Special NoticePosted Aug 10, 2026·Responses due Aug 25, 2026

Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Testforce TF300 DOD ATG and TF300 DOD ATG ILS

Air Force and Space Force · FA4654 434 CONF LGC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334515
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
F5D0016205A002
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
4920
Place
Grissom ARB, IN, USA
Contact
Jason A. Hahn (jason.hahn.4@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation F5D0016205A002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 10, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 5, 2026 to Feb 5, 2027, middle of the range Nov 16, 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 10, 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

The 434th Contracting Flight intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole-source contract to Testforce USA Inc. (CAGE: 4L0V9) under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), soliciting from a single source for a requirement with an estimated value of $70,000. The Government intends to procure a quantity of Testforce TF-300 DoD Automated Test Generator (ATG) for Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). This includes the test system, proprietary software/procedures, and the associated hardware interface kit. Justification for Sole Source: The Testforce TF-300 is the only system that can meet the Government's re… (show all)

quirement. Market research has indicated that Testforce is the only source capable of providing this highly customized equipment for the following reasons: Proprietary Software and Procedures: The required test procedures and specialized setup files were developed by Testforce in direct partnership with the Air Force Flight Standards Agency (AFFSA). These files are proprietary to Testforce, reside on the test unit itself, and are not available from any other vendor, including the original equipment manufacturer (Viavi). Testforce is the only entity that controls and provides required updates to these systems. Unique Hardware Interface Kit: The procurement requires a specific hardware "kit" containing proprietary cables and adapters necessary to interface the test set with the Air Force's CM300/350 and URC-300 radios. This hardware kit was designed by and is exclusively provided by Testforce. System Integration and Standardization: This system is the approved and standardized solution for replacing 8 to 12 obsolete instruments with a single integrated test solution, which is critical for reducing calibration costs, training time, and maintenance complexity in alignment with official Air Force Technical Orders (TOs). This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. A formal solicitation will not be posted. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency if received by August 25, 2026, at 1:59 PM EDT. Capability statements must provide clear and convincing evidence of the vendor's ability to provide a solution that is 100% compatible with existing Air Force airfield navigational systems and meets the precise specifications of the TF-300 DoD ATG ILS, including the proprietary software and hardware interface kits. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Jason A. Hahn, jason.hahn.4@us.af.mil, no later than the closing date and time specified above.

Who won similar work

44 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 4920.

Single-winner award sizes (44): middle half $121K to $2.3M, median $473K; range $26K to $139.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.3$2.1MOct 1, 2026
TERADYNE, INC. · $TER · $2.7B2$154.5MJun 11, 2026
Tyonek Machining and Fabrication, LLC2$71.0MAug 12, 2026
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $KEYS · $5.5B2$12.8MMar 26, 2026
BAUER, INC.2$2.5MMay 29, 2025
Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) Downers Grove IL 60515 USA1$65.3MJul 15, 2025
FAIRMOUNT TECHNOLOGIES LLC1$25.0MJul 13, 2026
O & M SERVICES, LLC1$6.7MSep 4, 2025
CORELIS, INC.1$5.3MNov 3, 2025
MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT INC.1$3.5MJul 7, 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.

Investor context
  • $TER reported $2.7B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 44 past awards, $473K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $KEYS reported $5.5B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 44 past awards, $473K, 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.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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
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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.

  • 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
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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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 11 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.