SolicitationPosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 18, 2026

Solid State Disintegrator

Air Force and Space Force · FA2550 50 CONS PKP

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA255026Q0031
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
7K20
Place
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Contact
Kaitlyn Guldan (Kaitlyn.guldan@spaceforce.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA255026Q0031 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
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  • Aug 13, 2026
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  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
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Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 1, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, middle of the range Sep 24, 2026.
Measured from 691 past solicitations at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 3, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

Amendment 0001 - Provide Attachment 3 - RFI_Answers_V1 Amendment 0002 - Extend the solicitation due date from 12 August 2026 9:00 AM MT to 12 August 2026 3:00 PM MT. Amendment 0003 - Extend the solicitation due date from 12 August 2026 3:00 PM MT to 13 August 2026 3:00 PM MT. Amendment 0004 - Extend the solicitation due date from 13 August 2026 3:00 PM MT to 18 August 2026 3:00 PM MT. 1. This is a solicitation for the acquisition of services on Schriever Space Force Base (SSFB) for Solid State Disintegrator 2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request For Quote (RFQ). The solicitation … (show all)

number is FA255026Q0031. 3. This RFQ does not obligate the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of any offer or in making necessary studies for the preparation thereof, nor does it obligate the Government to procure or contract for said products/services. 4. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number (FAC) 2025-04, effective 11 June 2025. 5. This requirment is a 100% Small Business Set-Aisde. 6. Questions: Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to both Kaitlyn Guldan, CO, kaitlyn.guldan@spaceforce.mil and Richard Barrera, CS, richard.barrera.4@spaceforce.mil. Questions must be received on or before Thursday, 6 August 2026, 9:00 AM MT. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will government performance of the contract. 7. Assumptions/Exceptions: The offeror shall state any assumptions and exceptions to the requirements and terms and conditions contained in the RFQ in their proposal. Please note that any exceptions to the Government's requirements may adversely affect the evaluation of the offeror's proposal. There is no page limit for assumptions/exceptions. 8. For the desciption of product, please see the attached Salient Characteristics. It is most favorable to the Government for the delivery of 30 days or close it. 9. Quotes submitted in response to this solicitation shall be submitted via email no later than Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 9:00 AM MT. In order to be considered for award, quotes shall be submitted to Kaitlyn Guldan at the email listed above. Quotes must be valid for 60 days from the response deadline. 10. At a minimum, vendor shall submit a technical description or product specification sheet of the item being proposed in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary. Vendor shall also include terms of any warranty, price and discount terms, and an acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments. 11. Vendors must submit a statement of financial responsibility. The following must be included in the proposal. Statement of Financial Responsibility In order to receive the award, your company must be found to have both "adequate financial resources" and "necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities" to perform the contract (and/or the ability to obtain them). Based on an assessment of this requirement, the Government has assigned this solicitation a general level of risk indicated below, which lists examples of documents/information that you can provide to support a positive determination of responsibility. [ ] Level One: Self-Attestation (e.g. a Statement on your proposal/quote asserting that your company has the financial and technical resources necessary to perform OR a separate letter stating the same) If any is necessary, a separate statement should be provided with your quote/proposal detailing your access to any technical equipment/facilities needed to perform on the contract. 12. Offerors must submit the CLIN Pricing Schedule or fill in the CLIN on the SF1449. 13. Evlauation criteria is included in the SF1449 in 52.212-2. 14. Please see attached solicitation FA255026Q0031 for FULL instructions and details.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 7K20.

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $25K to $30K, median $25K; range $24K to $45K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
WILLIAMS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES CORP.1$45KMar 26, 2025
NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.1$25KSep 19, 2025
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.1$25KJul 9, 2025
TAZA SUPPLIES INC1$24KSep 23, 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.

Latest awards
  • Sep 23, 2025TAZA SUPPLIES INC$24KSAN ArrayNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Sep 19, 2025NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.$25KTape Library AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Jul 9, 2025ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.$25KGeospatial Imaging and Analyzing SoftwareNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Mar 26, 2025WILLIAMS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES CORP.$45KRFID TagsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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. 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
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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.