Special NoticePosted Oct 13, 2026·Responses due Oct 16, 2026

Intent to Award Sole Source - Air Boss to WM. David Schultz

Air Force and Space Force · FA4497 436 CONS LGC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
711320
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA4497-27-Air_Boss_Dover
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
G003
Place
Dover AFB, DE, USA
Contact
Gabrielle Dimaio (gabrielle.dimaio@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA4497-27-Air_Boss_Dover in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 7, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Oct 13, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Oct 15, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 2, 2026 to Apr 4, 2027, middle of the range Jan 13, 2027.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 7, 2026).

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

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, along with any additional items required, in order to meet the requirements specified below for this Service: Air Boss Services at Dover AFB, DE. Open House on dates specified in paragraph 5 of this PWS provided weather and site conditions permit. All-In-One Airshow Services to include Air boss, narration, sound, ground support, and FAA approval with extensive military airshow experience to the 2027 First State Airshow Air Boss. The Air Boss is the individual who, under operational authority delegated to him or her by the responsible person, has prim… (show all)

ary responsibility for control of air show operations (does not include transient/non-participating aircraft) on the active taxiways, runways, the air show demonstration area, and for coordination with the jurisdictional air traffic control facility and Federal Aviation Administration inspector-in-charge while the certificate of waiver and associated Class D Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) or temporary flight restriction (TFR) is in effect. Contractor is subject to all requirements listed in the PWS and must be familiar with Dover Air Space and Dover AFB protocol, policies and procdures.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 7113).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ATG SAN ANTONIO LLC1$54KOct 31, 2024
TOUCHDOWN MEDIA INC1$45KMar 7, 2025
Commemorative Air Force Dallas TX 75237 USA1$10KApr 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.

Latest awards

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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 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.