SolicitationPosted May 19, 2026·Responses due Jul 8, 2026

Amendment #2: Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization

Air Force and Space Force · FA8735 NUCLEAR NTW DIV AFNWC PZHN

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541715
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA8735-26-R-B001
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
5821
Place
Hanscom AFB, MA, USA
Contact
Timothy Coit (timothy.coit@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA8735-26-R-B001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
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  • May 4, 2026
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  • May 19, 2026 · this notice
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Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jun 2, 2026 to Jul 27, 2026, middle of the range Jun 25, 2026.
Measured from 688 past solicitations at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from May 4, 2026).
Responses are due Jul 8, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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What the notice says

Amendment #2 (19 May 2026) for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) has been released. This amendment updates Appendix 3 (Bidder�s Library Content List) of the FOPR and extends the proposal deadline to 8 July at Noon Eastern Time. The Unclassified Documents of the Bidder�s Library are now available to download. Please note that award eligibility remains strictly limited to AFLCMC/XA IDIQ Category 2 contract awardees. Amendment #1 (4 May 2026) for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Moderni… (show all)

zation Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) is now available. This update incorporates supplemental language into Section 3.4.1 Volume 1 Technical � Engineering and Section 3.4.2 (Volume 1 Technical - Logistics). Please be advised that eligibility for award is strictly limited to AFLCMC/XA IDIQ Category 2 contract awardees. Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization: - AFNWC/NC3's VLF Enterprise Program Office (EPO) is soliciting proposals from Industry for the design of a "common" advanced VLF (e.g., secure Beyond Line of Site comms of Emergency Action Messages thru all levels of conflict) capability that will modernize all legacy VLF NC3 airborne and ground-based VLF systems and equip future NC3 platforms with a Crypto Modernization-2 (CM2) compliant, New Waveform capable, NSA certified, and Open Mission Systems (OMS) capable "common, one-size-fits all" receiver system. The objective of this program is the rapid development of a production-ready, fully functional very low frequency receiver and its required ancillary support equipment. This Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR) outlines the requirements for the submission of proposals for the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 2 (CVRi2) Program. The Government intends to award to one or two Delivery Orders (DOs) based on best-value determination and the availability of funding. This competitive action is conducted in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 16.507. As orders under IDIQ contracts are not source selections, DoD source selection procedures do not apply. All ordering will be conducted IAW RFO 16.507 and the AFLCMC/XA IDIQ contract ordering procedures. All offerors must be awardees under Category 2 of the referenced AFLCMC/XA IDIQ to be eligible for consideration. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any cost. This is the public notice of the solicitation. The solicitation package contains Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and access will be restricted to Offerors who are certified by the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Offerors shall provide their CAGE Code and identify all locations where classified information will be accessed, handled, or processed prior to receipt of classified documentation. This information shall be provided to the Contracting Officer no later than 20 April 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

Who won similar work

9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 5821.

Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $132K to $304K, median $151K; range $91K to $15.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Rockwell Collins, Inc · $RTX · $68.9B2$387KJul 23, 2026
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC1$15.8MJul 7, 2025
DKK Co., Ltd.1$388KAug 31, 2026
NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.1$304KSep 24, 2025
BLACK RIVER SYSTEMS COMPANY1$151KSep 29, 2026
GOVAGE, INC.1$141KOct 29, 2025
DELTA INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC1$132KMay 8, 2025
JG HANEY & ASSOCIATES, LLC1$91KMay 19, 2025

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Investor context
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 9 past awards, $151K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

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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
  • $386K 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

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  • 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

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  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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