Micro Focus Software
Air Force and Space Force · FA8527 AFLCMC C3IAK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FD2399-26-00131 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
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What the notice says
This requirement is for the procurement of Micro Focus software renewal products and associated product support services. Micro Focus software products are utilized as part of the base application for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) weapon system that is composed of AF active duty and Air National Guard distributed ground and mission sites. The projected period of performance (PoP) is 20 September 2026 through 19 September 2027. Only an awardee providing the specific brand-name item is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality requi… (show all)
red because the supplies or services ordered are unique. This requirement must be limited to a brand-name item as justified in accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i). An Official quote is due No Later Than (NLT) Friday, 10 August 2026 at 3:00p.m. EST. The following clauses and provisions are included in this RFQ: 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities 52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 Protest after Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.215-7008 Only One Offer 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk (DEVIATION 2018-O0020) 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk (DEVIATION 2018-O0020) 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services RFO 9.507-1 Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest Ombudsman An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU/DAFRCO ombudsman/ombudsmen]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer. ELIMINATION OF USE OF CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS) a. Contractors shall not: Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/order. b. For the purposes of Department of the Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086[AR2] ) are Class I ODSs: Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402; Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC- 213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide.
Who won similar work
57 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 7A21.
Single-winner award sizes (57): middle half $80K to $701K, median $276K; range $28K to $317.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP | 3 | $3.2M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC. | 3 | $783K | Jun 9, 2026 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 2 | $10.3M | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Ansys Government Initiatives, LLC | 2 | $2.6M | Dec 31, 2025 |
| DATAMINR, INC. | 1 | $317.8M | Aug 27, 2026 |
| OGILVY PUBLIC RELATIONS WORLDWIDE LLC | 1 | $15.0M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| ECHELON SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $3.5M | Feb 6, 2025 |
| BOEING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $2.1M | May 30, 2025 |
| ADA CORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $1.4M | Mar 25, 2025 |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC | 1 | $1.2M | Aug 5, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$262KNotice of Award - HADEAN AI TRL7 & TRL9 SoftwareNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026STARLIMS CORPORATION$84KSTARLIMS Annual Maintenance PlanNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2026PLEXSYS INTERFACE PRODUCTS, INC$131K(VADAAR) License, Hardware, and ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 27, 2026DATAMINR, INC.$317.8MRequest For Proposals: HAF/A2 Publicly Available Information (PAI) Alerting Services for Department of War (DoW) Enterprise LicensingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 14, 2026CGTECH Irvine CA 92618 USA$141KVericut Maintenance RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 30, 2026ADVANCED SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$80KTelestra Servers and Software Upgrade with MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 27, 2026PARATUS AI, INC.$120KScheduling SoftwareNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 23, 2026IDEA ENTITY CORPORATION$1000KAATC Digital Transformation - Financial Execution and Knowledge PortNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 14, 2026VCLOUD TECH INC$108KPolyworks Renewal 2026No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 11, 2026BLUEALLY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC$701KNutanix RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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
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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.