BOSS System Link 16
Air Force and Space Force · FA8579 SOFTWARE SPRT AFSC PZIM
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA857926P0027 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 9, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeCURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC. · $428K
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
- Follow the agency to see the next notice for this work.
What the notice says
This contract action was not awarded competitively, instead it was awarded on a solesource basis to CurtissWright Tactical Communications Group in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The 580 SWES is procuring BOSS 16 Link software and associated environment. The 580th has a program that utilizes a set-up with two (2) test benches both requiring the BOSS software environment. One test bench is already equipped. This requirement is for the second test bench.
Who won similar work
14 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 |
| TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC | 1 | $285K | Feb 24, 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 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
- 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
- Sep 26, 2025BETTER DIRECT, LLC$1.1MGround Station Hardware
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.