a demonstration will do so at their own expense. No compensation will be provided for demonstrations. Demonstrations will be scheduled at the convenience of the Government. Questions: Questions regarding this RFI must be submitted via email to both points of contact listed in this announcement. Questions shall not contain proprietary or classified information. PAE C3BM/C3M responses to questions will be posted as an attachment to this RFI. Attachments: 01 Documentation Request and Disclaimer Form (public) 02 Program Information (controlled) 03 Statement of Objectives (controlled)

Who won similar work

56 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541330.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC5$362.3MSep 28, 2026
SYSTEM HIGH CORPORATION5$1.1MJul 1, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT3$37.6MAug 26, 2026
BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.2$1.2BSep 21, 2026
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.2$102.1MFeb 25, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.2$48.5MMar 30, 2026
PCI AVIATION LLC2$14.3MApr 24, 2025
JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC.1$4.0BJun 3, 2025
LEIDOS, INC.1$475.0MMay 29, 2026
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC1$81.5MMar 31, 2026

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.

Latest awards

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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (22 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $759K 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.

  • 8 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 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.