**PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE** Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR): Increment 1
Air Force and Space Force · FA2548 SPC RPD CPBLTS OFFC SPC RCO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation Satellite_Communication_Augmentation_Resource_(SCAR)_Increment_1 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 23, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Mar 31, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 4, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 4, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 4, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 4, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 4, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 11, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 11, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 17, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jul 30, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Aug 23, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
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
***PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE*** Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) multiple Calls anticipated. For planning purposes, the first Call is intended under Solicitation number HQ0860-26-S-C008. The SCAR Program Management Office (PMO) will solicit this procurement utilizing the existing Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA). The PMO will utilize 10 U.S.C. �3458 � Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services using general solicitation compet… (show all)
itive procedures / DFARS 212.70 � Defense Commercial Solutions Opening. The PMO may make multiple awards under a single Call or multiple Calls may be utilized. If multiple Calls are utilized, each call will have a distinct solicitation number. The PMO anticipates posting the first solicitation on or about 45 days from the date of this notice through the MDA Opportunity Marketplace NOBLE MAA page at https://www.mda.mil/business/noble.html which will include further detail, instructions for accessing supplemental documents, and identify a submission due date/time and process. NOBLE consolidates several solicitation authorities under a single overarching announcement (identified in the NOBLE Announcement?HQ0860-25-S-0001 in Section IV Authorities). The PMO intends to utilize Topic Area 4. Disruptive Technologies to solicit novel concepts in the areas of satellite ground Telemetry, Tracking and Commanding (TT&C) capabilities. The PMO will maximize the use of commercially available technologies under Fixed-price (FP) arrangement using Other Transactions Authority (OTA) Agreements wherever practicable with FAR Part 12 Procurement Contracts when determined in the best interest of the Government. Cost Reimbursable Agreements or Procurement Contracts will not be used. The contemplated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715 and Product Service Code (PSC) is 5985?Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://sam.gov/content/home. The PMO will utilize the DoD SAFE website https://safe.apps.mil/ for the submission of offers. The solicitation?will include Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), necessitating a bidder's library, and will not be posted publicly.?The Request for Proposal (RFP) will include specific instruction for obtaining documents from the Bidder�s Library. **NOTE** Please send any inquiries regarding SCAR PMO postings to both POCs listed below: PCO: Lee Mutschler, CORE, SIC Unclassified e-mail: lee.mutschler@spaceforce.mil Unclassified Phone: 505-853-0769 CS: Erica Talley, CORE Unclassified e-mail: erica.talley.2.ctr@spaceforce.mil Unclassified Phone: 505-853-0625 Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, canceled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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) 5985.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $27K to $582K, median $51K; range $11K to $14.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX · $19.4B | 2 | $126K | Oct 10, 2025 |
| KEYSTONE MISSION SOLUTIONS CORP | 1 | $14.8M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| PLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES INC | 1 | $1.3M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| AIRBUS DS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| MASTODON DESIGN LLC | 1 | $67K | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Sharpline Defense Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $51K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Sabre Systems, LLC | 1 | $34K | May 14, 2025 |
| ESATCOM INC. | 1 | $33K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| The Will-Burt Company | 1 | $22K | Jun 30, 2025 |
| SPACE MACHINE AND ENGINEERING Saint Petersburg FL 33713 USA | 1 | $15K | Jul 21, 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.
- $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $51K, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026AIRBUS DS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC$1.1M3 CTS Training Systems
- Sep 29, 2026ESATCOM INC.$33KSwedish Microwave Low Noise Block Downconverters (LNBs)
- Oct 10, 2025MASTODON DESIGN LLC$67KBody-Worn Antennas (SYNOPSIS)
- Oct 10, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$114KX-BAND KITS (SYNOPSIS)
- Oct 1, 2025PLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES INC$1.3MALR-56M Radio Frequency (RF) Switch Buy (5985-01-512-9801EW)
- Sep 17, 2025KEYSTONE MISSION SOLUTIONS CORP$14.8MDET C Guam Antenna
- Sep 16, 2025Sharpline Defense Solutions, Inc.$51KAward Notice - Antenna Mounts
- Jul 21, 2025SPACE MACHINE AND ENGINEERING Saint Petersburg FL 33713 USA$15KREPAIR SERVICES MUTES PROGRAM
- Jun 30, 2025The Will-Burt Company$22K15M Stiletto Mast Repair
- May 14, 2025Sabre Systems, LLC$34KHF Vertical Antennas
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
- $234K 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
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.
- 1 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.