Special NoticePosted Aug 28, 2026·Responses due Sep 3, 2026

Cape Generators

Air Force and Space Force · FA2521 45 CONS PK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA252126QB141
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Not stated
Contact
Cynthia Whittaker (cynthia.whittaker@spaceforce.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA252126QB141 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 28, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 7, 2026 to Feb 7, 2027, middle of the range Nov 18, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 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

Presolicitation Synopsis � Portable Generators 1. Point of Contact Cindy 45th Contracting Squadron (45 CONS) 2. Set?Aside Status This requirement will be solicited as a Small Business Set?Aside 3. Applicable Codes PSC: 6115 � Generators and Generator Sets NAICS: 335312 � Motor and Generator Manufacturing Small business size standard: 1,000 employees 4. Description of Requirement The 45th Contracting Squadron, Patrick Space Force Base (PSFB), FL, intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the procurement of five (5) trailer?mounted portable diesel generators ranging from 26 kW to 200 kW. Th… (show all)

e generators must meet or exceed the Government�s salient characteristics, including: Heavy?duty diesel engines EPA Tier 4 Final emissions compliance Sound?attenuated, weather?resistant, lockable enclosure with coastal corrosion protection Trailer?mounted, pintle?towable configuration with highway?rated axles Multi?voltage selector switch capable of 120/240V single?phase and 120/208V & 277/480V three?phase Integrated double?walled fuel tank Digital control panel, GFCI convenience receptacles, and high?current bus bar terminal connections Minimum power and fuel tank requirements: 26 kW � 50 gallons 36 kW � 75 gallons 60 kW � 100 gallons 100 kW � 150 gallons 200 kW � 250 gallons This acquisition will be solicited as Brand Name or Equal, and all offered products must meet or exceed the salient characteristics to be considered acceptable. 5. Anticipated Acquisition Strategy & Anticipated Award Date Extent of Competition: 100% Small Business Set-Aside IAW RFO 6.102-2 Procedure: Simplified Acquisition Procedures IAW RFO 12 Contracting Method: RFQ via SAM.Gov Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price IAW RFO 12.104(a) Basis of Award: Best Value The anticipated award date on or about 30 September 2026.

Who won similar work

1918 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

Single-winner award sizes (1890): middle half $81K to $1.9M, median $328K; range $566 to $20.7B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B17$2.5BOct 6, 2026
WAREHOUSE ONE, INC11$9.0MSep 23, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B9$22.7BSep 29, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B9$3.5BOct 2, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B9$281.4MAug 26, 2026
ARHAB LLC8$1.0MAug 10, 2026
HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.7$249.1MOct 19, 2026
THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED7$57.9MMay 29, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.7$22.1MSep 25, 2026
Aantilia LLC7$3.4MOct 5, 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.

Investor context
  • $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $328K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $328K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $328K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1890 past awards, $328K, 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

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.

  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (36 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $1.5M 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
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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.

  • 4 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 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.

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