Sources SoughtPosted Sep 9, 2026·Responses due Sep 23, 2026

SDB T&I and CLS

Air Force and Space Force · FA8213 AFLCMC EBHK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332993
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA8213-26-R-SDBI
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
USA
Contact
Jason Lema (jason.lema@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA8213-26-R-SDBI in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 9, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 4, 2026 to Mar 7, 2027, middle of the range Dec 16, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 9, 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

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. 1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 332993, Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing, which has a corresponding Size standard of 1500 employees. The Government will use … (show all)

this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees for this effort along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 2. Program Details: Required capabilities include Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) Aircraft Integration, Test, & Program Support, and Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) throughout the production and sustainment phases. This requirement includes, but is not limited to, all efforts related to SDB I Aircraft Integration, Test, & Program Support and Sustainment which will require the contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, management, supervision, and other items and nonpersonal services necessary to perform Aircraft Integration, Test, & Program Support and CLS. The SDB I Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is not required to provide SDB I equipment, supplies, materials or a build-to technical data package (TDP) for this system. 3. Requirements: Under the contemplated contract, the contractor will be required to provide the following in support of SDB I: non-warranted repairs, Operational Safety, Suitability and Effectiveness (OSS&E) testing, technical support for fielded items, WSEP test support, technical order updates, software (SW) and SW integration support, repair or replacement of line replacement units (LRU), program management, operations support, field support, supply chain management, training, technical support, and sustaining engineering. 4. Capabilities Statement: Interested vendors shall submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement. The response must not exceed 15 pages. Small businesses with only partial capabilities of this requirement are encouraged to submit their capabilities statement demonstrating the portion of the requirement they are capable of providing/performing. This information will allow the Government to identify areas of possible breakout or possible subcontracting opportunities. 5. Submission Details: Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought notice is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government�s assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program. Responses may be submitted electronically to the e-mail addresses below. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads �SDB I � CLS and T&I�. If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Hill AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Proposal) exists currently; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit a contract shall be solely within the Government�s discretion. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. (MDT) ON 23 September 2026. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to Jason Lema at jason.lema@us.af.mil and Deric Deede at deric.deede@us.af.mil.

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 332993.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX2$1.1BApr 7, 2026
Ellwood National Forge Irvine PA USA1– + 1 sharedSep 15, 2026
Faxon Machining, LLC1– + 1 sharedSep 15, 2026
Grand Valley Manufacturing Titusville PA USA1– + 1 sharedSep 15, 2026
Superior Forge &Steel Lima OH USA1– + 1 sharedSep 15, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 5 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
  • $386K 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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 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.