Sources SoughtPosted Sep 1, 2026·Responses due Sep 7, 2026

Principal Multi-Domain Command & Control (MDC2) Subject Matter Expert

Air Force and Space Force · FA2226 DAF PEO C3BM ASE CON

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541330
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA222626R0004
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R425
Place
Nellis AFB, NV, USA
Contact
Cahi Hardy (cahi.hardy@us.af.mil)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA222626R0004 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 24, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 1, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 19, 2026 to Feb 19, 2027, middle of the range Nov 30, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 24, 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

1.0 DESCRIPTION The Department of the Air Force (DAF), Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (PAE C3BM), Operational Response Team (ORT) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Synopsis to conduct market research and identify potential sources capable of providing highly specialized Principal Multi-Domain Command & Control (MDC2) Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support. 2.0 REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW The primary objective of this effort is to facilitate the seamless tactical integration of Common Operating Picture and Common… (show all)

Tactical Picture (COP/CTP) architectures into the tactical edge of the Department of the Air Force Battle Network (DAFBN) and Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). The Government is seeking industry capabilities regarding Principal MDC2 SMEs with a minimum of 10 years of extensive background in: Space superiority C2 systems (e.g., Kronos) and integrated space coordination (DARPA ABII). Priority kill-chain constructs across rapid acquisition (Space RCO), missile defense, and national intelligence. Development of GEO Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) planning tools. Multi-source sensemaking, automated Course of Action (CoA) generation, and on-orbit edge processing (Nebula/Space Cloud). Security Requirement: This effort requires personnel to possess active Top Secret (TS) clearances with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility, the ability to be read into Special Access Programs (SAPs), and access to an ICD 705 accredited facility. 3.0 IMPORTANT NOTE TO INDUSTRY (CROSS-REFERENCE) The Government is concurrently releasing a separate RFI for Tactical Aviation SME Support. This specific notice is strictly for the Principal MDC2 SME (Space/Orbital C2) requirement. Please ensure you are reviewing the correct PWS and responding to the correct notice. 4.0 ATTACHMENTS Interested vendors must review the attached documents for full requirement details and submission instructions: Attachment 1: Request for Information (RFI) Attachment 2: Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) 5.0 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS This is an RFI only. This does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an indication that the Government will contract for the services discussed. All information submitted is strictly voluntary. Responses shall follow the formatting, page limits, and instruction guidelines detailed in Attachment 1 (RFI). Responses must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist listed below no later than 3:00 PM EST on 07 September 2026. 6.0 POINTS OF CONTACT Contracting Officer: Mr. Cahi Hardy | cahi.hardy@us.af.mil Contract Specialist: Mr. Ethan George | ethan.george.3@us.af.mil

Who won similar work

50 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) R425.

Single-winner award sizes (50): middle half $2.2M to $47.2M, median $8.2M; range $10K to $4.0B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B6$2.2BSep 28, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $67.6B3$230.0MJul 14, 2026
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.2$103.0MFeb 25, 2026
PCI AVIATION LLC2$14.3MApr 24, 2025
JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC.1$4.0BJun 3, 2025
LEIDOS, INC. · $LDOS · $15.3B1$475.0MMay 29, 2026
CACI NSS, LLC · $CACI · $7.7B1$73.2MAug 12, 2025
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B1$63.0MApr 8, 2025
IT-OSI-JV, LLC1$62.0MSep 11, 2025
Lockheed Martin Aero Marietta GA USA1$48.8MJul 2, 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
  • $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 50 past awards, $8.2M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 50 past awards, $8.2M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LDOS reported $15.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 50 past awards, $8.2M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $CACI reported $7.7B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 50 past awards, $8.2M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 50 past awards, $8.2M, 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

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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (22 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $1.5M 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 8 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.