SolicitationPosted Sep 22, 2026·Responses due Nov 20, 2026

Sniper Comprehensive Advanced Targeting Pod (CATP2) Support and Sustainment Option Years 6 & 7

Air Force and Space Force · FA8540 AFLCMC ESKB

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA8540-26-R-0001
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
J059
Place
Orlando, FL, USA
Contact
Casey Price (casey.price.3@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA8540-26-R-0001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 8, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Sep 22, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 21, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026, middle of the range Nov 13, 2026.
Measured from 688 past solicitations at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 22, 2026).
Responses are due Nov 20, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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

This solicitation is issued with the intent of awarding Sniper CATP2 Option Years 6 & 7. The contractor shall provide efforts required for the management, engineering, production, fabrication, integration, Configuration Management (CM), test, test support, hardware and software upgrades, resolution of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS), and logistics support of the Sniper system to ensure a system availability rate and reliability Mean Time Between Maintenance Events (MTBME). The Contractor shall adhere to Contractor Quality System; ensuring it is an integral and integrated part of the Co… (show all)

ntractor's complete management system. The contract period of performance will be for two one-year options, and the Government intends to negotiate and award sole source to Lockheed Martin Corporation (CAGE 04939), 5600 West Sand Lake Road, Orlando FL 32819, in accordance with Revolutionary Far Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement of proposal, which shall be reviewed by the U.S. Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. In accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 16-201, foreign participation is not permitted at the prime contract level. All potential offerors should contact the Contract Specialist/Procuring Contracting Officer for additional information, questions, and/or concerns. Place of performance will be at Robins Air Force Base, GA, or at contractor or subcontractor facilities. Interested Party of Person(s) may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal(s). This solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals. All proposals received within the 15 days after issuance of solicitation will be considered. OMBUDSMAN: All potential offeror(s) should contact the Primary Point of Contact listed in this notice for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If the contracting officer does not satisfy your concerns, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear serious concerns that are not resolved through established channels. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate serious Contractor concern, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. When appropriate potential offeror(s) may contract Nicole Furlough at nicole.furlough@us.af.mil or 478-222-1088. Please be prepared to identify previous contacts made by you in an attempt to resolve your concerns.

Who won similar work

48 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) J059.

Single-winner award sizes (48): middle half $290K to $1.9M, median $537K; range $8K to $41.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
LINMARR ASSOCIATES, INC.3$2.2MJul 21, 2025
NASATKA BARRIER, INCORPORATED3$1.7MJun 27, 2025
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION2$473KDec 26, 2025
NORTHROP GRUMMAN Warner Robins GA 31088 USA1$41.2MApr 16, 2026
KIHOMAC INC1$32.4MFeb 27, 2026
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX · $19.4B1$22.6MAug 4, 2026
VERTEX MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT LLC1$20.7MDec 17, 2024
BROWN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $AIR · $2.3B1$20.4MSep 29, 2025
Princetel, Inc1$10.0MFeb 19, 2025
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.1$5.6MMar 15, 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.

Investor context
  • $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 48 past awards, $537K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $AIR reported $2.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 48 past awards, $537K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

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
  • $301K 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
See who and the source records with Pro

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
See who and the source records with Pro

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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
See who and the source records with Pro

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.