Strategic Messaging System (SMS) Call for Prime Contractors
Air Force and Space Force · FA8735 NUCLEAR NTW DIV AFNWC PZHN
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SMS-PRIME-0926 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 2, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 Nuclear Networks Division (AFNWC/NCN), a part of the Nuclear Command, Control, Communications (NC3) Directorate at Hanscom AFB, MA is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the solicitation for the Strategic Messaging System (related notice NCS-IND-0826). The Government requires limited information from prospective offerors prior to release of a solicitation. As such, the Government requests all industry partners interested in providing a proposal as a prime contractor respond to this notice, state that they are interested in participating as a prime contractor and provide the unclass… (show all)
ified email addresses of up to three (3) individuals who will receive further guidance on receiving the solicitation. This information is to be provided no later than 1600 EST on 09 September 2026. In responding to this notice, please include the following individuals on the response: Brittany Desilets � brittany.desilets@us.af.mil Charis Dalessio � charis.dalessio@us.af.mil Julianne (Juli) Amparan � julianne.amparan@us.af.mil Hollen Partington, Contractor - hollen.partington.1.ctr@us.af.mil Upon closure of this notice, interested industry partners will be contacted for further information gathering prior to release of the solicitation. After 1600 EST on 09 September 2026 no further notices regarding this solicitation will be posted publicly in accordance with RFO 6.103-6. Disclaimer Support contractors will be reviewing data submitted in response to this request for information; respective employees have standard Non-Disclosure Agreements available to the cognizant Government contracting offices. The primary company providing technical support is BAE Systems under Air Force contract.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 7J20.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $90K to $300K, median $290K; range $54K to $527K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION | 2 | $354K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| ADB SAFEGATE AMERICAS LLC | 1 | $527K | Aug 13, 2026 |
| DRAKE CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $290K | Nov 21, 2025 |
| ORE POWER LLC | 1 | $90K | Sep 30, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 30, 2026STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION$300KAward Notice - 49 CS Sharedrive Server Replacement
- Aug 13, 2026ADB SAFEGATE AMERICAS LLC$527KSole Source Award for Airfield Lighting Control System Upgrade (ALCMS)
- Nov 21, 2025DRAKE CONSULTING LLC$290KAccess Control System and CLosed -Circuit Television (CCTV)
- Sep 30, 2025ORE POWER LLC$90KB-2 Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Maintenance
- Oct 22, 2024STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION$54KDell Extended Warranty/Maintenance and Software Licenses
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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
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
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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.