F-35 HOTAS
Air Force and Space Force · FA9302 AFTC PZZ
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA930226Q0080_V2 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 27, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
- Aug 31, 2026SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) Solicitation for the acquisition of F-35 Simulation Hands on Throttle and Stick Systems (HOTAS) at Edwards AFB. Please see attachments for further details. (i) This is a solicitation for commercial supply prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement. (ii) Solicitation Num… (show all)
ber: FA930226Q0080_V2 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages** Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the supply described in this solicitation are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote. Offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016. (iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 336413 "Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing " with a size standard 1,250 employees. (v) Period of Performance is 160 days ARO. (vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/. Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included: PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE: 1. SAM UEI: 2. TIN Number: 3. CAGE Code: 4. Contractor Name: 5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount: 6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number: 7. Email address: 8. Price: 9. Warranty: 10. Date Offer Expires: 11. FOB Destination: 12. Delivery Lead Time/ Period of Performance Terms: 13. Technical Approach: Quotes are due on 31 August 2026 at 9:00AM Pacific Daylight Time. All questions and quotes must be sent to jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil and paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil. ----------------------------------- The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation�Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: ***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive*** The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for technical acceptability. This factor is the: (1) Ability to provide the required F-35 HOTAS as defined in the attached SOR. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government. Evaluation Factors: 1. Price 2. Technically Acceptability The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote is fully responsive to the solicitation. The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition. Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: N/A Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A Quote Submission Information: It is the government's intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6910.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $46K to $345K, median $82K; range $50 to $1.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STIRLING DYNAMICS LIMITED | 1 | $1.1M | Feb 27, 2026 |
| THE STRONGHOLD GROUP LLC · $PWR · $20.9B | 1 | $670K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| BLANCHARD TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT INC | 1 | $375K | Oct 30, 2025 |
| IPERFORMX LLC | 1 | $315K | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Operator XR LLC | 1 | $244K | Apr 10, 2026 |
| ANATOMICAL WORLDWIDE, LLC | 1 | $82K | Jul 17, 2026 |
| FOURSIGHT GROUP LLC | 1 | $62K | Aug 1, 2025 |
| AMERICAN 3B SCIENTIFIC, L.P. | 1 | $61K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| SUPERTECH INC | 1 | $32K | Sep 22, 2025 |
| LASER AMMO USA, INC. | 1 | $21K | May 19, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $PWR reported $20.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $82K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 22, 2026AMERICAN 3B SCIENTIFIC, L.P.$61KPatient SimulatorsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 14, 2026THE STRONGHOLD GROUP LLC$670KTac-Med Manikins (Brand Name or Equivalent)Materiality: <0.01% of $PWR revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 17, 2026ANATOMICAL WORLDWIDE, LLC$82KFemale Anatomy Ultrasound Training ModelsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 19, 2026LASER AMMO USA, INC.$21KVirtual Weapons RangeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 10, 2026Operator XR LLC$244KWeapons SimulatorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 27, 2026STIRLING DYNAMICS LIMITED$1.1MF-35 Hand on Throttle and Stick HOTASNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 30, 2025BLANCHARD TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT INC$375KKen Blanchard Training MaterialsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2025SUPERTECH INC$32KMETC - Male Radiographic MannequinNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 1, 2025FOURSIGHT GROUP LLC$62KPKB - Cognitive Assessments - USSOCOMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 25, 2025IPERFORMX LLC$315KF35 Flight Training SimulatorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 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.
- 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.