Sources SoughtPosted Oct 15, 2026·Responses due Nov 14, 2026

Request for Information - Knox License and Cables

Air Force and Space Force · FA8629 AFLCMC WISK SOF/PR

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334419
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA8629-27-R-5003
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Not stated
Contact
Joseph Evans (joseph.evans.27@us.af.mil)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA8629-27-R-5003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 15, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 10, 2026 to Apr 12, 2027, middle of the range Jan 21, 2027.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 15, 2026).

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

This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes and market research only; it does not constitute a solicitation. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for any expenses associated with preparing/submitting information in response to this posting. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and/or performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive informatio… (show all)

n contained within their response as instructed later in this posting. The United States (US) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate, Special Warfare Program Office (AFLCMC/WISN) is conducting market research to identify possible sources capable of providing Knox License Server Software, 37" Dual Radio Handheld Battery Cable, PRC-163 DATA Only Cable and APEX Ethernet Adapter cable for use with Samsung (S20) Tactical Edition (TE) end user devices (EUDs). PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO RESPOND.

Who won similar work

12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334419.

Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $71K to $4.7M, median $1.3M; range $45K to $6.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GENERAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION · $KTOS · $1.0B2$9.8MSep 30, 2025
VIASAT INC · $VSAT · $4.3B2$1.9MMay 20, 2025
O & M SERVICES, LLC1$6.7MSep 4, 2025
GIGACOM INC1$5.0MOct 23, 2024
MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT INC. · $ETN · $23.2B1$3.5MJul 7, 2025
PLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES INC1$1.3MOct 1, 2025
TECH NEXUSES, INC.1$73KAug 28, 2025
SELECT FABRICATORS INC1$65KJun 12, 2026
Aantilia LLC1$62KMar 9, 2026
WILLIAMS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES CORP.1$45KMar 26, 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.

Investor context
  • $KTOS reported $1.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $1.3M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $VSAT reported $4.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $1.3M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $ETN reported $23.2B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $1.3M, 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.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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
  • $6K 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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 3 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 19 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.