Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
Air Force and Space Force · FA8635 ADV TRNG CPBLTES AFLCMC WNRK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation A065439 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 1, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Oct 2, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
ThisSources Sought results will assist the Air Force in determining whether this solicitation will be unrestricted competition or a small business set-aside for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to fulfill Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) requirements. The Government is assessing the capability of companies that may possess the expertise to competently and competitively respond to the following requirements for the JSE program: For the JSE Program, the contractor shall possess the capabilities to fulfill 1) development, integration, and testing of modeling and simula… (show all)
tion capabilities and 2) operations and product support functions at designated JSE test and training sites. The JSE Program is planning for two major training sites: Joint Integrated Test and Training Center�Nellis AFB, NV (JITTC-N) and Joint Integrated Test and Training Center�Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK (JITTC-E). The Air Force is considering a third site in the European theatre. Additional sites may be included as part of this solicitation. These sites will contain most, if not all, of the following: Multiple training systems (JSE-compliant and non-JSE-compliant) developed by other airborne platform program offices and their Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) Many supporting COTS software and hardware components Server rooms hosting JSE software components along with the cockpits support racks associated with the training systems Secure audio/visual distribution systems for mission brief and debrief Secure networks supporting Secret/Collateral, TS/SCI, and SAP information System integration labs supporting JSE development, integration and testing The IDIQ contract will commence within the 4th Quarter of CY27 with a 10-year period of performance. The first task order will be awarded 1st Quarter of CY28 to support JITTC-N including up to a 6-month transition period with the incumbent contractor. The Government anticipates the contract period of performance to be a minimum of a 1-year base period with up to nine 1-year option periods. Further questions may be e-mailed to Contract Specialist Matthew Mercer, matthew.mercer.5@us.af.mil, Contract Specialist James Floyd, james.floyd.23@us.af.mil and Logistics Management Specialist, gregory.zele@us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Matthew Mercer, matthew.mercer.5@us.af.mil, and Contract Specialist James Floyd, james.floyd.23@us.af.mil and are due NLT 11:59 PM EST, 15 October 2026. The Government may converse with respondents regarding this RFI. Such conversations are solely intended to clarify potential capability to perform the requirements.
Who won similar work
2 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6930.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAE USA INC. | 1 | $45.3M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B | 1 | $1K | Mar 12, 2026 |
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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 9, 2026CAE USA INC.$45.3MNotice of Contract Award of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Level D 747-8i Full Flight Simulator and Initial Logistics Support PackageNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 12, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$1KC-130 JMATS IVMateriality: <0.01% of $LMT 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 2 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 (8 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $318K 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.