Vacuum Relief Furnace
Air Force and Space Force · FA9101 AEDC PKP PROCRMNT BR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA9101VRF in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 25, 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
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability and technical capability of small and large… (show all)
businesses to meet the Government�s requirement for commercial equipment IAW Attachment 1 � Technical Specifications Sheet.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 333994.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS CORPORATION | 2 | $463K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| MACHINE TOOL MARKETING INC | 1 | $1.1M | Jul 11, 2025 |
| ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $110K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Barton Associates, Inc. | 1 | $60K | Jul 8, 2025 |
| IPSEN, INC | 1 | $32K | Oct 14, 2026 |
| SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA | 1 | $18K | Mar 10, 2025 |
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.
- Oct 14, 2026IPSEN, INC$32KBall Screw and Components
- Sep 30, 2026ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$110KRadyne Induction Heaters
- Sep 30, 2026PHILLIPS CORPORATION$328KDual-Chamber Aerospace Heat Treating (DCAHT) Furnace System Full and open competition
- Jul 31, 2025PHILLIPS CORPORATION$135KIntent to Sole Source - Delta H Single Chamber Heat Treat Oven
- Jul 11, 2025MACHINE TOOL MARKETING INC$1.1ML5WC03_Universal Process Heat Treat Oven Replacement
- Jul 8, 2025Barton Associates, Inc.$60KIndustrial Ovens
- Mar 10, 2025SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA$18KAsphalt Ignition Oven
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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.
- 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.