30 RS RQ-170 Mission Planning Support Tool (MPST) Software Maintenance Services
Air Force and Space Force · FA4861 99 CONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA486121C0028 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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 is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This is for market survey only; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. The U.S. Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB), has been tasked to identify potential sources, market capabilities and market conditions that has the capability to fulfill a requirement at Creech AFB, NV. The requirement is as follows: The contractor shall provide software programming support for MPST computer program. All individuals performing on-site on t… (show all)
his PWS must have a current adjudicated background investigation and be eligible for access to Top Secret, SCI, and SAP information. Contractor personnel shall be conversant in the computer programming skills to fully support MPST software and be familiar with RQ-170 aircraft survivability, capabilities, Blue/Gray/Red ground and airborne threat systems, and Suppressor modeling capabilities/architecture/function/programming. Actual work performance location is the ARA facility in Albuquerque, NM with periodic on-site visits to Creech AFB, NV, Palmdale, CA, Littleton, CO and other classified locations as determined by the government. Support personnel shall provide support within one business day (Monday-Friday excluding Federal Holidays) from when the request is made by either telephone or email when working from the contractor�s facility. The period of performance will be for one base year with 4 option years beginning 30 September 2026. Standard turnaround time for modifications shall be within 14 days of request from the Contract Officer Representative (COR), unless mission requirements dictate a shorter timeline. The North American Industry Classification System is 541511�Custom Computer Programming Services. Reimbursements will not be made for any cost associated with providing information in response to the sources sought or any follow-up information request. The purpose of this source sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of members of both the Small Business Community, to include Section 8(a), Historically Underutilizes Business Zones (HUBZone), Service Disabled Veterans-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business�s (EDWOSB) to compete for this requirement. Any information received will be reviewed for informational purposes. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The Government must determine and ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of interested, capable commercial companies. Responses are to be emailed to jeffrey.perkins.4@us.af.mil and taylor.peeples.1@us.af.mil. Negative responses are not required. Capable and interested sources must respond to this sources sought no later than 10:A.M. PDT on 25 September 2026..
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) DA10.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $79K to $1.5M, median $140K; range $27K to $62.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP | 2 | $3.0M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| BLUE YONDER DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $62.2M | Apr 24, 2026 |
| CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION | 1 | $12.3M | May 6, 2026 |
| ENLIGHTEN IT CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $4.3M | Feb 19, 2025 |
| HSQ TECH, INC. | 1 | $428K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| SENTINEL BUSINESS SERVICES LLC | 1 | $233K | Jun 17, 2025 |
| R.S. MEANS COMPANY | 1 | $140K | Jul 23, 2025 |
| DATA SOURCE INC | 1 | $138K | Dec 4, 2024 |
| SHAMBAUGH & SON, L.P Fort Wayne IN 46825 USA | 1 | $136K | Jul 8, 2025 |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | 1 | $111K | May 12, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 1, 2026HSQ TECH, INC.$428KSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC.$46KRS Means Data SubscriptionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 15, 2026TECH SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC$28KSolidWorks CAMWorks CAD SoftwareNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 15, 2026GREEN HILLS SOFTWARE LLC$27KGreen Hill Software SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 12, 2026AT&T Enterprises, LLC$111KAmerican Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) Virtual Private Network (VPN) ServiceMateriality: <0.01% of $T revenue (Low) SEC
- May 6, 2026CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION$12.3MGlobal Procedure Designer (GPD)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2026BLUE YONDER DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, LLC$62.2MFLITE II Follow-On Contract Award NotificationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 1, 2026CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$2.0MVMWare Cloud Foundation Software (SW) License RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 23, 2026CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$998KDecision Lens SoftwareNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2025Dynatouch Corporation$45K4 FSS Kiosk Queuing System Software and MaintenanceNo 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
- 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.