Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Aug 27, 2026

Optical Amplifiers

Air Force and Space Force · FA8751 AFRL RIKO

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334290
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA875126Q0892
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5996
Place
Not stated
Contact
Cody Owens (cody.owens.4@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA875126Q0892 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 7, 2026 to Feb 7, 2027, middle of the range Nov 18, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 2026).

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 Notice of Proposed Contract Action under RFO Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The Government requires the procurement of Optical Amplifiers, and intends to negotiate a sole-… (show all)

source award for this requirement with Ogmentum, Inc., 297 Kingsbury Grade, Suite 142, Stateline, NV, 89449-9804, who represents itself as the exclusive North American distributor of the required FiberLabs branded Optical Amplifiers. Relevant FiberLabs part numbers and associated product descriptions are as follows: Item 1, qty. 1 each � Part #: AMP-FL8612-OB-23 Bench-Top O-band Optical Amplifier Item 2, qty. 1 each � Part #: AMP-FL8021-CLB-22 Bench-Top C+L-band Optical Amplifier The Government has determined that other companies' products and services do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the Government's needs. FiberLabs is the only known commercial vendor capable of offering optical amplifiers that meet the Goverment's following essential requirements as follows: Item 1 - O-Band Amplifier Output 1280nm-1320nm: at least +23 dBm max output, Gain at -30 dBm input at 1310 nm: +40 dB minimum Noise figure: < 7 dB Input/output isolation: at least 35 dB FC/APC Connectors Item 2 - C+L-Band Amplifier Output 1530 nm - 1560 nm: at least +22 dBm max output, Output 1570 nm - 1610 nm: at least +22 dBm max output Gain at -30 dB input at 1550 nm: +40 dB minimum Noise figure: < 7 dB Input/output isolation: at least 35 dB FC/APC Connectors Other vendors found during market research offered amplifiers that either had outputs that were too low or did not have enough gain. Considering this, and also considering that OgMentum, Inc. represents itself as the exclusive North American distributor of FiberLabs branded products, a sole-source award to OgMentum, Inc. is contemplated, as aforementioned. This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to cody.owens.4@us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 30 September 2026. A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.

Who won similar work

32 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334290.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MONACO ENTERPRISES, INC.7$2.8MJun 17, 2026
ADVANTOR SYSTEMS II LLC · $VVX2$224KSep 24, 2025
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. · $GD1$69.7MMay 11, 2026
TYONEK MACHINING AND FABRICATION, LLC1$5.8MJan 31, 2025
Team Ronco Incorporated1$738KSep 18, 2026
WESTNET, LLC1$268KSep 29, 2025
SECURADYNE SYSTEMS INTERMEDIATE LLC1$254KOct 1, 2025
VINDICATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1$216KOct 2, 2025
QUBICAAMF WORLDWIDE, LLC1$183KAug 24, 2026
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.1$176KSep 30, 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.

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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (10 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $410K 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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 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.