Vertical Transportation Equipment (VTE): Maintenance, Repair, and Inspection at Aviano Air Base, Italy
Air Force and Space Force · FA5682 31 CONS (UNIT 6102)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA568227VTESERVICE in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 1, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
This Sources Sought is being issued in accordance with RFO Part 10, Market Research. It is for information, planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the US Air Force. The US Air Force will use this market research information to assess the market's capability to successfully meet the Air Force's requirements for the acquisition of services relating to Vertical Transportation Equipment: Maintenance, Repair, and Inspection. Please see attached draft PWS for reference requirements. This acquisition of maintenance, … (show all)
repair and inspection services of the VTE is required for 5 years with a possible six-month extension. Parties interested in submission of a valid quote must have the Italian Chamber of Commerce Certificate to demonstrate they operate in the VTE maintenance, repair and inspection business sector. Estimated Date for solicitation posting is October 2026 The Air Force welcomes responses from all interested parties See attachments for additional details.
Who won similar work
37 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 561210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRITERION CORPORATION | 3 | $84.7M | Jun 26, 2026 |
| SPRING FOUNTAIN STUDIOS LLC | 2 | $554K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| AKIMA INTRA-DATA, LLC | 1 | $4.0B | Jun 11, 2026 |
| ARCTEC ALASKA JV Anchorage AK 99503 USA | 1 | $567.7M | Jan 12, 2026 |
| ALUTIIQ OPERATIONS SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $464.1M | Jul 16, 2025 |
| AMENTUM SERVICES, INC. · $AMTM | 1 | $447.9M | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Piepenbrock Government Services GmbH + Co. KG DEU | 1 | $235.4M | Jan 13, 2026 |
| ALTUS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $175.0M | Nov 26, 2025 |
| C MARTIN CO INC | 1 | $125.0M | Jan 30, 2026 |
| VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $91.1M | Feb 27, 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.
- Oct 6, 2026Constantine & Co Repairs and Renovations, LLC$1.3MAir Force Memorial Facility Maintenance Service
- Sep 24, 2026SPRING FOUNTAIN STUDIOS LLC$188KWater Recycling Systems Maintenance
- Sep 22, 2026PERFECTED SOLUTIONS LLC$134KRepair Kiddie Pool
- Sep 16, 2026Love's Backflow Testing and Repair Services, Inc.$51K316 CES Backflow Prevention Survey
- Sep 9, 2026TUNISTA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS, LLC$25.2MKirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) Base Supply
- Aug 7, 2026AIR FLO CLEANING SYSTEMS LLC$564KFY26Kitchen Exhaust Hoods
- Jun 26, 2026CRITERION CORPORATION$73.1MBase Operations & Support (BOS) Services @ March ARB
- Jun 11, 2026AKIMA INTRA-DATA, LLC$4.0BAward Notice - AETC BOS MAC IDIQ (19 Total Awards)
- May 21, 2026PRIME RESPONSE, INC.$6.2MSite Support Services
- Mar 9, 2026GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC$3.7MTools and Parts Attendants
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.
- 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
- $87K 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.
- 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.
- 1 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.