Special NoticePosted Aug 31, 2026·Responses due Sep 14, 2026

MTS Assured Maintenance Plan (AMP)

Air Force and Space Force · FA8601 AFLCMC PZIO

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA860126Q0125
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
J066
Place
Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Contact
Brian Algeo (brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA860126Q0125 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 31, 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

Intent to Sole Source The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/PZIBA) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to MTS Systems Corporation, 14000 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. This contract is for the maintenance, support and repair of proprietary hardware and software configurations of MTS equipment for the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). Solicitation Number: FA860126Q0125 Classification Code: � NAICS Code: 334519 � Product Service Code (PSC): J066 Extensive market research was conducted to identify potential … (show all)

sources. Techniques included, but were not limited to, a GSA Advantage review, Internet market research, a review of similar procurements at WPAFB, input from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and a Sources Sought notice. This research confirmed that MTS Systems Corporation is the only source capable of meeting the Government�s minimum requirements as outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The WPAFB Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is already equipped with MTS systems proprietary equipment. To ensure performance, all maintenance services must be from MTS Systems Corporation. Extensive market research confirmed that no other manufacturer can meet this requirement. Therefore, MTS Systems Corporation is the only source capable of providing proprietary services that satisfy the specific requirement of the PWS. Furthermore, AFIT also maintains a preventive maintenance plan for its existing MTS Systems equipment. MTS Systems Corporation offers an extended warranty on their propriety equipment, that will ensure the equipment will be available to support AFIT students. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A Justification and Approval for other than full and open competition has been prepared in accordance with RFO 6.104-1, citing the proprietary nature of the required equipment and services. Submission Instructions and Points of Contact: Interested parties who believe they can satisfy the requirements must provide a capability statement with clear and convincing evidence of their ability to do so. The statement must demonstrate the vendor's capability to provide the MTS Assured Maintenance Plan (AMP) plan that is 100% compatible with the proprietary hardware and software, maintenance and meets all requirements in the PWS. A simple statement of capability is not sufficient. All responses, questions, and capability statements shall be submitted via email to the following points of contact no later than Monday, 14 September, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Contract Specialist: Brian Algeo, brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: Candice Snow, candice.snow@us.af.mil All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: "FA8601-26-Q-0125, MTS Assured Maintenance Plan (AMP)." Be advised that emails without this exact subject line or with prohibited attachments (.zip, .exe) may be blocked by network filters. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC): Per RDFARS 252.204-7021, this acquisition requires CMMC Level 1 (Federal Contract Information only). Offerors must have a current CMMC Level 1 (or higher) self-assessment recorded in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) at the time of award. Waivers, grace periods, and Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) are not permitted. Buy American Act and Trade Agreements: This acquisition is subject to the Buy American Act and applicable trade agreements as implemented in the RFO and RDFARS. Offerors shall identify the country of origin for the offered end product and any qualifying components in their Reps and Certs. Domestic or qualifying/designated-country end products are required unless an authorized exception applies. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Attachments: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sole Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted

Who won similar work

20 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) J066.

Single-winner award sizes (20): middle half $28K to $397K, median $76K; range $13K to $10.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS INC2$3.2MAug 7, 2026
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS AMERICA, INC.2$53KAug 18, 2026
L3 AVIATION PRODUCTS INC1$10.5MSep 30, 2025
Rolls-Royce Corporation1$4.1MApr 22, 2025
ELLCIE INDUSTRIES GMBH Grevesm�hlen 23936 DEU1$1.4MApr 29, 2026
AERO ENGINEERING SUPPORT GROUP INC1$337KSep 29, 2026
ACUTRONIC USA INC.1$330KApr 28, 2026
MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC1$122KMar 11, 2026
JEOL USA, INC.1$120KJul 28, 2026
THE MODAL SHOP, INC.1$95KMay 12, 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.

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.

  • 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
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.