Presolicitation
Presolicitation Notice - Advanced Field Modeling and Systems Optimization Feasibility Study
FA2360 AFNWC/NDK AFNWC/NDKK · Kirtland Afb, New Mexico
Response status
Due in 11 days
Sep 16, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC
Responses remain open.
- Posted
- Sep 2, 2026
- Archive date
- Sep 30, 2026
- SAM status
- Active
Answer-first brief
What the source record says
- FA2360 AFNWC/NDK AFNWC/NDKK published this presolicitation.
- Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
- The place of performance is Kirtland Afb, New Mexico.
- The notice uses NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).
Procurement identity
- Notice ID
- e1f76488693d48f192fd8e4a529ed50b
- Solicitation
- FA236026P0001
- Base type
- Presolicitation
- Version
- 1 of 1
Solicitation facts
Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation number
- FA236026P0001
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set-Aside - Total
- Set-aside code
- SBA
- Posted
- Sep 2, 2026
- Responses due
- Sep 16, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC
- Archive date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Archive type
- auto15
- Base type
- Presolicitation
- Organization type
- OFFICE
- Benchmark category
- —
- Category confidence
- —
- Category source
- —
- Last seen
- Sep 5, 2026
Buyer and place
Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.
- Department
- DEPT OF DEFENSE
- Department code
- —
- Subagency
- DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
- Subagency code
- —
- Office
- FA2360 AFNWC/NDK AFNWC/NDKK
- Organization path
- —
- Organization path codes
- —
- Office address
- KIRTLAND AFB, NM, 87117-0001, USA
- Place of performance
- Kirtland Afb, New Mexico
- City code
- —
- State
- New Mexico
- State code
- NM
- Postal code
- —
- Country
- —
Points of contact
Contact details from the current notice version.
primary
Margaret Peterson
secondary
Gabrielle Dorsey
Notice description
Source text reproduced without an AI summary.
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) intends to acquire a four-month highly specialized technical feasibility study to validate whether a patented, high-efficiency magnetic field design can be adapted to manage and optimize complex physical system dynamics. Please see attached notice for more information. Amendment 1 published 02 Sept 2026 - changes response date in attached document to 15 Sept 2026, in congruence with the notice close date.
Comparable award range
Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.
Low end (p25)$1,345,549
Median$3,436,737
High end (p75)$10,145,735
- Comparable awards
- 50
- Median
- $3,436,737
- Computed
- Sep 5, 2026
- Rubric
- comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.
Comparable awards
The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.
| Award | Contractor | Value | Awarded | Score | Why it matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UARC TACTICAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | HOWARD UNIVERSITY | $6,524,425.00 | Apr 30, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| COMBAT IDENTIFICATION AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY (CATCH) CALL 02 | MATRIX RESEARCH INC | $14,969,071.00 | Apr 30, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| GEOSPATIAL AUTOMATION USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL AND SYNTHETIC APERTURE RA | ETEGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. | $8,593,811.00 | Apr 29, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET | INTELSAT GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC | $11,887,494.00 | May 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| SEE SECTION J, ATTACHMENT 1, STATEMENT OF WORK ENTITLED SECURE EDGE PUSH-TO-TALK DEVELOPME | DITTOLIVE INCORPORATED | $377,361.23 | May 4, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| THIS EFFORT WAS PROPOSED VIA WHITE PAPER USING GRAPE ARA FA8650-18-S-5008 | MINCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $3,759,898.00 | May 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND EMERGING CAPABILITIES (STEC) SUPPORT | STEPHENSON STELLAR CORPORATION | $51,376,546.71 | May 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| F100 COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM | RTX CORPORATION | $3,436,736.58 | Apr 30, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| FY26 J85-21 ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | $1,688,678.58 | Apr 28, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MOLECULAR ASSESSMENT SENSING TECHNOLOGIES | BLUEHALO, LLC | $10,000,000.00 | May 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS | SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. | $6,819,330.63 | May 4, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MODERN INTEGRATION FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION DIGITAL ENGINEERING WEAPON DESIGN | ANYAR INC. | $1,098,719.77 | Apr 27, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HYPERSONIC INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCED MISSILES (HITEM) LETHALITY TESTING AND VEH | CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | $5,720,015.00 | Apr 28, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| COMMON TACTICAL EDGE NETWORK CTEN | THE BOEING COMPANY | $26,649,153.95 | Apr 30, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| COMMON TACTICAL EDGE NETWORK | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | $14,347,064.00 | May 5, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| COMMON TACTICAL EDGE NETWORK | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | $16,312,147.00 | Apr 30, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| COMMON TACTICAL EDGE NETWORK | RAYTHEON COMPANY | $21,364,500.00 | May 4, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| WILD CARD | RTX BBN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $69,140,904.00 | Apr 29, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| CSUAS FLIGHT TESTING | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC | $999,652.00 | May 5, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| FUTURE ORIENTED ROOK GEOSPATIAL ENGINE - THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST A HIGHLY RES | PRAESES, LLC | $10,542,173.00 | Apr 28, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
Record provenance
Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.
| Field | Source | Source as of | Parser | Transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| base_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| city_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| contacts | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| description | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| naics_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_id | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_city | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_postal_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| organization_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| posted_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| psc_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| response_deadline | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| sam_url | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| set_aside_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| set_aside_label_raw | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| solicitation_number | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| subagency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| title | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| upstream_active | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 4, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.
- 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
- 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Sep 5, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.
Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.