Solicitation
Sniper Comprehensive Advanced Targeting Pod (CATP2) Support and Sustainment Option Years 6 & 7
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA8540-26-R-0001
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
AI summary Beta
The Air Force (AFLCMC) plans to award Option Years 6 and 7 of the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (CATP2) support and sustainment effort sole source to Lockheed Martin. Other firms may send a capability statement or proposal, but the Government says this is not a request for competitive proposals. Proposals are due 2026-11-20.
Watch out for
- Sole source to Lockheed Martin. The Government intends to award to Lockheed Martin, so a small business has very little chance as a prime.
This solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals.
- Conflicting timing language. The text says proposals within 15 days of issuance will be considered, but the SAM deadline is 2026-11-20.
All proposals received within the 15 days after issuance of solicitation will be considered.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Management, engineering, production, fabrication, integration and configuration management of the Sniper system
- Test and test support, plus hardware and software upgrades
- Resolve Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) issues
- Logistics support to meet a system availability rate and reliability target (MTBME)
- Maintain a Contractor Quality System
- Contract type
- Two one-year options on an existing contract, sole source negotiated
- Period of performance
- Two one-year option periods (Option Years 6 and 7)
- Place of performance
- Robins Air Force Base, GA, or contractor or subcontractor facilities (SAM field lists Orlando, FL)
- How they'll choose
- Sole source negotiation with Lockheed Martin; other responses are reviewed but not competed
- Offers due
- 2026-11-20 16:00 (UTC-05:00, Eastern)
- How to submit
- Contact the Contract Specialist / Procuring Contracting Officer; submission method not stated
What to include when you submit
- Interested parties may send a capability statement or proposal for review
- Ombudsman contact for unresolved concerns: Nicole Furlough, nicole.furlough@us.af.mil, 478-222-1088
You must have
- No foreign participation at the prime contract level
foreign participation is not permitted at the prime contract level
Current contractor
Lockheed Martin Corporation (CAGE 04939) is named as the intended sole-source awardee; this continues an existing effort (Option Years 6 and 7).
Not in the notice text
- Estimated value
- Detailed statement of work and required quantities
- How and where to submit a proposal
- Evaluation factors
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 20, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- FA8540-26-R-0001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8540 AFLCMC Eskb
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 334511
- Product/service code
- J059
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Place of performance
- Orlando, FL
- Contracting contact
- Casey Pricecasey.price.3@us.af.mil
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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