Intent to Award Sole Source: STAR CCM+
Air Force and Space Force · FA2396 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL PZLE
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
The United States Air Force intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, Siemens Government Technologies, under the authority of RFO 12.102(a) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 29 September 2026. The period of performance (PoP) shall be 365 days ARO. FSC: 7A21 NAICS: 541519 Size Standard: 34M Subscription name: Star-CCM+ Supplier name: Siemens Government Technologies Product description and characteristics: SEE REDACTED D&F This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability state… (show all)
ment, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received within 5 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in RFO 12.202(b). If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, RFO 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Contractors should be aware of the following information: Contractors must include the following information: Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone. Company CAGE Code or UEI Number. In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format. Responses should be emailed to Shelby Sartin at shelby.sartin.1@us.af.mil no later than 28 September 2026, 12:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Shelby Sartin through email.
Who won similar work
48 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541519.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCN INC | 6 | $5.8M | Aug 12, 2025 |
| COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC. | 2 | $5.3M | Jul 10, 2026 |
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP | 2 | $2.2M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 2 | $2.0M | Jun 12, 2025 |
| STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION | 2 | $539K | Jun 5, 2026 |
| VCLOUD TECH INC | 2 | $171K | Jul 14, 2026 |
| DSD LABORATORIES INC | 1 | $60.0M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| DELTA POINT LLC | 1 | $52.9M | May 28, 2025 |
| CREOAL CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $12.7M | Nov 6, 2025 |
| CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION | 1 | $12.3M | May 6, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$262KNotice of Award - HADEAN AI TRL7 & TRL9 Software
- Sep 25, 2026UNIQUE COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS Henderson NV 89012 USA$82KDiscovery Software VOIP CAIRS
- Sep 21, 2026DSD LABORATORIES INC$60.0MSynopsis of Contract Award: Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Logistics Information Technology (LogIT) System(s) Agentic AI Sustainment and DevSecOps
- Sep 14, 2026FEDERON PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS Vienna VA 22182 USA$134KShaw OS2 High Speed Fiber Optic Cable
- Jul 14, 2026VCLOUD TECH INC$108KPolyworks Renewal 2026
- Jul 10, 2026COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.$290KAB / NetApp AFF C30 High-Performance Storage System
- Jul 8, 2026KAY KAY LLC$94KBlack Body Controller
- Jun 11, 2026BLUEALLY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC$701KNutanix Renewal
- Jun 5, 2026STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION$485KNVIDIA DGX H200 Systems
- Jun 4, 2026FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES INC$46KDelta 8 10 SOPS IBM ClearCase/ClearQuest License Renewal
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.
- 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.