Sole Source Notice to Award/Solicitation - VDATS ATTI VXI to PXIe Converter Chassis
Air Force and Space Force · FA8571 MAINT CONTRACTING AFSC PZIM
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA857126Q0097 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 27, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
Sole source notice/Solicitation for VDATS ATTI VXI to PXIe Converter Chassis. See attachments for details. This notice is published for informational purposes only and does not constitute a competitive Request for Quotations (RFQ). No competitive solicitation package is available for this requirement. The Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to negotiate and award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) sole-source contract to Advanced Testing Technologies, Inc. (ATTI) (0DRX9), the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), under the statutory authority of: FAR Part 6 :FAR 6.302-1 (10 U.… (show all)
S.C.3204(a)(1)), "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements."
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334515.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $KEYS | 2 | $12.8M | Mar 26, 2026 |
| CORELIS, INC. | 2 | $5.6M | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. | 1 | $20.2M | Jun 17, 2026 |
| TYONEK MACHINING AND FABRICATION, LLC | 1 | $4.8M | Sep 9, 2025 |
| AMETEK PROGRAMMABLE POWER, INC. · $AME | 1 | $647K | Nov 19, 2025 |
| ADVANCED TESTING TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $336K | Oct 27, 2025 |
| TEVET LLC | 1 | $94K | Jun 12, 2026 |
| PENDULUM INSTRUMENTS INC | 1 | $19K | May 12, 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.
- Jun 17, 2026Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.$20.2MVDATS Support Equipment Rohde & Schwarz
- Jun 12, 2026TEVET LLC$94KAwarded: Advanced Radar & Electronic Warfare Test Station Power Meters (Keysight OEM)
- May 12, 2026PENDULUM INSTRUMENTS INC$19KAwarded - Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source / RFI - Pendulum CNT91R/AF
- Mar 26, 2026KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC$296KOver and Above Order for Keysight VDATS
- Feb 26, 2026KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC$12.5MVersatile Diagnostic Automatic Test System (VDATS)
- Nov 19, 2025AMETEK PROGRAMMABLE POWER, INC.$647KVersatile Diagnostic Automatic Test System (VDATS)
- Nov 3, 2025CORELIS, INC.$5.3MVDATS Corelis MESS-004 Kits - Robins AFB GA - Amended
- Oct 27, 2025ADVANCED TESTING TECHNOLOGIES INC$336KVDATS- ATTI PHASE 2 PARTS
- Sep 9, 2025TYONEK MACHINING AND FABRICATION, LLC$4.8MVDATS Tyonek Contract
- Jun 3, 2025CORELIS, INC.$246K77791 _ A13330 - CORELIS TMBUS CARDS
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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 6 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.