IBS-ES Sustainment
Air Force and Space Force · FA8555 AFLCMC C3IBK
No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8555-26-D-0003 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 15, 2026Award NoticeThe Mission Essential Group, LLC · $47.9MOpen
- Jan 26, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeThe Mission Essential Group, LLC · $47.9M
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
- Follow the agency to see the next notice for this work.
What the notice says
AFLCMC/C3IBK hereby awards on a sole source basis, an indefinite Quantity - Indefinite Delivery type contract for the sustainment and modernization of the Integrated Broadcast Service Enterprise Service (IBS-ES) program to include the United States Government and Collaborating Nations (CNs) as directed by the IBS Program Office. Requirements include the sustainment, maintenance, and development of software for the IBS system and associated tools. This acquisition is awarded sole source to The Mission Essential Corporation (CAGE: 3QKA8). The period of performance is 20 January 2026 � 19 July 20… (show all)
31 (three one-year ordering periods, two (2) one-year options, and an option to extend up to six months). The applicable NAICS code is 541330. The authority for this requirement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The instant contract is an Indefinite Quantity - Indefinite Delivery type instrument with provisions for Firm-Fixed Priced, and Cost Reimbursement- No-Fee contract line-item numbers (CLINs). Solicitation FA8555-25-R-002 was issued on 5 February 2025.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FA8555 AFLCMC C3IBK), same NAICS 541330.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $5.3M to $50.3M, median $24.3M; range $3.6M to $73.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. | 2 | $48.5M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| CACI NSS, LLC · $CACI · $7.7B | 1 | $73.2M | Aug 12, 2025 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 1 | $3.6M | Sep 16, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $CACI reported $7.7B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $24.3M, is 0.3% of that. 10-K
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $24.3M, 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.
- Sep 16, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$3.6MDistributed Ground Station United Kingdom (DGS-UK) ProgramMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 30, 2026L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$42.7MIBS-CUS IDIQ ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 12, 2025CACI NSS, LLC$73.2MSustainment and Modernization of the Integrated Broadcast Service - Network Service (IBS-NS)Materiality: 0.96% of $CACI revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 23, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$5.8MIBS-CUS UCANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 3 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
- $386K 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.
- 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. 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 4 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.