Solicitation # SDA-SN-27-0004Updated Nov 5, 2026Scored Nov 15, 2026
Closes in 5 days, Nov 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EST
Nov 20
Nov 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EST
Summary by RFP Detector
Department of the Air Force, part of the Department of Defense, posted a special notice titled “HII Sole Source Notification” under solicitation number SDA-SN-27-0004. It was posted on Nov 5, 2026. Responses are due Nov 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EST. It is classified under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and product/service code R425. No set-aside is listed. The place of performance is Chantilly, Virginia. The listed point of contact is SDA - HII Sole Source Notification.
RFP Detector Score
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Starts at 50
No value published. Typical award is about $600K: the median of 2,513 Air Force contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 541330, FY24–FY26.
Notice signals a sole-source or brand-name intent. The largest recipient took 5% of these dollars in FY24–FY26, and spending is spread across many vendors.
Air Force obligated $22.8B on NAICS 541330 across 2,718 contracts in FY24–FY26. 54 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Special notice: 5 days to respond (due Nov 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EST). Tight.
Documents not listed, named contact with email, 140-word description.
Posted 9 days ago.
Capped at 30: not openly competed
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 15, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
The Space Development Agency (SDA) intends to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) by January 2027. This award will enable HII to continue its highly specialized and unique combination of technical expertise, continuous process experience, and proprietary institutional knowledge of SDA constellation systems, space-vehicle architectures, and partner agency systems. This award will be made under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, 10 U.S.C. 3204 (a)(1). This is NOT a request for competitive proposals and is published for informational purposes only. Questions or comments related to this Notice of Intent shall be directed to ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.SN-27-0004@mail.mil (phone calls/voicemails will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent to Sole Source – SDA-SN-27-0004.
No documents are listed for this notice.
SDA - HII Sole Source Notification
PrimaryPoints of contact as published on the notice.
Special Notice posted
Responses dueNext · in 5 days
Archive date on the official notice
Federal award history
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541330 · FY24–FY26
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 6,998,994,051.14 |
| FY2023 | 7,823,204,549.67 |
| FY2024 | 8,391,364,897.18 |
| FY2025 | 8,271,692,578.24 |
| FY2026 | 6,169,995,292.66 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
Same NAICS group or Engineering & Architecture, nearby first, ranked by score.
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