MACG-48 Asti License
Navy and Marine Corps · DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTING
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Jul 24, 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 government requires PRDS-ASTi licenses (radio simulation equipment) to execute and sustain critical air control simulation scenarios. The period of performance for this requirement is?1 September 2026 through 31 August 2027. This action is conducted under the authority permitting other than full and open competition (e.g., FAR 13.106-1(b) or FAR 6.302-1). Advanced Simulation Technology Inc. (ASTi) is the sole developer, manufacturer, and proprietary rights holder of the PRDS-ASTi licenses. No other vendor possesses the proprietary data or licensing authority to provide this specific equipm… (show all)
ent. Consequently, ASTi is the only source capable of satisfying the agency's requirement for compatibility with existing air control simulation architecture.
Who won similar work
19 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Navy and Marine Corps), same product/service code (PSC) 7A20.
Single-winner award sizes (19): middle half $28K to $659K, median $176K; range $18K to $100.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC | 2 | $1.2M | Jun 30, 2026 |
| KONARK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 2 | $46K | Apr 1, 2026 |
| TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 1 | $100.1M | Mar 3, 2025 |
| BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | 1 | $1.2M | Feb 19, 2025 |
| TELOS CORPORATION · $TLS · $193.7M | 1 | $883K | Oct 15, 2026 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | 1 | $762K | Jul 6, 2026 |
| ANSYS INC | 1 | $668K | Nov 25, 2025 |
| FOUR LLC | 1 | $323K | Nov 27, 2024 |
| MERLIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | $188K | Sep 30, 2025 |
| PARRAID LLC | 1 | $176K | Jul 8, 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.
- $TLS reported $193.7M revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 19 past awards, $176K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 15, 2026TELOS CORPORATION$883KTelos Corp. XACTA SubscriptionsMateriality: 0.46% of $TLS revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 6, 2026ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.$762KEnvironmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Licenses and SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 30, 2026DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC$650K26-SIMACQ-D40-0002 Red Hat LicenseNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC$544K26-SIMACQ-D40-0005 Red Hat Directory Server and Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 12, 2026The MathWorks, Inc.$31K(13) MATLAB Customized Software Maintenance SVC Renewal LicencesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 1, 2026KONARK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, LLC$23KManageEngine Service Desk Plus Enterprise EditionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 5, 2026KONARK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, LLC$23KManageEngine Service Desk Plus Enterprise EditionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 5, 2026GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$143K26-SIMACQ-C30-0001 GDMS ASSIST LICENSEMateriality: <0.01% of $GD revenue (Low) SEC
- Nov 25, 2025ANSYS INC$668KAward Notice to Ansys, Inc. for ANSYS Brand SoftwareNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025MERLIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.$188KCyberArk LicensingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.