Pre-Solicitation - Inertia Reel Initiators (IRI)
Air Force and Space Force · FA8213 AFLCMC EBHK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA821326R3024 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 23, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Pre-Solicitation in support of the CAD/PAD program office. The estimated award date is approximately Mar 2027. The requirement is NOT set-aside for small businesses. This will be sole source to Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company; CAGE Code: 54181. The proposed solicitation is anticipated to be made available through the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE) <https://www.sam.gov>, on approximately October 08, 2026. It is suggested that small business firms or others interested in subcontracting opportunities in connection with the descr… (show all)
ibed procurement contract the firm listed. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Qualification package is required for those contractors who are not qualified (See RFO 52.209-1). Unless determined to be in the Government's best interest, award of this anticipated contract shall not be delayed to permit an offeror to submit evidence of qualification. NSN Item Name Quantity 1377-01-166-4261 Inertia Reel Initiator 636ea
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FA8213 AFLCMC EBHK), same product/service code (PSC) 1377 and NAICS 325920.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $1.3M to $4.2M, median $1.9M; range $265K to $99.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC | 5 | $8.2M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company | 2 | $100.7M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Rockwell Collins Fairfield CA 94533 USA | 1 | $7.3M | Jul 27, 2026 |
| CCI CAPCO, LLC | 1 | $3.6M | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Stratus Systems, Inc. | 1 | $2.9M | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Decryptor XP Inc. | 1 | $1.9M | Apr 22, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company$1.7MSMDC lines for the USAF and FMS F-15 Program.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC$265KAward of F15 Part RemanNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 24, 2026CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC$4.8MArm Fire Initiator RemanufactureNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 27, 2026Rockwell Collins Fairfield CA 94533 USA$7.3MF-16 ECRL SolicitationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 24, 2025CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC$1.6MRemanufacture of B1 & F15 PartsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 24, 2025CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC$994KC17 REMAN (Arm/Fire Initiators)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2025Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company$99.0MCartridge Actuated Device (CAD)/ Propellant Actuated Device (PAD) in support of B-1, C-17, T-6 Aircrafts | FA8213-22-R-3025No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 12, 2025Stratus Systems, Inc.$2.9MFLU-9 Inflation DeviceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 22, 2025Decryptor XP Inc.$1.9MBBU-48A/B Impulse CartridgeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 22, 2025CCI CAPCO, LLC$3.6MBBU-48A/B Impulse CartridgeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 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
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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.