Sources SoughtPosted Jun 9, 2026·Responses due Jun 24, 2026

T-38A Virtual Reality Part Task Trainer (VRPTT) Maintenance

Air Force and Space Force · FA4625 509 CONS CC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA462526Q1032
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
DA01
Place
Whiteman Air Force Base, MO, USA
Contact
Justin McCoy (justin.mccoy.4@us.af.mil)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA462526Q1032 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 9, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Jun 24, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
  • Aug 4, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 14, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 4, 2026 to Dec 5, 2026, middle of the range Sep 15, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 9, 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

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY INTERESTED SOURCES MUST SELECT �ADD ME TO INTERESTED VENDORS� BUTTON ABOVE OR BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT. Disclaimer: This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Information, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotation) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services SBA Size Standard: $34,000,000 Requi… (show all)

rement Information: T-38A Virtual Reality Part Task Trainer (VRPTT) Maintenance in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 23 April 2026. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of market research being conducted by the United States Air Force (USAF). This market research is being conducted to increase competition for this requirement by identifying potential sources and to gauge small business interest to determine whether or not this requirement can be satisfied with a Small Business Set-Aside. The Government will use the information gathered through publication of this SSS to determine the best acquisition strategy for this requirement. The Government is interested in all potential sources including Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a) businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, etc. Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the maintenance services in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 23Apr2026. The Contractor shall have the licensing required to perform work on the T-38 VRPTT system. NOTE: Potential sources should submit questions regarding this post to the email addresses below. Justin.mccoy.4@us.af.mil and lynnann.duchene@us.af.mil Disclaimer: This SSS is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Information, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotation) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The information in this notice is based on current information as of the publication date. The information in this notice is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. If changes are made, updated information will be provided in future notices and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.sam.gov. Responses to this SSS may or may not be returned. Contractors not responding to this SSS will not be precluded from participation in any future solicitation. INTERESTED SOURCES MUST SELECT �ADD ME TO INTERESTED VENDORS� BUTTON ABOVE OR BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT. Attachment: 1) T-38A VRPTT PWS_v7 (PWS dated 23Apr2026)

Who won similar work

26 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) DA01.

Single-winner award sizes (26): middle half $552K to $32.2M, median $5.8M; range $5K to $336.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ACC3 INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED2$8.2MOct 3, 2025
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC · $ACN · $64.1B1$336.8MMar 25, 2025
RED CANYON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC1$97.4MMar 31, 2026
DSD LABORATORIES INC1$60.0MSep 21, 2026
DELTA POINT LLC1$52.9MMay 28, 2025
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B1$49.0MMay 21, 2026
SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTERS INC1$45.7MJun 30, 2026
CHENEGA AGILE REAL-TIME SOLUTIONS LLC1$35.8MJul 17, 2025
DEFINITIVE LOGIC CORPORATION1$21.2MFeb 4, 2025
CREOAL CONSULTING LLC1$12.7MNov 6, 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
  • $ACN reported $64.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 26 past awards, $5.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 26 past awards, $5.8M, 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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (14 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $448K 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
  • 1 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.

  • 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
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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 4 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.