Sources SoughtPosted Aug 18, 2025·Responses due Sep 5, 2025

Request for Information - IT Administration Contract for AFRL

Air Force and Space Force · FA8652 AFRL HQ AFRL/PK

Stage

Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)

NAICS

Not stated

Value

Not stated

Solicitation

FA865225R0002

Set-aside

No Set aside used

PSC

Not stated

Place

Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA

Contact

Joshua Sawdey (joshua.sawdey.1@us.af.mil)

…Open on SAM.gov

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA865225R0002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice

Aug 5, 2025
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Aug 18, 2025 · this notice
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Solicitation

None posted

Award

Not yet. Typical award: Sep 30, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026, middle of the range Nov 11, 2025.

Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 5, 2025).

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

Description This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for market research purposes to refine the Department of the Air Force draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) enterprise-wide consolidation of IT administration services. Our goal is to gather industry feedback on the technical approach, performance standards, staffing profiles, assumptions, and risk-mitigation strategies before finalizing the PWS. Background and Objectives The Department currently manages IT administration in several stovepiped offices, leading to inconsistent processes, redund… (show all)

ant tools, and staffing inefficiencies. We intend to consolidate all network, system, endpoint, database, and application administration under a unified governance model. This consolidation aims to improve service delivery, reduce total cost of ownership, and strengthen security posture. Requested Industry Feedback Interested parties are invited to: Review the attached draft PWS and its performance objectives. Comment on the scope, deliverables, performance metrics, and staffing requirements. Identify any missing tasks or phases, alternative technical approaches, or innovative service-delivery models. Highlight cost-drivers or assumptions that may affect schedule or resources. Recommend best practices for governance, training, and transition management. Submission Instructions Responses are limited to no more than 5 pages. Include a brief capability statement (1�2 pages) and relevant past performance examples. Submit all materials via SAM.gov no later than 5 September 2025, 1530 Eastern. This notice is for market research only. No solicitation exists at this time, and no contract will be awarded based on this notice. Revision History: 7 Aug 2025 - posted Q&A document 18 Aug 2025 - posted revised Q&A document

Who won similar work

1918 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

Single-winner award sizes (1890): middle half $80K to $1.9M, median $327K; range $566 to $20.7B.

Winner	Awards	Value	Last
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B	17	$2.5B	Oct 6, 2026
WAREHOUSE ONE, INC	11	$9.0M	Sep 23, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B	9	$22.7B	Sep 29, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B	9	$3.5B	Oct 2, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B	9	$281.4M	Aug 26, 2026
ARHAB LLC	8	$1.0M	Aug 10, 2026
THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED	7	$57.9M	May 29, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX · $19.4B	7	$22.1M	Sep 25, 2026
Aantilia LLC	7	$3.4M	Oct 5, 2026
AIRTRONICS, LLC	7	$1.6M	Jul 16, 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.

Investor context

$NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $327K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
$RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $327K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
$BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $327K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
$LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $327K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
$LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $327K, 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

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Oct 19, 2026HAR-PER SALES SOLUTIONS INC$803KCummins Generators SJAFB FA480926F0080 Synopsis of Award
Oct 16, 2026Stravon Systems LLC$57KTRANSFORMER AND WIRE PURCHASE
Oct 16, 2026D AND D INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC$199KLaundry Services
Oct 15, 2026E&C CAMPOS AND SONS LLC$5.9MJBSA LAK and RND Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Service
Oct 14, 2026Ready Power, L.L.C.$184KProcure and Install a Generator Building 125

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.

3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (36 filings)
0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
$1.7M 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.

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

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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.

5 of the past winners are listed companies
0 insider buys and 6 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.