Redbird Simulator Upgrade
Air Force and Space Force · FA8136 AFSC PZIOB
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation F3YTAS5056AW01 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
Purchase of one Redbird proprietary computer system to replace the existing computers used to operate Redbird Aircrew Training Devices (ATD). The purchase also includes a monitor refresh of 27-inch monitors (5 per ATD) replacing the original monitors in the initial delivery of the ATDs. Technician support to facilitate the install of the new equipment and optimization is also included.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 611512.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $17.6M to $68.9M, median $31.4M; range $22K to $84.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MilTrain JV II LLC | 1 | $84.6M | Jan 15, 2026 |
| X-star Inc. | 1 | $78.0M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC | 1 | $65.9M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| METRO ACCOUNTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $32.8M | Jul 31, 2025 |
| KWAAN TECH, LLC | 1 | $30.0M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| CAE USA INC. | 1 | $18.4M | Feb 10, 2025 |
| MACAIR AVIATION LLC | 1 | $15.3M | Jan 24, 2025 |
| SPEKTREWORKS, INC. | 1 | $22K | Feb 20, 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.
- Sep 9, 2026KWAAN TECH, LLC$30.0ME-3 CAT/CWDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 23, 2026X-star Inc.$78.0MBomber Supplemental Trainer for Aircrew Readiness (BSTAR) Production Other Transaction SBIR Phase IIINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 20, 2026SPEKTREWORKS, INC.$22KSUAS Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 15, 2026MilTrain JV II LLC$84.6MMQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support ConsolidationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 31, 2025METRO ACCOUNTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC$32.8MRemotely Piloted Aircraft Training Support (RPATS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 26, 2025AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC$65.9MEA-37B/ EC-130H/ A-10C Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 10, 2025CAE USA INC.$18.4MF16 Taiwan Block 20 Simulator Tape 4 Software UpgradeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 24, 2025MACAIR AVIATION LLC$15.3MUSAFSAM Aeromedical Aviation Laboratory (AAL) Program - Amendment 01No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.