Crane Certification Course
Air Force and Space Force · FA2521 45 CONS PK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA252126QB124 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.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 6115).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MilTrain JV II LLC | 1 | $84.6M | Jan 15, 2026 |
| X-star Inc. | 1 | $78.0M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC | 1 | $65.9M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| METRO ACCOUNTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $32.8M | Jul 31, 2025 |
| KWAAN TECH, LLC | 1 | $30.0M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| CAE USA INC. | 1 | $18.4M | Feb 10, 2025 |
| MACAIR AVIATION LLC | 1 | $15.3M | Jan 24, 2025 |
| OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC | 1 | $35K | Aug 3, 2026 |
| SPEKTREWORKS, INC. | 1 | $22K | Feb 20, 2026 |
| REDBIRD FLIGHT SIMULATIONS, INC. | 1 | $20K | Apr 21, 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 9, 2026KWAAN TECH, LLC$30.0ME-3 CAT/CWD
- Aug 3, 2026OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC$35K36 SFS JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE TRAINING COURSE
- Mar 23, 2026X-star Inc.$78.0MBomber Supplemental Trainer for Aircrew Readiness (BSTAR) Production Other Transaction SBIR Phase III
- Feb 20, 2026SPEKTREWORKS, INC.$22KSUAS Support Services
- Jan 15, 2026MilTrain JV II LLC$84.6MMQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation
- Jul 31, 2025METRO ACCOUNTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC$32.8MRemotely Piloted Aircraft Training Support (RPATS)
- Jun 26, 2025AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC$65.9MEA-37B/ EC-130H/ A-10C Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD)
- Apr 21, 2025REDBIRD FLIGHT SIMULATIONS, INC.$20KRedbird Simulator Upgrade
- Feb 10, 2025CAE USA INC.$18.4MF16 Taiwan Block 20 Simulator Tape 4 Software Upgrade
- Jan 24, 2025MACAIR AVIATION LLC$15.3MUSAFSAM Aeromedical Aviation Laboratory (AAL) Program - Amendment 01
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.
- 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.