FA2553-26-R-B001: National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC) Innovative Technology & Engineering � Space Test and Range (NITE-STAR)
Air Force and Space Force · FA2553 OPRN TEST & TRG INFR OTTI PK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation NITE-STAR in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 5, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
On 30 July 2026, Amentum Technology Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee (FA255326DB001); BAE Systems Inc., Broomfield, Colorado (FA255326DB002); CACI, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia (FA255326DB003); Firefly Aerospace, Leander, Texas (FA255326DB004); L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Palm Bay, Florida (FA255326DB005); Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, Colorado (FA255326DB006); Northrup Grumman System Corporation, Dulles, Virgina (FA255326DB007); Pacific Crest Alliance, Colorado Springs, Colorado (FA255326DB008); Parsons Government Services, Inc., Centreville, Virginia (FA255326DB009); Redwire Space Missions LLC, … (show all)
Littleton, Colorado (FA255326DB010); Rocket Lab USA, Inc., Long Beach, California (FA255326DB011); Sierra Space Corporation, Louisville, Colorado (FA255326DB012); The Boeing Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado (FA255326DB013); Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, California (FA255326DB014); York Space Systems, Denver, Colorado (FA255326DB015) were awarded a ceiling $981,000,000 multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for National Space Test and Training Complex Innovative Technology and Engineering - Space Test and Range Capability Development. This contract provides for support to space and ground-based engineering activities to enhance test, evaluation, and training operations and work will be performed at various locations. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Space Systems Command/ Operational Test and Training Infrastructure, Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the contracting activity. Thank you for your continued interest in this acquisition and please continue to follow SAM.gov for future onboarding opportunities.
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.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 17 | $2.5B | Oct 6, 2026 |
| WAREHOUSE ONE, INC | 11 | $9.0M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 9 | $22.7B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA | 9 | $3.5B | Oct 2, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT | 9 | $281.4M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| ARHAB LLC | 8 | $1.0M | Aug 10, 2026 |
| THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED | 7 | $57.9M | May 29, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 7 | $22.1M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Aantilia LLC | 7 | $3.4M | Oct 5, 2026 |
| AIRTRONICS, LLC | 7 | $1.6M | Jul 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.
- Oct 16, 2026Stravon Systems LLC$57KTRANSFORMER AND WIRE PURCHASE
- Oct 16, 2026D AND D INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC$199KLaundry Services
- Oct 15, 2026E&C CAMPOS AND SONS LLC$5.9MJBSA LAK and RND Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Service
- Oct 14, 2026Ready Power, L.L.C.$184KProcure and Install a Generator Building 125
- Oct 14, 2026SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS GROUP INC$156KSmall Arms Parts Management System
- Oct 14, 2026Midway Trailers Benton MO 63736 USA$71KMobile Marketing Trailer
- Oct 14, 2026IPSEN, INC$32KBall Screw and Components
- Oct 13, 2026DLC FACILITY SOLUTIONS LLC$135KHood and Duct Cleaning Services
- Oct 13, 2026SEMPER SUPRA, LLC$282KCrane and Hoist Maintenance
- Oct 13, 2026ALPHA FIRE PROTECTION LLC$136KHalon 1211 Fire Extinguisher Mx
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
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
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
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.