Sources SoughtPosted Feb 11, 2026·Responses due Feb 13, 2026

Physical and Virtual Range Capabilities, Sole Source to Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION AT HUNTSVILLE, AL

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541715
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPRRA226R0049
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Huntsville, AL, USA
Contact
Anna Phillips (anna.phillips@dla.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPRRA226R0049 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Feb 11, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Feb 17, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Mar 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • May 22, 2026
    Award Notice
    INTUITIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION · $2.5M
    Open
Other notices
  • May 22, 2026
    Justification (Sole Source)
    Open

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What the notice says

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the Defense Logistics Agency to identify potential manufacturing/supply sources, and if future efforts can be competitive or Set Aside for Small Business. This SSS is to notify companies that the Defense Logistics Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is seeking qualified sources for the scope that is listed below. This will be for a new 5-Year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract. Th… (show all)

is new IDIQ is in support of Space Systems Command (SSC) Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) and System Delta 81 (SYD 81). SCOPE: Contractor will integrate physical and virtual range capabilities, approved by the SYD 81 Government team, into enterprise SYD 81 space and applicable Joint solutions. The Contractor shall apply deep subject-matter expertise, systems engineering discipline, and integrated project management to design, develop, and deliver operationally relevant space solutions that meet SYD 81 mission objectives. Project selections will be determined jointly by SYD 81 Government leadership and the Contractor Program Manager. The contractor will produce and deliver enterprise architecture products at various classification levels. Examples of potential range and test facilities that could be involved in modeling, test, and/or training integrations include: 1.1. National Space Test and Training Complex ranges (e.g. Colorado and New Mexico) 1.2. Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range, Florida (referred to as the "Eglin Test Range") 1.2.1. Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) 1.2.2. Duke Field (Eglin Auxiliary Field #3) 1.2.3. Wagner Range (on Santa Rosa Island) 1.3. Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada) 1.4. White Sands Missile Range (New Mexico) 1.5. National Cyber Range Complex (NCR) (Various Locations) 1.6. Operations areas within various Areas of Responsibilities (AORs) for various combatant commands where exercises are conducted. It is contemplated that this award will be made to Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation (IRTC), CAGE Code: 1MQC1, utilizing Other than Full and Open Competition in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(1), having only one responsible source. As a result, this acquisition is currently being procured under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(1) having only a limited number of responsible sources. The Government is interested in all businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. All contractors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be registered as a potential source. Firms that possess the ability and can produce the required item(s) described above are encouraged to identify themselves. Contractors are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by emailing inquiries to the POCs listed with this announcement. The contractor shall be capable of successfully performing and complying with any and all special requirements in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation annotated above, at the unit prices established at time of a contract award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a qualified source. The contractor will also be responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing/production process, including but not limited to: supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, material forecasting, obsolescence issues and final delivery of assets as well as any and all additional costs incurred resulting from contract performance. DISCLAIMER: THIS SSS IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION IN THE FUTURE AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Who won similar work

1972 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (DLA Aviation), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

Single-winner award sizes (1972): middle half $42K to $350K, median $105K; range $3K to $265.3M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC44$9.2MOct 19, 2026
JAMAICA BEARINGS CO., INC.37$11.2MOct 19, 2026
ATF Aerospace, LLC35$13.8MOct 20, 2026
TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC28$13.1MOct 19, 2026
PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC · $HEI · $5.2B27$3.6MOct 19, 2026
TRANSAERO, INC.25$9.7MOct 19, 2026
Mechatronics, Inc25$1.9MOct 19, 2026
FBC ENTERPRISES LLC21$2.2MOct 19, 2026
S & B, INC.20$4.4MOct 16, 2026
PHILLIP CABLE MANUFACTURING, INC.19$4.2MOct 19, 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.

Investor context
  • $HEI reported $5.2B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 1972 past awards, $105K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards
  • Oct 20, 2026ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC$87K53--SHIMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 20, 2026ATF Aerospace, LLC$350K53--SCREW,CAP,HEXAGON HNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$95K49--NRP,DIESEL ENGINE ANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026KEYSTONE FIRE PROTECTION CO$190K48--VALVE,REGULATING,FLUID PRESSURENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026PHILLIP CABLE MANUFACTURING, INC.$33K61--WIRING HARNESSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC$63K16--DIAPHRAGM,STRUTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026Wulff Defense Solutions LLC$41K53--RIVET,BLINDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026AAR SUPPLY CHAIN, INC$1.1M28--NOZZLE ASSEMBLY,TURBINE,AIRCRAFT GASMateriality: 0.03% of $AIR revenue (Low) SEC
  • Oct 19, 2026KITCO LLC$61K31--BEARING,BALL,ANNULAMateriality: <0.01% of $HEI revenue (Low) SEC
  • Oct 19, 2026TRANSAERO, INC.$461K16--AXLE ASSEMBLYNo 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 Defense Logistics Agency since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense Logistics Agency 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.

  • 1 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.