SolicitationPosted Jul 1, 2026·Responses due Dec 9, 2029

Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Air Force and Space Force · FA2553 OPRN TEST & TRG INFR OTTI PK

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541715
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA2553-25-S-C001
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
AC34
Place
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Contact
Crystal Price (crystal.price.6@spaceforce.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA2553-25-S-C001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Jul 1, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
  • Oct 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jul 30, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026, middle of the range Aug 22, 2026.
Measured from 688 past solicitations at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 1, 2026).
Responses are due Dec 9, 2029, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

Amendment 0011: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0011. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. Annual Notice: In accordance with DFARS 212.7004(b), this posting serves as an annual notice of the OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 publishing. Amendment 0010: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0010. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. AOI 05 Q&As: Please see the attached OTTI CSO AOI 05 Questions_Answers document for AOI 05: Continuous Fitness Assessment (CFA). The Phase I submission accepted until date for AOI 05 has been ex… (show all)

tended from 7 November 2025 to 5 December 2025. Amendment 0009: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0009. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. AOI 05: Continuous Fitness Assessment (CFA) is currently pending Government updates. Additional information will be released to industry via an amendment to this solicitation. The Phase I submission accepted until date for AOI 05 has been extended from 8 October 2025 to 7 November 2025. Amendment 0008: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0008. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. Amendment 0007: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0007. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. Amendment 0006: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0006. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. AOI 04 Q&As Rev 01: Please see the attached (CUI) OTTI CSO AOI 04 - Questions_Answers_Rev 01 document for AOI 04: Multirole Satellite Frequency In-field Test Suite (MSFITS). This updated document provides additional questions and answers (AOI 04 - Q16 through AOI 04 - Q30). Amendment 0005: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0005. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. AOI 04 Q&As: Please see the attached (CUI) OTTI CSO AOI 04 Questions_Answers document for AOI 04: Multirole Satellite Frequency In-field Test Suite (MSFITS). Amendment 0004: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0004. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. Amendment 0003: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0003. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. AOI 02 Q&As Rev 01: Please see the attached OTTI CSO AOI 02 Questions_Answers_Rev01 document for AOI 02: National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC) Range Control System Enhancements. This updated document provides an additional question and answer (AOI 02 - Q10). AOI 03 Q&As: Please see the attached OTTI CSO AOI 03 Questions_Answers document for AOI 03: Distributed Synthetic Training Environment Evolution & Prototyping. AOI 02 Q&As: Please see the attached OTTI CSO AOI 02 Questions_Answers document for AOI 02: National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC) Range Control System Enhancements. Amendment 0002: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0002. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. Amendment 0001: Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 Amend 0001. This amendment supersedes all versions of the OTTI CSO. The United States Space Force (USSF) Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) is seeking innovative capabilities, solutions, and technological advancements. The OTTI Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is being issued in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 212.70. OTTI is requesting submissions from interested Offerors in response to the specific Areas of Interest (AOI) identified in the OTTI CSO. Please see the attached OTTI CSO FA2553-25-S-C001 for all information.

Who won similar work

113 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541715.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH5$46.6MSep 24, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT5$40.1MJan 8, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX4$39.5MAug 5, 2026
SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC4$18.3MSep 29, 2025
DCS Corporation3$33.3BFeb 23, 2026
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP · $SPCX3$49.4MMar 6, 2026
MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.2$33.2BMar 26, 2025
MATRIX RESEARCH INC2$109.9MJan 20, 2026
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION2$31.8MJul 21, 2026
SAAB, INC2$8.5MJul 23, 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.

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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (8 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $780K 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
  • 1 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
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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.

  • 4 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.