Command Professional Edition Software
Air Force and Space Force · FA4608 2 CONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA460826QC101 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 28, 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
Special Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Synopsis IAW RFO 5.101(a) The 2nd Contracting Squadron on Barksdale Air Force Base hereby submits a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-priced contract to Slitherine Corporation utilizing simplified commercial procedures as authorized by RFO 12.201-1. This synopsis has been tailored to comply with the commercial publicizing requirements of RFO 12.202 and RFO 5.101(a). Contracting Office Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, 2d Contracting Squadron, 801 Kenne… (show all)
y Avenue, Building 4400, Suite 2300, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 71110, United States. Description/Purpose: This requirement is for the purchase and renewal of five (5) Command Professional Edition Software License�s on behalf of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana. CLIN 0001 Product Description: Command Professional Edition Software License Quantity: 5 Unit of Issue: Each (Ea) Lack of competition justification IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii)): Slitherine Corporation owns the proprietary program and is the sole distributor of the software licenses. Command Professional Edition (CPE) is a critical tool required to fill a void in AFGSC modeling and simulation. It provides operator-informed, organic capability for time-sensitive projects, commander inquiries, and OSD-level Analysis of Alternatives support to determine capability gaps and recommend up to ACAT-1 level acquisition solutions to mitigate those gaps. No other software meets the government's highly specialized commercial requirements. Notice to potential offerors (IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vi)): This notice does not constitute a solicitation document; the Contracting Officer intends to issue an oral RFQ directly to the intended source. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency for future acquisitions. All information received after publication of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. The Government will not pay for information received. Firms who desire to challenge this sole source action must submit an interest letter (email is acceptable) that demonstrates technical expertise, certifications, and authorization to compete for this acquisition. The letter must describe clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government and will not be cost or time prohibitive. Any questions regarding this synopsis should be directed to: A1C Mitchio Lemari, Contract Specialist, at mitchio.lemari@us.af.mil or (318) 456-2202 TSgt Randy Tedrow Contracting Officer, at randy.tedrow@us.af.mil or (318) 456-9766
Who won similar work
32 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 2 | $1.6B | Jan 16, 2025 |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC. | 2 | $355K | Apr 23, 2026 |
| ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC · $ACN | 1 | $336.8M | Mar 25, 2025 |
| DATAMINR, INC. | 1 | $317.8M | Aug 27, 2026 |
| BLUE YONDER DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $62.2M | Apr 24, 2026 |
| DEFINITIVE LOGIC CORPORATION | 1 | $21.2M | Feb 4, 2025 |
| INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, INC | 1 | $12.3M | May 20, 2026 |
| ROBBINS-GIOIA, LLC | 1 | $8.8M | Aug 29, 2025 |
| RAFT LLC | 1 | $6.8M | Oct 31, 2024 |
| METRONOME, LLC | 1 | $6.6M | Nov 15, 2024 |
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.
- Oct 1, 2026HSQ TECH, INC.$428KSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Maintenance
- Oct 1, 2026TRACORP, INC.$1.2MWeb-Based Training
- Aug 27, 2026DATAMINR, INC.$317.8MRequest For Proposals: HAF/A2 Publicly Available Information (PAI) Alerting Services for Department of War (DoW) Enterprise Licensing
- May 20, 2026INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, INC$12.3MSole Source bridge contract to provide support for the Reliability and Maintainability Information System (REMIS).
- May 20, 2026SYSTEMS ATLANTA INC$3.1MAirfield Automated System (AFAS) Technical Support Services
- May 15, 2026GREEN HILLS SOFTWARE LLC$27KGreen Hill Software Support
- Apr 24, 2026BLUE YONDER DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, LLC$62.2MFLITE II Follow-On Contract Award Notification
- Apr 23, 2026CURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC.$80KBOSS HW/SW MX Renewal
- Mar 26, 2026CVT Innovations LLC$4.3MAward Synopsis: Command Human Resources Intelligence System (CHRIS) Support Services
- Feb 6, 2026Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc.$276KBOSS Saudi PTI 25047
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
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.
- 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.