Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - SimX VR Medical Simulation
Air Force and Space Force · FA4419 97 CONF CC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA441926Q0052 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 1, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Sep 1, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
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
The 97th MDG requires two virtual reality headsets with licensing software to conduct realistic medical training with a wide variety of types of practice from combat lifesaver and first responder. The 97th MDG intends to make a sole source award to SimX Inc (CAGE: 79S56), due to being the only source capable of providing the proprietary software-based platform for conducting realistic medical training which is compatible with their headset. It is designed for effectiveness in a wide variety of settings and for a wide variety of types of practice, from combat lifesaver and first responder to hi… (show all)
gh acuity in-hospital care. The SimX technology was developed in part with funds from the Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The SBIR program is used by the Federal Government to enable the development of technologies with dual use potential within the Government as well as the commercial sector. The SBIR program is competitively selected, and a cost reasonableness assessment is made by US Government contracting officers during selection. Under the Federal SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, this assessment may be relied upon by contracting officers to satisfy the need for competition and serves as a Federal Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC / also known as a "sole source justification"). Additionally, because SimX owns the SBIR Data Rights and patent(s) in the technology, no other company may produce and/or sell the same technology without a license or distribution agreement from SimX. The proposed contract action for the Government intends to solicit from a single source under the authority of RFO 6.103-1 and 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(1). This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. Requests for documentation, additional information, or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a single source procurement. Capability statements are due on September 11, 2026 at 11AM CDT. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to fredrick.larbi_kwapong.1@us.af.mil or ryan.lafever.2@us.af.mil. Capability statements and supporting documentation provided after the due date listed above will not be reviewed. Please see attached Sole Source Justification and Provision and Clauses.
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.