Special NoticePosted Aug 9, 2026·Responses due Sep 9, 2026

NATO Business Opportunity: M&S Paradigm Framework for Adaptive AI Simulation on Quantum (FAASQ)

Commerce (all) · BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
RFP-ACT-SACT-26-81
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Norfolk, VA, USA
Contact
Not stated
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation RFP-ACT-SACT-26-81 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 9, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (0 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) Modelling & Simulation and Learning Technology (MSLT) branch is responsible for the development, direction, and coordination of Modelling and Simulation (M&S) support for strategic studies, experimentation, wargames, operational planning, exercises, innovation and capability development and for NATO Command Structure M&S capability development. Future M&S demands will exceed what incremental improvements to current simulation architectures can address. New mathematical formulations, computational paradigms and hybrid workflows are… (show all)

needed to tackle bottlenecks such as combinatorial search, uncertainty propagation and repeated scenario evaluation. Quantum computing has been identified as one of the key enablers of future NATO M&S development. The objective of this project is to support future M&S capability development by assessing the potential role of quantum technologies as disruptive, enabling, and/or transformational capabilities. The project will identify and test where quantum computing may provide operational, analytical, or computational advantages within future M&S ecosystems, and will derive implications for future NATO M&S capability requirements, technology investment priorities, experimentation activities, and long-term NATO M&S roadmaps. In lieu of a bidder�s conference, HQ SACT invites bidders to submit technical and contractual questions not later than 28 August 2026. Bids shall be received at HQ SACT, Purchasing and Contracting Office no later than 09 September 2026 at 9:00 am. No bids shall be accepted after this date and time. No hard copy proposals will be accepted. Please see attached for submission instructions. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Please see attached. BIDDING PROCEDURE A Declaration of Eligibility is NOT required for this opportunity. Do NOT submit your proposal to the Department of Commerce. Please submit your proposal directly to HQ SACT using the contact information provided in the RFP.

Who won similar work

21 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Commerce (all)), same NAICS 541519.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC · $ACN3$19.8MSep 11, 2026
ITEGRITY INC2$3.0MMar 31, 2025
FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.1$13.7MJun 29, 2026
IP.COM I, LLC1$5.1MFeb 18, 2026
Propel Solutions LLC1$3.0MJul 16, 2026
Rampant Consulting LLC1$1.5MSep 22, 2026
SENECA STRATEGIC PARTNERS, LLC1$1.3MDec 13, 2024
CACI, INC. · $CACI1$1.1MJan 5, 2026
ALBIREO ENERGY LLC1$953KSep 22, 2026
ESSNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.1$492KDec 23, 2024

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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 Commerce, Dept of (DOC) since 2024 (5 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Commerce, Dept of (DOC) job
  • $7K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • 1 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 372 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 3 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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