Commercial Training
Air Force and Space Force · FA8501 OPL CONTRACTING AFSC/PZIO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA850126Q0071 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
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
The Air Force Sustainment Center PZIOB, Robins AFB, GA has a requirement to purchase Commercial Training Services. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with (IAW) RFO part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) award. This solicitation is being solicited as a 100% Small Business Set Aside. Quotes are being requested IAW the attached solicitation document (FA850126Q0071) and the incorporated SOW dated 29 April 2026. Small Business Provide specific commercial off-the-shelf (… (show all)
COTS) IT, networking, cybersecurity, and project management training for 461 ACNS personnel within a 1 year time frame. IAW SOW dated 29 April 2026 Quotes are being requested no later than 25 August 2026, 1300 / 1:00 PM EDT Please submit quotes via email to the Contract Specialist, riley.oveson@us.af.mil and the Contracting Officer, stephanie.akles.1@us.af.mil. IAW RFO 9.104-1, prospective vendors must provide documentation that demonstrates they have adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain them, to perform the work required in this solicitation. Included in this documentation should be: 1) A narrative statement from your company on how you can successfully cover your financial responsibilities if awarded this contract action. Your narrative should be able to explain how your company can carry that debt during and up to completion of the contract. 2) Any substantiating documentation that you feel would bolster your position. Examples of substantiating documentation can be found at R-DFARS 232.072-2. A financial capability review will be requested through DCMA's financial capability review team to determine an offeror's financial capability as a part of the Government's evaluation quotes. IAW the clause R-DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, and the clause R-DFARS 252.240-7997, DoD Assessment Requirements, NIST SP 800-171 applies to this acquisitions. Offerors are required to have a satisfactory score of 110 to be considered for an award resulting from this solicitation prior to the award of the contract. Offerors are highly encouraged to verify they have a current score, not more than three years old, in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) when submitting quotes for this requirement. IAW the clause R-DFARS 252.204-7021, Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements, "CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION LEVEL REQUIREMENTS" applies to this acquisition. Offerors are required to have and maintain for the duration of the contract a current CMMC status at the following CMMC level, or higher: CMMC Level 1 (Self)
Who won similar work
24 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) R499.
Single-winner award sizes (24): middle half $677K to $46.5M, median $2.7M; range $135K to $4.3B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYSCOM, INC | 2 | $2.3M | Apr 18, 2025 |
| S & K Aerospace, LLC | 1 | $4.3B | Sep 17, 2026 |
| ELB SERVICES LLC | 1 | $600.0M | Nov 22, 2024 |
| ARCTEC ALASKA JV Anchorage AK 99503 USA | 1 | $567.7M | Jan 12, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA | 1 | $282.5M | Sep 10, 2025 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Fairfax VA 22030 USA | 1 | $80.0M | Jun 3, 2026 |
| PAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 1 | $66.0M | Aug 6, 2025 |
| SUMMIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $40.0M | Dec 16, 2024 |
| METRO ACCOUNTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $32.8M | Jul 31, 2025 |
| CT3I LLC | 1 | $19.5M | Feb 6, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 17, 2026S & K Aerospace, LLC$4.3BAward Notice for Parts and Repair Ordering System (PROS) 7No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2026D&G SUPPORT SERVICES LLC$1.5MProject CLARA - Contested Logistics Airlift Reduction AssessmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$3.6MDistributed Ground Station United Kingdom (DGS-UK) Program$RTX: revenue not loaded yet (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026Dawson MCG, Inc.$3.5MAir Force Occupational Safety/Health Support and Traffic Safety (AFOSH)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 30, 2026MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Macon GA 31206 USA$1.2MMiddle Georgia State University FacilityNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 3, 2026PLANIT INC$193K2026 USSTRATCOM Deterrence SymposiumNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 3, 2026GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Fairfax VA 22030 USA$80.0MAFOSR FY26 Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) for Integrated Programmatic and Technical Support to increase Technology Transition & Transfer and Collaborative Project Orders (CPOs)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 24, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$1.9MAward Synopsis: EOTS Gap Analysis$LMT: revenue not loaded yet (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 12, 2026ARCTEC ALASKA JV Anchorage AK 99503 USA$567.7MAlaska Radar System Operation/MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025MACK GLOBAL LLC$135KCatholic Choir DirectorNo 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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (14 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $358K 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.
- 1 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.