SolicitationPosted Aug 11, 2026·Responses due Oct 5, 2026

PIGA Float Assembly Repair Program

Air Force and Space Force · FA8214 AFNWC PZBB

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA821426RB002
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J014
Place
Not stated
Contact
Jeremy Bruening (jeremy.bruening@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA821426RB002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 10, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 11, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
  • Oct 5, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 8, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026, middle of the range Oct 1, 2026.
Measured from 688 past solicitations at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 10, 2026).
Responses are due Oct 5, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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What the notice says

Login at https://piee.eb.mil and search for 'FA821426RB002' to obtain more details.* Documents related to this procurment are only available through PIEE. 1. Executive Summary: Background & Objective The U.S. Air Force has a critical requirement to support the Minuteman III (MMIII) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) by maintaining the operational readiness of the Missile Guidance Set (MGS) to meet warfighter requirements. Specifically, this effort supports the repair line for the Pendulous Integrated Gyroscopic Accelerometer (PIGA) Float Assembly. The PIGA Float is a critical and precis… (show all)

e sub-assembly that serves as the heart of the PIGA instrument, enabling it to measure missile acceleration. Each MGS contains three separate PIGA instruments (each housing a PIGA Float). Without this critical component, the ICBM would cease to function properly. The PIGA Float repair effort is a continuous operation necessary to avoid mission degradation. Quality control and precision engineering are paramount due to the strategic importance of the MMIII weapon system. The contractor must maintain stringent quality assurance protocols to guarantee that each repaired PIGA Float meets the rigorous military specifications. 2. Scope of Work The contractor shall provide the necessary personnel, facilities, and expertise to support the PIGA Float Assembly repair line. The primary scope includes: Repair Operations - The re-manufacture, rebuild, and repair of PIGA Float Assemblies. Volume / Throughput - The repair of 96 PIGA Floats per year. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) - The repair and/or replacement of GFE as required to support continuous operation of the PIGA Float repair line 3. Contract Structure & Period of Performance The Government anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract utilizing a mix of Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) pricing arrangements. Contract Duration - 5-Year IDIQ Anticipated Ordering Period - 1 November 2026 � 31 October 2031 Task Order Structure - Annual issuance of new, two-year non-severable Task Orders 4. Acquisition Authority & Strategy In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 5.1, this solicitation is an intended sole-source procurement. The Government will solicit and negotiate with only one source: Honeywell Aerospace (CAGE: 09128). This action is taken under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by RFO 6.103-1. Market research�including Sources Sought Synopsis FA821425CBPIGA (posted 29 May 2025)�concluded that Honeywell Aerospace is the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the Government�s requirement without causing unacceptable delays to the MMIII weapon system mission. Note: While this is not a request for competitive proposals, information received from other responsible sources identifying their interest and capability will be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future, at the Government�s discretion. 5. Proposal Submission Instructions All proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must be submitted electronically through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. No other methods of proposal submission (e.g., email, hard copy, DoD SAFE) will be accepted. Offerors must be registered in PIEE and have the appropriate roles activated to submit proposals via the Solicitation module prior to the proposal due date. Cost & Pricing Data: The Government requests that ProPricer models (version v9.5.105.2) be submitted in conjunction with all Certified Cost and Pricing Data. Mandatory Pricing Rubric: Submission of the attached Pricing Rubric is a mandatory requirement. Proposals submitted without a completed Pricing Rubric will be automatically rejected by the PIEE solicitation module and will not be considered for evaluation. Submission Cutoff: Proposals will not be accepted after the solicitation closes. Timely submission is the sole responsibility of the offeror, and late proposals will not be evaluated unless otherwise stated under RFO guidelines.

Who won similar work

44 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334511.

Single-winner award sizes (44): middle half $121K to $4.4M, median $411K; range $10K to $1.8B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC · $39.3B4$2.0BOct 5, 2026
OWT GLOBAL, LIMITED2$2.8MSep 29, 2026
DRONESHIELD LLC · $DRSHF2$340KMar 23, 2026
Symetrics Industries, LLC · $TDG · $6.6B1$147.3MSep 4, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B1$63.0MApr 8, 2025
KIHOMAC INC1$32.4MFeb 27, 2026
Able Aerospace Services, Inc.1$16.8MSep 3, 2026
KEYSTONE MISSION SOLUTIONS CORP1$14.8MSep 17, 2025
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.1$8.9MNov 18, 2024
TELSPAN DATA, LLC1$5.0MAug 18, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Investor context
  • $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 44 past awards, $411K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $TDG reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 44 past awards, $411K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 44 past awards, $411K, 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.

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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.

  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (17 filings)
  • 1 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $827K 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 4 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 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.