HADES (Hybrid Architecture and Development for Experimental Systems) Draft Request for Proposal

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA8809-26-R-B002 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.

Who won similar work

50 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) R425.

Single-winner award sizes (50): middle half $2.2M to $47.2M, median $8.2M; range $10K to $4.0B.

Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.

• Sep 28, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$22.3MF-35 Radar Sustainment Support Follow-OnMateriality: 0.05% of $NOC revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $22.3M award ÷ $42.9B revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Sep 21, 2026BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$6.3MAward Notice: F-15 Specialized Engineering and Technical Services/Avionics Systems Supportability Analysis ProgramNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 18, 2026PAVEMENT TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.$1.3MPavement Condition Inspection Studies FY26No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 14, 2026FEDERON PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS Vienna VA 22182 USA$134KShaw OS2 High Speed Fiber Optic CableNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 2, 2026GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED, INC$300KAEWS Tower SurveysNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Jul 30, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$1.8BLITENING AN/AAQ-28 Contractor Logistic Support (CLS)Materiality: 4.3% of $NOC revenue (Medium)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $1.8B award ÷ $42.9B revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Jul 15, 2026RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Fairfax VA 22033 USA$3.8MCOSMOS BridgeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Jul 14, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$142.9MSoftware Sustainment Services (SSS)Materiality: 0.19% of $LMT revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $142.9M award ÷ $77.0B revenue, 12 months to Jun 28, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Jun 17, 2026HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$25.9MComponent Improvement ProgramMateriality: 0.07% of $HON revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $25.9M award ÷ $38.1B revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Jun 10, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$3.1MNEXT-GENERATION OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED (NEXT-GEN OPIR) SOFTWARE DEPOT ACTIVATION GAP ANALYSISMateriality: <0.01% of $LMT revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $3.1M award ÷ $77.0B revenue, 12 months to Jun 28, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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.

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.

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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.