Sources SoughtPosted Mar 23, 2026·Responses due Apr 6, 2026

Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR): Increment 1

Air Force and Space Force · FA2548 SPC RPD CPBLTS OFFC SPC RCO

Stage

Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)

NAICS

541715

Value

Not stated

Solicitation

Satellite_Communication_Augmentation_Resource_(SCAR)_Increment_1

Set-aside

No Set aside used

PSC

AR13

Place

Kirtland AFB, NM, USA

Contact

Lee Mutschler (lee.mutschler@spaceforce.mil)

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CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation Satellite_Communication_Augmentation_Resource_(SCAR)_Increment_1 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice

Mar 23, 2026 · this notice
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Solicitation

None posted

Award

Not yet. Typical award: May 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, middle of the range Jun 29, 2026.

Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Mar 23, 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 is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, to be used to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry. This is intended to further the Government�s understanding of industry capabilities to assist with acquisition planning purposes. Additionally, this does not restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice nor for any follow-up information r… (show all)

equests. Responses to this notice will not be returned and no further feedback will be provided. Non-response to this Sources Sought may preclude future participation in any further events or solicitation for Increment 1. The Attachment for this posting are marked as CUI and will be part of the Bidder's Library. They must be sent to interested vendors via the DoD SAFE website (https://safe.apps.mil). Respondents will be required to submit a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before being provided a DoD SAFE drop off email and passphrase allowing access and pick-up. Respondents submitting proprietary or business sensitive information bear sole responsibility for the information for appropriate safeguarding. Summary of Requrement The United States Space Force (USSF) is seeking information from industry on currently deployed satellite communication antenna systems that can provide high-gain, low-latency, and reliable communication services for various applications. The purpose of this notice is to assess the current state of system technology, maturity, and availability to inform current and future USSF Programs. The system requirements captured here describe the first of several anticipated Increments for the Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) Program. USSF will execute additional industry engagements for future SCAR Increments. Contracting Points of Contact: Respondents shall submit their responses in electronic format to lee.mutschler@spaceforce.mil and erica.talley.2.ctr@spaceforce.mil. Email is preferable, however, you may utilize the DoD SAFE website (https://safe.apps.mil) to submit your response. If using DoD SAFE for submission, you must request a drop off code from the POCs identified above and below no later than three days before the response deadline. SAFE will no longer allow you to submit your response without a drop off code. PCO: Lee Mutschler, CORE, SIC Unclassified e-mail: lee.mutschler@spaceforce.mil Unclassified Phone: 505-853-0769 CS: Erica Talley, CORE Unclassified e-mail: erica.talley.2.ctr@spaceforce.mil Unclassified Phone: 505-853-0625

Who won similar work

113 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541715.

Single-winner award sizes (113): middle half $2.3M to $30.5M, median $7.3M; range $35K to $33.2B.

Winner	Awards	Value	Last
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH · $10.7B	5	$46.6M	Sep 24, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $67.6B	5	$40.1M	Jan 8, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B	4	$39.5M	Aug 5, 2026
SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC	4	$18.3M	Sep 29, 2025
DCS Corporation	3	$33.3B	Feb 23, 2026
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP · $SPCX	3	$49.4M	Mar 6, 2026
MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.	2	$33.2B	Mar 26, 2025
MATRIX RESEARCH INC	2	$109.9M	Jan 20, 2026
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	2	$31.8M	Jul 21, 2026
SAAB, INC	2	$8.5M	Jul 23, 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

$BAH reported $10.7B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 113 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
$LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 113 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
$RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 113 past awards, $7.3M, 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

Oct 6, 2026DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$2.2MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)Materiality: 0.08% of $DRS revenue (Low) SEC
Oct 1, 2026DEFENSE ENGINEERING CORP$37.6MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Sep 30, 2026INVISIBLE PACK INC$225K316 SFS Ghoul Attachable ToolNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Aug 5, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$8.0MCombat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 05Materiality: 0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
Aug 3, 2026Arete Associates Niwot CO 80503 USA$1.5MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Jul 28, 2026SAAZ MICRO, INC.$1.9MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Jul 21, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$14.8MCombat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 06Materiality: 0.04% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
Jul 20, 2026RADIAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD$6.0MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Jul 15, 2026RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Fairfax VA 22033 USA$3.8MCOSMOS BridgeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Jul 15, 2026VANTAGE ANALYTICAL LLC$499.0MNew Award- Space Systems and Hardware Integration for Novel Experiments (SSHINE)No 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.

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
$780K 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
1 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.

4 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.