Amendment #4: Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization
Air Force and Space Force · FA8735 NUCLEAR NTW DIV AFNWC PZHN
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8735-26-R-B001 in this department, oldest first.
- May 4, 2026SolicitationOpen
- May 19, 2026SolicitationOpen
- May 21, 2026SolicitationOpen
- May 28, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Jun 8, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
- Jun 29, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Jul 8, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Jul 15, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Jul 31, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Aug 12, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Aug 12, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Sep 3, 2026SolicitationOpen
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
Amendment #4 (8 June 2026) for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) has been released. This amendment updates the Proposal Submission Date to 5 August 2026 at Noon Eastern. Award eligibility remains restricted to AFLCMC/XA IDIQ Category 2 awardees. Amendment #3 (28 May 2026) for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) has been released. This amendment updates the Bidder's Library, corrects SOW deficiencies, introduce a new contract clause, and i… (show all)
ncorporates formal responses to industry's questions. Award eligibility remains restricted to AFLCMC/XA IDIQ Category 2 awardees. Updates: Industry Q&A: Incorporates responses to questions submitted by Industry. Bidder�s Library (Appendix 3): The Content List has been updated; unclassified documents are now available for download. SOW Incorporated a MIL-STD correction. Model Contract: Added clause RFO 52.222-90. Amendment #2 (19 May 2026) for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) has been released. This amendment updates Appendix 3 (Bidder�s Library Content List) of the FOPR and extends the proposal deadline to 8 July at Noon Eastern Time. The Unclassified Documents of the Bidder�s Library are now available to download. Please note that award eligibility remains strictly limited to AFLCMC/XA IDIQ Category 2 contract awardees. Amendment #1 (4 May 2026) for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) is now available. This update incorporates supplemental language into Section 3.4.1 Volume 1 Technical � Engineering and Section 3.4.2 (Volume 1 Technical - Logistics). Please be advised that eligibility for award is strictly limited to AFLCMC/XA IDIQ Category 2 contract awardees. Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization: - AFNWC/NC3's VLF Enterprise Program Office (EPO) is soliciting proposals from Industry for the design of a "common" advanced VLF (e.g., secure Beyond Line of Site comms of Emergency Action Messages thru all levels of conflict) capability that will modernize all legacy VLF NC3 airborne and ground-based VLF systems and equip future NC3 platforms with a Crypto Modernization-2 (CM2) compliant, New Waveform capable, NSA certified, and Open Mission Systems (OMS) capable "common, one-size-fits all" receiver system. The objective of this program is the rapid development of a production-ready, fully functional very low frequency receiver and its required ancillary support equipment. This Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) outlines the requirements for the submission of proposals for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 2 (CVRi2) Program. The Government intends to award to one or two Delivery Orders (DOs) based on best-value determination and the availability of funding. This competitive action is conducted in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 16.507. As orders under IDIQ contracts are not source selections, DoD source selection procedures do not apply. All ordering will be conducted IAW RFO 16.507 and the AFLCMC/XA IDIQ contract ordering procedures. All offerors must be awardees under Category 2 of the referenced AFLCMC/XA IDIQ to be eligible for consideration. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any cost. This is the public notice of the solicitation. The solicitation package contains Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and access will be restricted to Offerors who are certified by the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Offerors shall provide their CAGE Code and identify all locations where classified information will be accessed, handled, or processed prior to receipt of classified documentation. This information shall be provided to the Contracting Officer no later than 20 April 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 5821.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $132K to $304K, median $151K; range $91K to $15.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Collins, Inc · $RTX · $68.9B | 2 | $387K | Jul 23, 2026 |
| DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $15.8M | Jul 7, 2025 |
| DKK Co., Ltd. | 1 | $388K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $304K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| BLACK RIVER SYSTEMS COMPANY | 1 | $151K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| GOVAGE, INC. | 1 | $141K | Oct 29, 2025 |
| DELTA INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $132K | May 8, 2025 |
| JG HANEY & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 1 | $91K | May 19, 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.
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 9 past awards, $151K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 29, 2026BLACK RIVER SYSTEMS COMPANY$151KNINJA DISMOUNT KITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 31, 2026DKK Co., Ltd.$388KSole Source Award Notice - Momote AM Tower MX and RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 23, 2026Rockwell Collins, Inc$121KARC-210 RepairMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 29, 2025GOVAGE, INC.$141K41 RQS RadiosNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2025NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.$304KMulti-Channel Manpack RadiosNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2025ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$266KHigh Frequency Radio SystemMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 7, 2025DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC$15.8MMultifunctional Information Distribution System - Joint Tactical Radio System Repairs al Radio System RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 19, 2025JG HANEY & ASSOCIATES, LLC$91KRMOR 2000D Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 8, 2025DELTA INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC$132KBest Source SelectorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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
- $386K 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.
- 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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.