AFTAC's Geophysical Signal Exploitation System (GeoSES)
Air Force and Space Force · FA7022 AMIC DET 2 OL PATRICK PKA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA702225R0007 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 21, 2025Sources SoughtOpen
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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
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO INFORM INDUSTRY OF UPCOMING INDUSTRY DAYS. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. I. INTRODUCTION: The Acquisition Management and Integration Center… (show all)
(AMIC) Det 2 OL/PKA, Contracting Office, in support of the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) at Patrick Space Force Base (SFB), seeks through this sources sought announcement to invite industry to participate in its industry days for the Geophysical Signal Exploitation System (GeoSES) need. In addition, the Government is contemplating the utilization of current AFTAC Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) 2024, Topic 6- ENTERPRISE WIDE INTEGRATION AND ARCHITECTURE MODERNIZATION, specifically tailored for the GeoSES effort, and invite industry to submit a white paper with an innovative solution for GeoSES. The CSO can be found at SAM.gov Contract Opportunities with Notice ID FA702224SC001 (or at this link: https://sam.gov/opp/c2bef9c95b5643039f5a80db675ca5d4/review ). Then, in its attachment, AFTAC CSO 2024 Final.pdf, see page 20. See potential draft SOO attached. All business sizes are encouraged to participate, but attendance to Industry Days will be limited to 2 persons per prime offeror. Please see registration instructions [on the attachments]. It is noted that the Secretary of Defense has directed "all DoD Components to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) as the preferred pathway for all software development components of business and weapon system programs in the Department"; and to accomplish this, "the use of CSO as the default solicitation and award approach for acquiring capabilities under the SWP" is directed. See applicable memorandum, dated 06 March 2025, attached to this notice. We encourage industry to continuously monitor this notice for potential updates or other communication. [See Complete Details for this Notice on the Attachment, which was last updated 04.25.2025, and reflects changes or updates highlighted in yellow.] Updates will be provided through this Notice via SAM.gov only. Please do not rely on third party notifications. Additional Attachments provided via update 29 April 2025. Main notice attachment titled, "GeoSES_Notice for Industry Day_Rev_2025.04.25" has not been updated. Industry Day Agenda will be provided between 4/30 and 5/1.
Who won similar work
28 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) AC13.
Single-winner award sizes (25): middle half $1.4M to $12.8M, median $7.3M; range $92K to $116.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP · $SPCX | 3 | $10.1M + 1 shared | Mar 6, 2026 |
| PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP · $RTX · $93.5B | 2 | $201K | Jan 30, 2026 |
| KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC. · $KTOS · $1.5B | 1 | $116.7M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Dayton OH 45469 USA | 1 | $98.5M | Aug 5, 2025 |
| UES INC | 1 | $25.0M | Sep 18, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $42.9B | 1 | $17.0M | Jun 17, 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B | 1 | $15.9M | Mar 26, 2025 |
| DCS CORPORATION | 1 | $15.0M | Sep 24, 2025 |
| SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS INC | 1 | $12.8M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Robotic Construction Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $9.5M | Oct 23, 2024 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either (1 here). Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 25 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $KTOS reported $1.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 25 past awards, $7.3M, is 0.5% of that. SEC filing
- $NOC reported $42.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 25 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 25 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jun 30, 2026GENEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$4.3MRocket CargoNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 6, 2026SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP$30.5M (modification)Satellite Processing and Integration Facility Support ExtensionContract modification, not a new award (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 30, 2026PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP$92KT400 Technical ServicesMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Nov 20, 2025JANICKI INDUSTRIES INC$4.0MManufacturing Research and Technology Development - Open Broad Agency AnnouncementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 28, 2025WEBSEC, CORP$1.1MCOMSEC Support, Cryptographic Key Management, and Crypto Key Delivery ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2025PLEXSYS INTERFACE PRODUCTS, INC$1.2MAdvanced Simulation Combat Operations Trainer 7 (ASCOT 7) SDA PWSA Exercise Training and SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS INC$12.8MHypersonic Air-breather Research & Manurfacturing ExpansionMateriality: 0.01% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 30, 2025ADVANCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES LLC$6.7MThermoplastic Composites for Large High-Rate Aircraft Structures"No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2025DCS CORPORATION$15.0MAdvanced Vibration and Impact Testing for Aircrew Resilience (AVITAR)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP$109KT400 Component Improvement ProgramMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (25 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $1.1M 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.
- 5 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 18 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.