Tactical Data Link (TDL) Interoperability Software
Air Force and Space Force · FA4890 HQ ACC AMIC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA489026Q0016 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Air Combat Command's (ACC) mission requires robust Tactical Datalink (TDL) interoperability to improve mission effectiveness for United States Air Force (USAF), Joint, and coalition forces. To support this mission, the Government requires a modern software solution that serves as a relational database and analysis toolset. This toolset is essential for the iSMART (interoperable Systems Management and Requirements Transformation) process and is used to populate, edit, analyze, and manage TDL message data, platform implementations, and interoperability evaluations. The Contractor shall provide a… (show all)
n existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software solution, including all necessary licenses, updates, training, and technical support. The software shall provide a comprehensive toolset for managing TDL platform specifications, conducting interoperability analysis, and supporting mission planning across the TDL enterprise. The TDL software solution must meet all requirements as listed in the Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) DA10.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $79K to $1.5M, median $140K; range $27K to $62.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP | 2 | $3.0M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| BLUE YONDER DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $62.2M | Apr 24, 2026 |
| CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION | 1 | $12.3M | May 6, 2026 |
| ENLIGHTEN IT CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $4.3M | Feb 19, 2025 |
| HSQ TECH, INC. | 1 | $428K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| SENTINEL BUSINESS SERVICES LLC | 1 | $233K | Jun 17, 2025 |
| R.S. MEANS COMPANY | 1 | $140K | Jul 23, 2025 |
| DATA SOURCE INC | 1 | $138K | Dec 4, 2024 |
| SHAMBAUGH & SON, L.P Fort Wayne IN 46825 USA | 1 | $136K | Jul 8, 2025 |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | 1 | $111K | May 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.
- Oct 1, 2026HSQ TECH, INC.$428KSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Maintenance
- Aug 26, 2026THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC.$46KRS Means Data Subscription
- Jun 15, 2026TECH SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC$28KSolidWorks CAMWorks CAD Software
- May 15, 2026GREEN HILLS SOFTWARE LLC$27KGreen Hill Software Support
- May 12, 2026AT&T Enterprises, LLC$111KAmerican Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) Virtual Private Network (VPN) Service
- May 6, 2026CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION$12.3MGlobal Procedure Designer (GPD)
- Apr 24, 2026BLUE YONDER DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, LLC$62.2MFLITE II Follow-On Contract Award Notification
- Apr 1, 2026CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$2.0MVMWare Cloud Foundation Software (SW) License Renewal
- Jan 23, 2026CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$998KDecision Lens Software
- Sep 11, 2025Dynatouch Corporation$45K4 FSS Kiosk Queuing System Software and Maintenance
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
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
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
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.