Sources SoughtPosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Aug 5, 2026

22 AMXS - Laser Etcher Sources Sought

Air Force and Space Force · FA4621 22 CONS PK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
423830
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
F2Z2956201AW02
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
3611
Place
McConnell AFB, KS, USA
Contact
A1C Artasia Howard (artasia.howard@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation F2Z2956201AW02 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Jul 31, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 23, 2026 to Jan 24, 2027, middle of the range Nov 4, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 29, 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

*THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY*; This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The 22d Contracting Squadron (22 CONS) at McConnell Air Force Base is searching for qualified vendors publishing this SOURCES SOUGHT seeking a contractor capable of the providing one (1) laser etcher. (Refer to attached Statement of Need for specifica… (show all)

tions). The laser etcher utilized shall be brand name or equivalent to P155GA009-SD by Paragon. Offerors proposing an 'or equal' product must provide specifications demonstrating that their proposed product meets or exceeds all salient characteristics. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, supervision, materials, specialized equipment, transportation, and tools required to complete the installation. This includes comprehensive site preparation, surface cleaning prior to application, and final debris removal. The Contractor must ensure that all work is conducted with minimal disruption to the facility and without degrading the operational integrity or physical security of the workspace. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of 22 CONS/PKA market research. No Solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy. Responses to this Sources Sought are not quotes on which the 22 CONS/PKA can issue any contract. This Sources Sought is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a Solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. 22 CONS/PKA will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought. Responses are due no later than 5 August 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT. If your company is capable and interested, please send responses/capability statements with the subject heading "22 AMXS - Laser Etcher " to A1C Artasia Howard- artasia.howard@us.af.mil and SSgt Leroy Beeman- (email) leroy.beeman@us.af.mil.

Who won similar work

1918 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC17$2.5BOct 6, 2026
WAREHOUSE ONE, INC11$9.0MSep 23, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX9$22.7BSep 29, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA9$3.5BOct 2, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT9$281.4MAug 26, 2026
ARHAB LLC8$1.0MAug 10, 2026
THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED7$57.9MMay 29, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX7$22.1MSep 25, 2026
Aantilia LLC7$3.4MOct 5, 2026
AIRTRONICS, LLC7$1.6MJul 16, 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.

  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (36 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $1.7M 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.

  • 5 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 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.