Request for Information: Revolutionary (REV) Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System
Air Force and Space Force · FA8730 KESSEL RUN AFLCMC/HBBK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8730-REV-AOC in this department, oldest first.
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
Kessel Run (KR) is responsible for developing, fielding, and operating mission critical warfighting applications in support of the U.S. Air Force. These applications need to be operationally available and mission capable 24/7/365 in highly contested environments. The Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System (WS) is a complex Command and Control system-of-systems comprised of diverse hardware, software, third-party applications, and web services, which require a comprehensive platform, infrastructure, and application integrations strategy. This strategy must address the complexities of maintai… (show all)
ning, upgrading, and securing a heterogeneous environment while ensuring interoperability with other Department of War (DoW) systems. Leveraging Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solutions is a key tenet of the program to expedite integration and deployment. The AOC WS program office relies heavily on third-party providers for mission application development and sustainment. See attached files for additional information. Response Submittal: Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper. Submit either by e-mail to rachel.sullivan.3@us.af.mil and tracey.toombs@us.af.mil or through the DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) website (https://safe.apps.mil/) to the same email addresses. White papers are due on the response date stated on this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the expense of the interested party. Format: White papers must be submitted in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format, compatible with Adobe Acrobat Pro, and in 12-point font (smaller font may be used for figures and tables). White papers shall be limited to 8 pages including all figures, tables, and charts.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541512.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STELLAR INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS INC. | 2 | $144K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $GD | 1 | $5.6B | Nov 12, 2024 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 1 | $49.0M | May 21, 2026 |
| CHENEGA AGILE REAL-TIME SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $35.8M | Jul 17, 2025 |
| ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC | 1 | $6.7M | Apr 16, 2026 |
| CLUSTER TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC | 1 | $6.6M | Apr 16, 2026 |
| TECH TEN SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $5.5M | Apr 16, 2026 |
| ENLIGHTEN IT CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $4.3M | Feb 19, 2025 |
| BETTER DIRECT, LLC | 1 | $1.1M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC. | 1 | $428K | Jun 9, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026STELLAR INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS INC.$117KAward Notice: VTC Technology Upgrade
- Jul 30, 2026ADVANCED SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$80KTelestra Servers and Software Upgrade with Maintenance
- Jul 27, 2026PARATUS AI, INC.$120KScheduling Software
- Jun 15, 2026TRIMBLE INC$40KTrimble Install and Training
- Jun 9, 2026CURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC.$428KBOSS System Link 16
- May 21, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$49.0MJoint Threat Emitter (JTE) Engineering & Software Support IDIQ
- May 5, 2026STELLAR INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS INC.$27KVTC Equipment and Installation for Secure Conference Room
- Apr 16, 2026TECH TEN SOLUTIONS LLC$5.5MAirfield Data Management Server - BPA
- Apr 16, 2026CLUSTER TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC$6.6MAirfield Data Management Server - BPA
- Apr 16, 2026ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC$6.7MAirfield Data Management Server - BPA
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (24 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $840K 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 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.