Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 26, 2026·Responses due Aug 31, 2026

Command Professional Edition Software

Air Force and Space Force · FA4452 763 ESS

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA445226Q0031
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
7A21
Place
IL, USA
Contact
Lindsay Fallon Contract Specialist (lindsay.fallon.2@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA445226Q0031 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 26, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 21, 2026 to Feb 21, 2027, middle of the range Dec 2, 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 26, 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

Presolicitation Notice IAW RFO 5.101(a) The 763d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron located at Scott Air Force Base Illinois, hereby submits a Notice of Intent to Award a Firm Fixed Price contract to Slitherine Corporation based on the determination of only one responsible source availble to supply the required software for Governments need of a three year contract utlizing simplified commercial procedures as authorized by RFO 12.201-1. This synopsis has been tailored to comply with the commercial publicizing requirements of RFO 12.202 and RFO 5.101(a). Contracting Office Address 763 Enterprise Sour… (show all)

cing Squadron 510 POW-MIA Dr Suite Bldg P40 SteE1004 Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Il 62225, United States Description/ Purpose This is a follow on requirement for the purchase of 3 Command Professional Edition Software Licenses on behalf of Headquarters (HQ) Air Mobility Command (AMC)/ A9, for a total of 3 years, one base year 16 September 2026- 15 September 2027 plus two additional option years 16 September 2027-15 September 2028 and 16 September 2028- 15 September 2029. CLIN Structure Base X001 Command Professional Edition (Premium) Unit Of Measure: Each QTY: 3 Option 1 X002 Command Professional Edition (Premium) Unit Of Measure: Each QTY: 3 Option 2 X003 Command Professional Edition (Premium) Unit Of Measure: Each QTY: 3 Lack of Competition IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4) A sole source letter provided by Slitherine Corporation provides notification that within the USA, the Slitherine Corporation under its Matrix Pro Sims brand are the Sole Source providers of Command Professional Edition and the entire range of Command Products together with all Branded COTS simulation softwares developed and or published under the Slitherine Banner. The Simulations contain technical and non-technical information and data of a confidential nature, including trade secrets and proprietary information, techniques, models, inventions, know-how, processes, algorithms, firmware, mask works, software programs, software source documents, formulae and data bases related to the current future and proposed products and services of the products and includes, without limitation, information concerning research, experimental work, development, design details, specifications and engineering, all of which are the property of Slitherine. Such simulations, products and all PROPRIETY INFORMATION contained therein may only be used by third parties under licence, or other expressly written permissions of Slitherine. It was determined that there was not competition able to confirm the authorization of license distribution for the required 3 year contract, and at this time no other software meets the Government's need for this highly specialized modeling and simulation software. Notice to potential offerors IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vi) This notice does not constitute a solicitation document; the Contracting Officer intends to issue an RFQ directly to the intended source. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quoatation, which shall be considered by the agency for future acquisitions. All information received after publication of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice, The Government will not pay for information received.

Who won similar work

48 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541519.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
FCN INC6$5.8MAug 12, 2025
COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.2$5.3MJul 10, 2026
CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP2$2.2MSep 30, 2026
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC2$2.0MJun 12, 2025
STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION2$539KJun 5, 2026
VCLOUD TECH INC2$171KJul 14, 2026
DSD LABORATORIES INC1$60.0MSep 21, 2026
DELTA POINT LLC1$52.9MMay 28, 2025
CREOAL CONSULTING LLC1$12.7MNov 6, 2025
CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION1$12.3MMay 6, 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 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.

  • 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
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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.

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