Rocket Cargo
Air Force and Space Force · FA2385 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RSKD
No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8650-26-C-B017 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 30, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeGENEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $4.3M
Next steps for this stage
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- Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
- Follow the agency to see the next notice for this work.
What the notice says
This effort includes architecture and requirements studies, system design, and demonstrations. The key goal of this effort will define requirements for how the systems and technologies, which are being developed for commercial and government purposes, could be used to meet the Department of War (DoW) needs for the Rocket Cargo mission. This effort was competive via ARA FA8650-21-S-9307, Call 003, Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics (REGAL) Payload Rentry from Space Development and Demonstrations. This was awarded as a firm fixed price contract with a cost reimbursment CLIN. In se… (show all)
lecting the appropriate contract type, the contracting officer considered the factors in FAR 16.104.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FA2385 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RSKD), same product/service code (PSC) AC13 and NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $6.8M to $8.6M, median $7.7M; range $1.4M to $15.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B | 1 | $15.9M | Mar 26, 2025 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 1 | $8.6M | Jun 16, 2025 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH · $10.7B | 1 | $7.7M | Apr 10, 2025 |
| PERATON LABS INC | 1 | $6.8M | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Blue Origin, LLC | 1 | $1.4M | Aug 1, 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.
- $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $7.7M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $7.7M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BAH reported $10.7B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $7.7M, 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.
- Aug 1, 2025Blue Origin, LLC$1.4MRocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics (REGAL)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 16, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$8.6MEphemeral Paragon (E-Gon)Materiality: 0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 10, 2025PERATON LABS INC$6.8MEphemeral Paragon (E-Gon)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 10, 2025BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$7.7MEphemeral Paragon (E-Gon)Materiality: 0.07% of $BAH revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 26, 2025LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$15.9MEphemeral ParagonMateriality: 0.02% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
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 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (18 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $780K 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
- 1 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.
- 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
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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 6 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.