AFTAC's Geophysical Signal Exploitation System (GeoSES)
Air Force and Space Force · FA7022 AMIC DET 2 OL PATRICK PKA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA702225R0007 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 21, 2025Sources SoughtOpen
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- Jul 22, 2025 · this noticeSources Sought
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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
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS NOT TO 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. ATTENTION INDUSTRY PARTNERS: SAM.gov is the official source for all Government procurement actions and contract… (show all)
information. Do not rely on third-party websites or vendor subscriptions for accurate details on RFIs, Sources Sought notices, solicitations, and contract awards. The government is not responsible for inaccurate or incomplete information from these sources. We encourage industry to continuously monitor this notice for potential updates or other communication. Updates will be provided through this Notice via SAM.gov only. UPDATE 22 JULY 2025: This notice updates bullet 2 from the 21 July 2025 update to clarify as follows. Revised Instruction: Notify industry that the forthcoming Government documentation (referenced in bullet 1 on the 21 JULY 2025 update below) will be distributed exclusively via DoD SAFE. To receive this documentation, companies MUST: Submit an email request to the Government when instructed via SAM.gov (details will be provided). Maintain an active SAM.gov registration. Have no active "exclusions" recorded in SAM.gov. UPDATE 21 JULY 2025: This notice update is to provide the following: Notify industry that the White Paper submission date is changed from 22 August 2025 to 22 September 2025, while also pending to provide the additional documentation and updates to SOO, if applicable, based on industry questions and the Government asnwers. Nofity industry that the upcoming documentation (mentioned in bullet 1 above) will be provided via DoD Safe transmission only to companies that make an email request to the Government when instructed, and currently have an active SAM.gov registration and hold no "exclusions". Notify industry that the Government is still working on providing answers to industry questions and will be publicize via SAM.gov once finalize. Provide an updated, "GeoSES_IndustryDays_Company_Attendees" as version 2, which includes an inadvertently omitted company. Notify industry that once the additional documents are provided, an update to milestones will follow. Please disregard milestones dates provided below and/or within the "GeoSES_SourcesSoughtNotice_Rev_2025.06.17" attachment. UPDATE 18 JUNE 2025: This sources sought update is to provide the following: An updated notice document. See attached document titled, "GeoSES_SourcesSoughtNotice_Rev_2025.06.17." Provide industry with the updated set of Government Questions to Industry mentioned during the Industry Day Events held in May 6th and June 10th. See attached document titled, "GeoSES_GovtQuestions_to_Industry_Final_2025.06.17." Provide answers to these questions by June 25th via email to Lileana.Moran@us.af.mil and David.Dike.2@us.af.mil. Please ensure accuracy of email addresses when submitting your answers. NOTE: if a company has already submitted its answers, there is no need to respond again or update your answers. Remind Industry that questions concerning this notice and its pertinent technical documents are due on June 17, 2025. The Government intents to answer industry questions by July 11, 2025. When additional documents are publicized via this notice, another opportunity will be provided for industry to submit additional questions. Provide list of companies that attended both Industry Days. See attachment titled, "GeoSES_IndustryDays_Company_Attendees." 18 June 2025 Update: Industry Day Slide Deck - PENDING TO PROVIDE. 18 June 2025 Update: Provide Industry with Instructions when submitting emails to the Government (for ease of configuration management). Include the following on your emails subject line: GeoSES_[REPLACE Brackets with email purpose (e.g., Questions, Answers to Govt questions)] from [REPLACE brackets with your company�s short name] 18 June 2025 Update in Bold: Provide Upcoming Milestones: Industry Submission of Questions Due: Close of Business (COB) 17 June 2025. Extending through Friday, 20 June 2025. Industry Provide Responses to Government Questions Due: COB 25 June 2025 Government Provide Answers to Industry Questions (via SAM.gov): COB 11 July 2025 Tentative Date for Government to Provide Additional Technical Documents Due: By COB 11 July 2025 (may have multiple publications before this date) Industry Submit Additional Questions based on the above Technical Documents: 18 July 2025 Government Provide Answers to Industry Questions (via SAM.gov): 01 August 2025 Industry White Papers Due: 22 August 2025 (might be extended depending on questions/answers and udpates to documents) Government Scientific Review of White Papers Complete: by 12 September 2025 Notify Industry of Scientific Review results to further consider or not for RFP: 06 October 2025 Potential Contract Award: Approximately between April and June 2026.
Who won similar work
28 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) AC13.
Single-winner award sizes (28): middle half $3.3M to $13.4M, median $7.6M; range $92K to $116.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP · $SPCX | 3 | $49.4M | Mar 6, 2026 |
| PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP · $RTX · $68.9B | 2 | $201K | Jan 30, 2026 |
| KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC. · $KTOS · $1.0B | 1 | $116.7M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Dayton OH 45469 USA | 1 | $98.5M | Aug 5, 2025 |
| UES INC | 1 | $25.0M | Sep 18, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 1 | $17.0M | Jun 17, 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B | 1 | $15.9M | Mar 26, 2025 |
| DCS CORPORATION | 1 | $15.0M | Sep 24, 2025 |
| SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS INC | 1 | $12.8M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Robotic Construction Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $9.5M | Oct 23, 2024 |
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.
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 28 past awards, $7.6M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $KTOS reported $1.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 28 past awards, $7.6M, is 0.7% of that. 10-K
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 28 past awards, $7.6M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 28 past awards, $7.6M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jun 30, 2026GENEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$4.3MRocket Cargo
- Mar 6, 2026SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP$30.5MSatellite Processing and Integration Facility Support Extension
- Jan 30, 2026PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP$92KT400 Technical Services
- Nov 20, 2025JANICKI INDUSTRIES INC$4.0MManufacturing Research and Technology Development - Open Broad Agency Announcement
- Oct 28, 2025WEBSEC, CORP$1.1MCOMSEC Support, Cryptographic Key Management, and Crypto Key Delivery Services
- Oct 16, 2025PLEXSYS INTERFACE PRODUCTS, INC$1.2MAdvanced Simulation Combat Operations Trainer 7 (ASCOT 7) SDA PWSA Exercise Training and Support
- Sep 30, 2025SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS INC$12.8MHypersonic Air-breather Research & Manurfacturing Expansion
- Sep 30, 2025ADVANCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES LLC$6.7MThermoplastic Composites for Large High-Rate Aircraft Structures"
- Sep 24, 2025DCS CORPORATION$15.0MAdvanced Vibration and Impact Testing for Aircrew Resilience (AVITAR)
- Sep 23, 2025PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP$109KT400 Component Improvement Program
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (22 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $1.1M 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
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
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.
- 5 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 18 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.