Cyber Operations Formal Training Support (CyOFTS) III
Air Force and Space Force · FA8773 ACC 38 CONS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8773-25-R-0002 in this department, oldest first.
- May 2, 2025Pre-solicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
18 July 2025 Update: The Government has posted the following documents in regard to the CyOFTS III solicitation FA8773-25-R-0002: -RFP Amendment FA8773-25-R-0002-0003 which updates and replaces the following: Attachment 4 - CyOFTS III Price Matrix 17JUL25 Lastly, the Government has posted the full list of received questions and associated Government responses in the following: -CyOFTS III FA8773-25-R-0002 Q&A dated 18 July 2025 Please note the proposal due date of 25 Jul 2025, 10:00AM, CDT for FA8773-25-R-0002, as updated in Amendment 0001, remains unchanged. 10 July 2025 Update: The Governmen… (show all)
t has posted the following documents in regard to the CyOFTS III solicitation FA8773-25-R-0002: -RFP Amendment FA8773-25-R-0002-0002 which updates and replaces the following: Attachment 1 - CyOFTS III PWS 7 July 25 v2 Attachment 3 - CyOFTS III CDRLS 7 Jul 25 Attachment 4 - CyOFTS III Price Matrix 08JUL25 Attachment 5 - CyOFTS III Section L 08JUL25 Attachment 6 - CyOFTS III Section M 08JUL25 Additionally, the Government is providing a blank template copy of the following documents: -ITO Attachment 1.1 � Blank PPIF � Word Version -ITO Attachment 1.2 � Blank PPQ � Word Version Lastly, the Government has posted the full list of received questions and associated Government responses in the following: -CyOFTS III FA8773-25-R-0002 Q_A dated 10 July 2025 Please note the proposal due date of 25 Jul 2025, 10:00AM, CDT for FA8773-25-R-0002, as updated in Amendment 0001, remains unchanged. 17 Jun 2025 Update: The Government has posted the following document in regard to the CyOFTS III solicitation FA8773-25-R-0002: -RFP Amendment FA8773-25-R-0002-0001 Please note the proposal due date has been extended until 25 July 2025 at 10:00AM, CDT. Additionally, the Government continues to finalize the responses to the received questions and the applicable updates to the RFP attachments. The Government will publish the received questions and associated Government responses and will provide an additional RFP amendment with the updated RFP attachments to sam.gov at its earliest availability and discretion. Please continue to monitor the sam.gov notice for the latest information and additional updates. 11 June 2025: Update: The Government appreciates all the questions received in response to the CyOFTS III FA8773-25-R-0002 RFP and attachments. To minimize potential delays in providing the Government�s response to the questions received and to also update the necessary RFP documents, the Government will not be accepting any additional questions at this time. As previously stated, the Government intends to extend the proposal due date beyond 20 Jun 2025; however, a firm date has not been solidified. The Government intends to publish the received questions and associated Government responses and RFP Amendment 0001 via sam.gov at its earliest availability and discretion but NLT 20 Jun 2025. 6 June 2025: Update The Government is currently processing the responses to the received vendor questions, along with RFP Amendment 0001 which will update several attachments to the RFP. Also, the Government intends to extend the proposal due date beyond 20 Jun 2025; however, a firm date has not been solidified. The Government intends to publish the received questions and associated Government responses and RFP Amendment 0001 via sam.gov at its earliest availability and discretion but NLT 20 Jun 2025. 20 May 2025: Update The attachment title �Attachment 1 - CyOFTS III PWS 19May25� experienced an error in formatting display during the 19 May 2025 upload to sam.gov. As a result, the attachment has been reposted and replaced on 20 May 2025 to allow for correct formatting display in landscape view of the following: -Table 4.1: Deliverables, pages 78-81 -Table C.1: Education, Certifications and Experience Requirements, pages 101-111. With the exception of the correction in formatting display as described above, the requirements described within Attachment 1 - CyOFTS III PWS 19May25 remain unchanged and in full effect. The version posted on 19 May 2025 has been deleted. 