LAIRCM CITADELS IDIQ Justification & Approval (LASER-X Follow-on)
Air Force and Space Force · FA8638 AFLCMC HBKD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8638-29-D-XXXX in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 AFLCMC/ESYK � Large Aircraft Survivability (LAS) office, on behalf of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), has awarded a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) for a follow-on contract to the LASER-X (LAIRCM Acquisition Sustainment Engineering Requirements Cross Functional) FA8638-19-D-0001 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CY19-28 in which the new IDIQ contract (CY29-3X) will enable the continued procurement of the Large Aircraft Survivability Systems (LAIRCM) system/subsystems, associated support, engineering efforts, integration/installat… (show all)
ion, and sustainment for Department of War (DoW), other United States (U.S.) Government Agencies (OGAs), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. This action was executed on a sole source basis in accordance with RFO 6.103-1(c)(2), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The attached Justification and Approval (J&A) document supports this contract action. Please note that the attached J&A has been redacted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) and applicable Department of War (DoW) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines to protect sensitive source selection information, proprietary contractor data, or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
Who won similar work
12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334419.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION · $KTOS | 2 | $9.8M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| VIASAT INC · $VSAT | 2 | $1.9M | May 20, 2025 |
| O & M SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $6.7M | Sep 4, 2025 |
| GIGACOM INC | 1 | $5.0M | Oct 23, 2024 |
| MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT INC. · $ETN | 1 | $3.5M | Jul 7, 2025 |
| PLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES INC | 1 | $1.3M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| TECH NEXUSES, INC. | 1 | $73K | Aug 28, 2025 |
| SELECT FABRICATORS INC | 1 | $65K | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Aantilia LLC | 1 | $62K | Mar 9, 2026 |
| WILLIAMS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES CORP. | 1 | $45K | Mar 26, 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.
- Jun 12, 2026SELECT FABRICATORS INC$65KTravis AFB CA - 60 OSS Faraday Tents
- Mar 9, 2026Aantilia LLC$62KCustom Cables
- Oct 1, 2025PLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES INC$1.3MALR-56M Radio Frequency (RF) Switch Buy (5985-01-512-9801EW)
- Sep 30, 2025GENERAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION$5.2MAN- ALR-56M Repair of Digitally Tuned Oscillator (DTO); NSN: 5995-01-466- 6451EW
- Sep 29, 2025GENERAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION$4.6MALR-56M (Frequency Converters)
- Sep 4, 2025O & M SERVICES, LLC$6.7MTest Cell Upgrade
- Aug 28, 2025TECH NEXUSES, INC.$73KRynglok Fitting Tool
- Jul 7, 2025MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT INC.$3.5MCommon Regulator Test Stands (CRTS)
- May 20, 2025VIASAT INC$522KNotice of Award Encryption Devices to Viasat, Inc.
- Mar 26, 2025WILLIAMS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES CORP.$45KRFID Tags
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
- $6K 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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 19 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.