SolicitationPosted Sep 17, 2026·Responses due Sep 21, 2026

9 OSS ATC Window Shades

Air Force and Space Force · FA4686 9 CONS PK

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
337920
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA468626QC011
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
7230
Place
0, CA, USA
Contact
Teresa Romig (teresa.romig@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA468626QC011 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 17, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 14, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026, middle of the range Nov 6, 2026.
Measured from 688 past solicitations at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 15, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. FA468626QC011 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. (ii). A list of line item number(s) and items, quantities, and un… (show all)

its of measure is identified in Attachment 1 - Solicitation, Under Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs. Offerors shall return completed pricing as part of their quote submission. (iii). Beale Air Force Base (AFB) Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower sunshades are worn and require total replacement due to natural aging and environmental exposure. FAA Order 6480.18 recommends replacement every 5 to 7 years. The existing Beale AFB tower cab shades have not been replaced since 2017 and exhibit advanced material degradation, crazing, and roller tension failure. In accordance with Attachment 2: FAA Master Specification Section 12 25 12 (ATCT Transparent Plastic Window Shades) and FAA-E-2470b, control cab window treatments must maintain optical clarity and uniform light filtering. Continued degradation creates an active flight safety hazard by subjecting air traffic controllers to uncontrolled solar glare and visual impairment during critical flightline operations. (iv). Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point is identified in Attachment 1 - Solicitation, Under Deliveries or Performance Schedules. Place of Contract Performance: Beale AFB, CA; Period of Performance: All delivery and installation must be completed between 30 September 2026 and 30 November 2026, executed within the operational safety windows specified in the SON. (v). The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition and the specific evaluation criteria to be included is identified in Attachment 1. (vi). Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. (vii). The Contractor shall provide a minimum five (5) year standard commercial warranty from the date of final Government acceptance covering all manufacturer defects, in accordance with FAA-E-2470b. (viii). Response Times: Q&A's are due Thursday, 17 September 2026 @ 10:00AM PST to the POCs listed below. Offers are due Monday, 21 September 2026 @ 10:00AM PST to the POCs listed below. The name and telephone number of the individual(s) to contact for information regarding the solicitation is Contracting Officer - Teresa Romig, teresa.romig@us.af.mil and Contract Specialist, SrA Ezekiel Onumah, ezekiel.onumah.1@us.af.mil.

Who won similar work

1918 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC17$2.5BOct 6, 2026
WAREHOUSE ONE, INC11$9.0MSep 23, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX9$22.7BSep 29, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA9$3.5BOct 2, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT9$281.4MAug 26, 2026
ARHAB LLC8$1.0MAug 10, 2026
THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED7$57.9MMay 29, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX7$22.1MSep 25, 2026
Aantilia LLC7$3.4MOct 5, 2026
AIRTRONICS, LLC7$1.6MJul 16, 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.

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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.

  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (36 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $1.7M 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
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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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 5 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 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.