Aircraft Wash and Lubrication Operations
Air Force and Space Force · FA6648 482 LSS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA664826Q0008 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 29, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Jul 29, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 3, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 6, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 11, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 11, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 11, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Aircraft Wash and Lubrication Operations Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB), FL Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number: FA6648-26-Q-0008 Posted Date: 29 July 2026 Response Due Date/Time: 19 August 2026, 2:00 PM EDT (Amendment 3) Product or Service Code (PSC): J015 - Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment: Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components NAICS Code: 488190 - Other Support Activities for Air Transportation Set-Aside: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside Small Business Size Standard: $40.0 Million Type of requirement: New Questions/An… (show all)
swers: Submit questions NLT 4:00 PM EDT, 3 August 2026. Answers will be posted NLT 4:00 PM EDT, 10 August 2026 (Amendment 2). Primary Contracting Officer: Lois Faye Ritter (Faye) � lois.ritter.1@us.af.mil | Phone: 786-415-7472 Full Synopsis/Solicitation information is contained in the attached document: Combo_Syn_Sol_Aircraft_Wash_Lub_Ops_R1.1 (Amendment 3) ______________ AMENDMENT 3, CHANGES_10 Aug 26: Provide: Questions and Answers Airpark Map Combo_Syn_Sol_Aircraft_Wash_Lub_Ops_R1.1 FA664826Q0008_Amendment3 Aircraft Wash Services PWS_R1 PWS1_AFRC164 PWS2_AIRCRAFT LUBRICATION. PWS3_F-16 Aircraft Wash Procedures Attachment 3 - WD_SCA_2015-4543_Rev36 ------------------------ AMENDMENT 2, CHANGES: Response Due Date/Time: from 17 August to 19 August 2026, 2:00 PM EDT (Amendment 2) Questions/Answers: from answers will be posted NLT 4:00 PM EDT, 6 August 2026 to NLT 4:00 PM EDT 10 August 2026 (Amendment 2). ------------------------------- AMENDMENT 1, CHANGES: Response Due Date/Time: from 10 August to 17 August 2026, 2:00 PM EDT (Amendment 1) Questions/Answers: from answers will be posted NLT 4:00 PM EDT, 5 August 2026 to NLT 4:00 PM EDT 6 August 2026 (Amendment 1). Notice to Offerors: Any solicitation documents revised as a result of the Question-and-Answer (Q&A) period will be published concurrently with the Q&A release. Offerors must review the revised documents in conjunction with the Q&As to ensure compliance
Who won similar work
18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 488190.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC | 2 | $4.7B | Jun 26, 2026 |
| DLC AIRCRAFT PRESERVATION SERVICES, LLC | 2 | $209K | Jul 21, 2025 |
| GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION · $GD | 1 | $937.1M | Nov 1, 2024 |
| CHELTON AVIONICS, INC · $TDG | 1 | $6.6M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| EMPIRE AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC | 1 | $4.9M | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Optimum Clean GmbH Kempten 87435 DEU | 1 | $2.7M | Dec 12, 2025 |
| SKYQUEST AVIATION LLC | 1 | $2.3M | Jan 21, 2025 |
| SOLOMON ENGINEERING, INC. | 1 | $2.1M | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Planeguard Ltd | 1 | $1.2M | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Elite Veteran Solutions, LLC | 1 | $471K | Apr 7, 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.
- Sep 29, 2026CHELTON AVIONICS, INC$6.6MRepair of Avionics Components Applicable to the TH-1H Helicopter
- Sep 21, 2026D2 GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC$160KAircraft Wash and Lubrication Operations
- Aug 28, 2026Just Like New Detailing LLC$345KAircraft Wash BPA - Niagara Falls ARS
- Aug 17, 2026Planeguard Ltd$1.2MRAFM Aircraft Wash
- Aug 7, 2026WORTHAM LLC$193KStatic Display Aerospace Vehicles Cleaning, Painting, and Maintenance
- Jul 15, 2026A2M CONSULTING, LLC$345KAward Notice - Aircraft Wash Services Blanket Purchase Agreement
- Jun 26, 2026VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC$355.9MContractor Logistic Support (CLS) Services for USAF C-12 Aircraft Fleet
- Jan 15, 2026SOLOMON ENGINEERING, INC.$2.1MF-15 Flameholder Repair Services, Air Force Enhancement Program (AFREP) for Seymour Johnson AFB
- Dec 12, 2025Optimum Clean GmbH Kempten 87435 DEU$2.7M86 MXG C-130 Wash & Lube Services Contract III
- Sep 8, 2025VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC$4.3BCONTRACTOR OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BASE SUPPLY (COMBS) SERVICES FOR THE T-6A/B/D TEXAN II AIRCRAFT
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $399K 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 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.