Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 10, 2026·Responses due Jul 25, 2026

Ascent Aerosystem Spirit Base Kits

Air Force and Space Force · FA4613 90 CONS PK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336411
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA461326Q1050
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
1550
Place
FE Warren AFB, WY, USA
Contact
Katie Nieft (katie.nieft@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA461326Q1050 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 10, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Jul 29, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 4, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027, middle of the range Oct 16, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 10, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

Description: PKB Ascent Aerosystem Spirit Base Kits (Commodity) (Pre-Solicitation Notice) In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 5.101(a), the Department of the Air Force, specifically the 90th Contracting Squadron located at F.E. Warren AFB, WY, is issuing this pre-solicitation notice for an upcoming contract action under pre-solicitation number FA461326Q1050. IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4)(i), the purpose of this notice is to provide a clear and concise description of the required services that allows prospective offerors to make an informed business judgment about monitoring the GPE for o… (show all)

r requesting a copy of the solicitation. To maximize opportunities for small businesses, and IAW RFO 5.101(c)(2), this proposed contract action is being conducted as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The specific services required have been classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 336411 for Aircraft Manufacturing, which carries an associated small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Additionally, the requirement falls under the Federal Supply Code (FSC) 1550 for Unmanned Aircraft. 1.0. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS) at Camp Guernsey, WY, requires a brand-name commercial Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS), the Ascent Aerosystems Spirit Base Kit. The requirement is for a complete, turn-key system to provide real-time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) training for Security Forces personnel. The scope of delivery includes the delivery of two (2) Ascent Aerosystem Spirit Base Kits and two (2) Gremsy VIO F1 Payload Modules. The Gremsy payload is essential as it provides the integrated 4K electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) camera, radiometric thermal imager, and laser rangefinder required to execute the ISR and target identification portions of the training curriculum. All items are subject to Buy American Act/ Trade Agreements Act (BAA/TAA) Compliance. The successful contractor must provide a valid quote demonstrating their ability to fulfill the requirements. The delivery period for this effort is set at 90 calendar days following the contract award (RFO 5.101(c)(4)(i)). 2.0. AWARD AND EVALUATION The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price contract on or about August 2026. Using commercial service procedures, the contract will be awarded to the responsible Offeror whose conforming quote is deemed most advantageous to the Government based on a Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology. Quotes will be evaluated for technical acceptability on a pass/fail basis to ensure they meet all requirements. To streamline the evaluation, if three or more quotes are received, the Government intends to evaluate only the three lowest-priced submissions for technical acceptability. Furthermore, IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4)(ii), the Government intends to make an award without conducting discussions, though it reserves the right to hold discussions if determined to be in its best interest. 3.0. OTHER INFORMATION Please be advised that IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vi), all responsible sources may submit a quotation, bid, or proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency. Prospective offerors must possess an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time their quote is submitted to remain eligible for the final award. The primary points of contact for this requirement are: � Contract Specialist, Katie Nieft (katie.nieft@us.af.mil) � Contracting Officer, Patrick Enriquez (patrick.enriquez.4@us.af.mil)

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) 1550.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $42K to $150K, median $118K; range $25K to $750K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.2$175KSep 19, 2025
TEAL DRONES INC · $RCAT · $17.8M1$750KOct 1, 2025
UAV SOLUTIONS, INC.1$118KAug 14, 2026
CLEARTOPIA SOLUTIONS LLC1$42KJul 22, 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.

Investor context
  • $RCAT reported $17.8M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $118K, is 0.7% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

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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
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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.

  • 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
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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. 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 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.