KOR-9X Link-16 Terminal Engineering and Technical Support Services
Air Force and Space Force · FA2401 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SDA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SDA-SN-25-0014 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Space Development Agency (SDA) intends to award a sole source contract to Rockwell Collins, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, IA to procure engineering and technical support services regarding NSA certification of the KOR-9X Link-16 terminal. As the manufacturer of the KOR-9X device, Collins is uniquely qualified to provide this service. The estimated contract value is $3,000,000. This contract award will be made under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements (10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)). This is NOT a request for competitive… (show all)
proposals and is published for informational purposes only. Questions or comments related to this Notice of Intent shall be directed to ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.sda-sn-25-0014@mail.mil. Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent to Sole Source - SDA-SN-25-0014.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541715.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP · $SPCX | 2 | $40.6M | Mar 6, 2026 |
| KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC. · $KTOS | 1 | $116.7M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC | 1 | $54.9M | Apr 22, 2025 |
| WEBSEC, CORP | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton McLean VA 22102 USA | 1 | $849K | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Innoflight, LLC | 1 | $422K | Feb 19, 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.
- Mar 6, 2026SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP$30.5MSatellite Processing and Integration Facility Support Extension
- Feb 19, 2026Innoflight, LLC$422KTranche 2 KI-492 National Security Agency (NSA) Certification Services
- Oct 28, 2025WEBSEC, CORP$1.1MCOMSEC Support, Cryptographic Key Management, and Crypto Key Delivery Services
- Aug 25, 2025Booz Allen Hamilton McLean VA 22102 USA$849KTranche 3 Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Ground Segment and Application Factory (AppFac)
- Apr 22, 2025SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$54.9MProliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3 Program Integration (T3PI) Solicitation
- Dec 30, 2024SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP$10.1MNotice of Award: Satellite Processing and Integration Facility Support
- Nov 13, 2024KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC.$116.7MSpace Development Agency (SDA) Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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
- $94K 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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 12 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.
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