The Air Force needs a small business to manufacture F-35 HOTAS simulation systems.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Air Force needs a small business to manufacture F-35 HOTAS simulation systems for the F-35 fighter jet. The systems will be used for training purposes.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a firm-fixed-price contract with a period of performance of 160 days. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose quote is fully responsive to the solicitation.
- How will they pick the winner? The Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation factors are price and technically acceptability.
- When and how do you bid? Quotes are due on 20 July 2026 at 9:00AM Pacific Daylight Time. All questions and quotes must be sent to jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil and paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.
Primary point of contact
Name
Jenna Jacobson
Email
jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil
Phone
(661) 277-9558