E-7 Wedgetail Request for Information
Air Force and Space Force · FA8621 AFLCMC WNSK SIMS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation WNS-E-7-RFI-3SEP26 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 3, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Sep 4, 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
The Government is seeking to identify qualified and capable contractors for the U.S. Air Force E-7 Capability Assessment. The Air Force is conducting market research to identify companies capable of providing a suite of training devices for the new E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, which is set to replace the E-3. The government is seeking information on the development, delivery, and support of two Virtual Maintenance Trainers (VMTs. This is for planning purposes only and is not a formal request for proposals. Please see the attached RFI for additional information.
Who won similar work
2 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6930.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAE USA INC. | 1 | $45.3M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B | 1 | $1K | Mar 12, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 9, 2026CAE USA INC.$45.3MNotice of Contract Award of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Level D 747-8i Full Flight Simulator and Initial Logistics Support PackageNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 12, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$1KC-130 JMATS IVMateriality: <0.01% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
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 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (8 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $318K 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.
- 8 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 1 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.