USAFA Data Collection System
Air Force and Space Force · FA7000 10 CONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA700026Q0069 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 1, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Jul 23, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
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
***Please see Attached Sources Sought PDF for full requirement details*** SOURCES SOUGHT: FA700026Q0069 THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY! Title: Data Collection System Requiring Activity: USAF Academy (USAFA), Aero Lab (DFAN) NAICS Code: 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (Size Standard: 750 Employees) Product Service Code (PSC): 6625 � Industrial Products and Services � Test & Measurement Supplies 1.0 Introduction and Purpose This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sou… (show all)
ght notice issued by the 10 CONS/PKB for informational and planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to identify potential capable sources, determine commercial availability, and evaluate if small business set-aside opportunities exist for a Data Collection System. 2.0 Background The USAFA Aero Lab requires a new Data Collection System including hardware to replace the current dissimilar and obsolete systems. The goal is to create a common data collection foundation across all lab facilities. It is the essential hardware that reads, records, and safely monitors all physical test data generated during aeronautics experiments in the lab. The contract type will be firm-fixed price. Delivery is FOB: Destination to USAF Academy, CO 80840.
Who won similar work
55 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6625.
Single-winner award sizes (55): middle half $52K to $567K, median $140K; range $15K to $22.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TESTFORCE USA, INC. | 4 | $394K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. | 2 | $347K | Jun 30, 2025 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 2 | $52K | Aug 18, 2025 |
| FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP | 1 | $22.6M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. | 1 | $20.2M | Jun 17, 2026 |
| GIGACOM INC | 1 | $5.0M | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Clarke Hess Communication Research Corp | 1 | $4.8M | Jun 12, 2025 |
| IET LABS INC | 1 | $4.6M | Jun 26, 2026 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 1 | $3.2M | May 8, 2025 |
| HAMAR LASER INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $2.6M | Aug 25, 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.
- Oct 7, 2026INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION$46KFluke Testers
- Oct 5, 2026Aantilia LLC$101KF-35 CCPS ITA Connectors PRI 32665 (Mating Connectors for Power Supply)
- Sep 23, 2026TOPTICA PHOTONICS INC$101KContinuously Tunable Laser System
- Sep 16, 2026TESTFORCE USA, INC.$140KCommunication Service Monitor for the VIAVI CX200
- Sep 4, 2026ECTRON CORP$1.4MPrecision Thermocouple Calibrator-Simulator
- Jul 30, 2026GUILDLINE INSTRUMENTS LTD$25KDC Current Shunt (Bench)
- Jul 28, 2026PDMA CORPORATION$26KET PdMAEye Electric Motor Testing
- Jun 26, 2026IET LABS INC$4.6MResistance Transfer Standard
- Jun 26, 2026IDSC HOLDINGS LLC$926KTorque Calibration System Upgrade 250-2000 lbf-ft
- Jun 26, 2026TOVEY ENGINEERING, INC$882KAFPSL Load Cell Exchange
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.
- 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.