Cisco 1000Mbps Multi-Mode Rugged SFP
Air Force and Space Force · FA4855 27 SOCONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA485526Q0080 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 18, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
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 is a brand name requirement and the Government requires 180 Cisco 1000Mbps Multi-Mode Rugged SFPs GLC-SX-MM-RGD. This post has been amended as of September 21, the update is for Attachment 4: Provisions and Clauses, where some clauses that were found not applicable have been removed. We have also added 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, and 252.204-7018 Pr… (show all)
ohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. Additionally, some formatting issues have been addressed on our Combo document, and it has been updated for minor clarifications in the Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Factors section. Nothing else in the solicitation has been altered.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCS OF TAMPA, INC. | 1 | $1.2M | Aug 4, 2026 |
| SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP. | 1 | $37K | Sep 23, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. · $GD | 1 | $28K | Sep 18, 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.
- Sep 23, 2026SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP.$37KNotice of Award - Brand Name Cisco Network Switches
- Aug 4, 2026MCS OF TAMPA, INC.$1.2MCommand Post Communication System/Comm Suite Update
- Sep 18, 2025GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$28KvIPER PTT handsets and PSTN Devices
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $399K 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
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.
- 8 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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.