AI Classroom - Intent to Award Sole Source
Department of Defense (all) · DEPT OF DEFENSE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation IASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0055 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 22, 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
This requirement is for the continued development, integration, optimization, testing, and deployment of technical enhancements to the existing AI Classroom / Teach-the-Teacher System. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 541511 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRLRIZ), WPAFB, OH contemplates awarding a single source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.201-2 to Invisible Arts LLC. Please see the attachments to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by… (show all)
the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any responses should be e-mailed to the buyer at EMAIL no later than 24 September 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. All questions should be directed to the buyer at michael.hornberger.1@us.af.mil. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads �AI Classroom� Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments by e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or. xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.
Who won similar work
116 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 541511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC | 3 | $1.6B | Jun 10, 2025 |
| RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. | 3 | $26.7M | Sep 15, 2026 |
| MARITIME SURVEILLANCE ASSOCIATES INC | 3 | $5.7M | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Gerber Technology LLC | 3 | $173K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| METRONOME, LLC | 2 | $12.6M | Feb 28, 2025 |
| PARAGONE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2 | $5.8M | Mar 13, 2026 |
| BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | 2 | $5.4M | Feb 19, 2025 |
| CLEARVOYANT CONSULTING, LLC | 2 | $4.1M | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Image Systems TrackEye Inc. | 2 | $735K | Jul 14, 2025 |
| TRUSTED SOLUTIONS LLC | 2 | $475K | Sep 21, 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 8, 2026L3HARRIS FORCEX, INC.$16.0MVenom Software and GARMIN System Sustainment Program for F-5 Aircraft Award Notice
- Oct 1, 2026Agility Consulting, LLC$15.5MAI OSINT ECHO Software Support Services
- Oct 1, 2026TRACORP, INC.$1.2MWeb-Based Training
- Oct 1, 2026HSQ TECH, INC.$428KSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Maintenance
- Sep 30, 2026BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Columbus OH 43201 USA$349KFacilities and Equipment Maintenance (FEM) System Analyst Support
- Sep 28, 2026KENNETH D COLERICK New Hartford NY 13413 USA$112KServices to Support Update & Development of Enhancements to National Navigation Operation & Management Performance Evaluation & Assessment System (NNOMPEAS) FY 2026-2027
- Sep 28, 2026JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.$173KTACOM SIARS
- Sep 25, 2026FRASIER DIGITAL LLC$360KCWMS Database Authorization Maintenance and Improvements
- Sep 25, 2026ALLIANCE TWO GROUP, LLC$44.9MInformation Technology (IT) & Personnel Security Contractor Support
- Sep 22, 2026The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.$2.8MNotice of Intent to Sole Source: TAK Software Maintenance
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (21 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- $441K 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.