SolicitationPosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Oct 1, 2026

SAF/CDM Commercial Solutions Opening and Specific Calls

Air Force and Space Force · FA7146 SAF OC PK

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA7146-21-S-C-0001
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
AC32
Place
USA
Contact
Kevin T. Adams (kevin.adams.20@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA7146-21-S-C-0001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 10, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, middle of the range Oct 3, 2026.
Measured from 688 past solicitations at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 2026).
Responses are due Oct 1, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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

Secretary of the Air Force Concepts Development and Management (SAF/CDM) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for Defense-Related Activities FA7146-21-S-C001 Summary Title: CDM Defense-related activities Type: Closed/Open Two-Step CSO with Calls: Open PeriodInitiation to 1 September 2026 (for receipt of White Papers)Ordering PeriodInitiation to 30 September 2026 Active Calls for White Papers & Point of Contact (PoC) Information Call A002 (Posted 03/20/2026): AF/A1 Agile Refactoring and Integration (AR&I) A call for white papers for the AF/A1 Agile Refactoring and Integration (AR&I) has been issu… (show all)

ed For details, please refer to the full attachments to the posting. Points of contact for this specific call are located within the call documentation. Update 8/12/2026: The Phase 2 for this call is on hold until further notice due to priority changes in the department. An update to the SAM posting will be issued once the activity continues. Purpose and Objectives This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is initiated under the Defense Commercial Solutions Offering Pilot Program. It allows for the competitive selection of innovative commercial items, technologies, and services. An award may result from a general CSO that identifies areas of mission or technical interest and includes a technical evaluation by subject matter experts. SAF/CDM seeks innovative commercial solutions or new capabilities that fulfill its requirements, close existing capability gaps, and/or offer technological advancements in meeting the Objectives and Focus Areas detailed in the CSO attachment. Submission Process This CSO follows a two-step process before any award. Step 1 White Paper Submission: Contractors may submit White Papers at any time during the Open Period. These should include a Cover Page, a Technical/Management section, and a Rough Order of Magnitude. When submitting, the email subject line must include the CSO number (FA7146-21-S-C001) and the specific call number, if applicable. Multiple submissions are permitted. Step 2 Proposal Submission: Following a review of the White Papers, the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) may invite selected contractors to submit a full Technical/Management and Price proposal. A proposal will not be considered without a prior White Paper submission and an invitation from the PCO. Eligibility and Award Information Eligibility: This is a full and open acquisition. White Papers will be considered from all interested vendors, including small businesses and non-traditional contractors. Foreign participation is allowed as specified in the attachment. Award: The Air Force anticipates making multiple awards under the Federal Acquisition Regulations or via Other Transaction Agreement authority. The Government reserves the right to award some, all, part, or none of a contractor's proposal. Points of Contact (POC) Procuring Contracting OfficerKevin Adamskevin.adams.20@us.af.mil(301) 203-4766 Program ManagerMs. Catherine Andersoncatherine.anderson.5@us.af.mil

Who won similar work

18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SYSCOM, INC2$2.3MApr 18, 2025
ASTROTECH SPACE OPERATIONS, LLC1$99.0MSep 24, 2026
PAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC1$66.0MAug 6, 2025
CT3I LLC1$19.5MFeb 6, 2025
RTX CORPORATION · $RTX1$11.7MDec 9, 2024
DOMINION DEFENSE CONSULTING, LLC1$9.0MJun 4, 2026
AERIS LLC1$5.0MNov 20, 2024
AKIMA MISSION OPTIMIZATION LLC1$4.8MJul 29, 2026
Credence Management Solutions Liability Company1$3.2MJul 8, 2025
SAWDEY SOLUTION SERVICES INC1$1.9MJul 1, 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.

Latest awards

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
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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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 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.