19 May 2025: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Please see the attached Request for Proposal (RFP) FA8773-25-R-0002 and associated attachments for the Cyber Operations Formal Training Support (CyOFTS) III acquisition issued 19 May 2025, as follows: Solicitation � FA877325R0002 Attachment 1 � CyOFTS III PWS 19May25 Attachment 2 � CyOFTS III DD 254 2Apr25 Attachment 3 � CyOFTS III CDRLS 10Apr25 Attachment 4 � CyOFTS III Pricing Matrix 10Apr25 Attachment 5 � CyOFTS III Section L 23Apr25 Attachment 6 � CyOFTS III M 23Apr25 Offerors shall review the solicitation, to include all Additional Information/Notes sections, and all applicable attachments for full context of the CyOFTS III requirements. Proposal prices are NOT to be provided in Schedule B. All pricing shall be entered in the provided Attachment 4 - CyOFTS III Price Matrix dated 10Apr25. The Contracting Officers listed in this posting are the sole points of contract for this solicitation. Proposals are due no later than 20 June 2025, 10:00AM Central Standard Time via the instructions described in Attachment 5, Section L paragraphs 2.5 and 2.6. Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation (or indefinite suspension), either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse any offeror for any costs. INDUSTRY QUESTIONS: The Government will accept relevant questions from interested vendors in response to the RFP FA8773-25-R-0002 and/or its associated attachments until 30 May 2025, 10:00AM Central Standard Time. The Government reserves the right to post received questions via sam.gov. Interested vendors shall provide specific references to the document, section, paragraph, page, or other identifying information as it relates to the question being submitted. The Government also reserves the right to sanitize and/or summarize received questions, as needed. The Government intends to publish the received questions and associated Government responses via sam.gov at its earliest availability and discretion.
Who won similar work
12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) U008.
Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $84K to $1.9M, median $669K; range $27K to $415.4M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette IN 47906 USA | 2 | $3.6M | Jul 7, 2026 |
| KIKAHA SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $415.4M | Jul 24, 2026 |
| X-star Inc. | 1 | $78.0M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| LAREDO TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $1.4M | Feb 10, 2025 |
| LECKRONE MILITARY CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $1.3M | Aug 10, 2026 |
| RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Fairfax VA 22033 USA | 1 | $900K | Jan 30, 2026 |
| C2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $438K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Veritas Management Group, Inc. | 1 | $152K | Apr 7, 2026 |
| VINDSKAR INC | 1 | $37K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| SHAW SHOOTING INC | 1 | $33K | Apr 1, 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 1, 2026VINDSKAR INC$37KJPRA UTS Training
- Aug 31, 2026C2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$438KCIVILIAN GUARDIAN COURSE (CGC) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ITERATION
- Aug 10, 2026LECKRONE MILITARY CONSULTING LLC$1.3MAFRC Advanced Trauma Direct Training Services
- Jul 24, 2026KIKAHA SOLUTIONS, LLC$415.4MCyber Operations Formal Training Support (CyOFTS) III
- Jul 7, 2026PURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette IN 47906 USA$3.5MCyber Training Course BPA
- Apr 7, 2026Veritas Management Group, Inc.$152KCatholic Religious Education Coordinator
- Mar 23, 2026X-star Inc.$78.0MBomber Supplemental Trainer for Aircrew Readiness (BSTAR) Production Other Transaction SBIR Phase III
- Jan 30, 2026RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Fairfax VA 22033 USA$900KCORVUS SAGE ISR Training Bridge
- Sep 26, 2025PURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette IN 47906 USA$100KCyber Training and Education Pilot
- Jun 3, 2025PURE PRAXIS Long Beach CA 90815 USA$27KTravis AFB, CA - Suicide Prevention, Sexual Assault, & Domestic Violence Awareness Training
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
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.