Special NoticePosted Aug 26, 2026·Responses due Aug 28, 2026

Small Business Cybersecure Enclave Pilot Industry Day

Air Force and Space Force · AIR FORCE TEST CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541512
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA930426C0000
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
DA01
Place
Edwards, CA, USA
Contact
Austen Siegler (austen.siegler.1@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA930426C0000 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 13, 2026
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  • Aug 13, 2026
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  • Aug 20, 2026
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  • Aug 26, 2026 · this notice
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  • Aug 26, 2026
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  • Sep 15, 2026
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  • Sep 15, 2026
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    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 8, 2026 to Feb 8, 2027, middle of the range Nov 19, 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 13, 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

Posting Amendments: 20 Aug 2026: Updated file "SBC Industry Days Announcement" to inlcude distribution type A. 26 Aug 2026: The event will now be held exclusively in a virtual format. The Government will assign time slots, accommodating requested preferences when possible, though specific times cannot be guaranteed. Updated announcement and registration instructions are available (File: "Small Business Cybersecure Enclave Pilot Industry Day Instructions 08.26.2026"). An updated Statement of Objectives (SOO) is available (File: "Small Business Cybersecure Enclave Pilot Industry Day SOO 08.25.20… (show all)

26"). Round 1 of the Q&A has been uploaded (File: "Small Business Cybersecure Enclave Pilot Industry Days Q.A Round 1") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards Air Force Base is hosting a virtual only Industry Day for the Small Business Cybersecure Enclave Pilot from 17-18 Sep 2026. The purpose of this Industry Day is to identify capable partners for the subject requirement. Vendors will conduct one-on-one solution demonstrations during their assigned time slots. Logistics, including location, time, and registration instructions, are detailed in the attachment labeled: "Small Business Cybersecure Enclave Pilot Industry Day Instructions 08.26.2026." Interested parties must RSVP no later than 1700 Pacific Time on 27 Aug 2026. Questions regarding the attached SOO or the Industry Day must be submitted in writing via email to the Points of Contact by 1700 Pacific Time on 20 Aug 2026. All questions and government responses will be anonymized and published in a subsequent amendment to this SAM.gov announcement. This posting will be updated regularly; please monitor it for the latest information.

Who won similar work

15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541512.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
STELLAR INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS INC.2$144KSep 30, 2026
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $GD1$5.6BNov 12, 2024
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC1$49.0MMay 21, 2026
CHENEGA AGILE REAL-TIME SOLUTIONS LLC1$35.8MJul 17, 2025
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC1$6.7MApr 16, 2026
CLUSTER TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC1$6.6MApr 16, 2026
TECH TEN SOLUTIONS LLC1$5.5MApr 16, 2026
ENLIGHTEN IT CONSULTING LLC1$4.3MFeb 19, 2025
BETTER DIRECT, LLC1$1.1MSep 26, 2025
CURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC.1$428KJun 9, 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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (24 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $840K 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 5 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.