INDUSTRY DAY ANNOUNCEMENT Thermal Metrology & Optical Diagnostic Cameras
Air Force and Space Force · FA9101 AEDC PKP PROCRMNT BR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA910126IndustryDay_Metrology_Cameras in this department, oldest first.
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
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of War (DoW), in support of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) mission, is seeking innovative, intrusive and non-intrusive diagnostic and imaging solutions to measure and monitor extreme temperature systems. BACKGROUND: We are soliciting capabilities from leading manufacturers of advanced optical sensors�specifically Infrared (IR), High-Speed, and Visible-light cameras, alongside Pyrometers, Hyperspectral imagers, and Spectrometers. The primary objective is to deploy real-time analysis, thermal profiling, and debris tracking capabilities across both … (show all)
high- and low-temperature regimes. DATE: Thursday, October 22, 2026 TIME: 0800 - 1500 CDT
Who won similar work
1918 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 17 | $2.5B | Oct 6, 2026 |
| WAREHOUSE ONE, INC | 11 | $9.0M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 9 | $22.7B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA | 9 | $3.5B | Oct 2, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT | 9 | $281.4M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| ARHAB LLC | 8 | $1.0M | Aug 10, 2026 |
| THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED | 7 | $57.9M | May 29, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 7 | $22.1M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Aantilia LLC | 7 | $3.4M | Oct 5, 2026 |
| AIRTRONICS, LLC | 7 | $1.6M | Jul 16, 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.
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- Oct 14, 2026Midway Trailers Benton MO 63736 USA$71KMobile Marketing Trailer
- Oct 14, 2026IPSEN, INC$32KBall Screw and Components
- Oct 13, 2026DLC FACILITY SOLUTIONS LLC$135KHood and Duct Cleaning Services
- Oct 13, 2026SEMPER SUPRA, LLC$282KCrane and Hoist Maintenance
- Oct 13, 2026ALPHA FIRE PROTECTION LLC$136KHalon 1211 Fire Extinguisher Mx
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.
- 3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (36 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $1.7M 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.
- 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.
- 5 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.