F-35 hotas
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA930226Q0080
- Agency
-
Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6910 Training Aids
- Place of performance
- Edwards, California 93524, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Test Center seeks five pairs of F-35 Hands On Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) systems for desktop Virtual Aggressor Training System configuration at Edwards Air Force Base, with quotes due July 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM local time. This is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 336413, with a 1,250-employee size standard.
Place of performance and delivery are to Edwards AFB, California (DoDAAC F1S0AX). Delivery is required within 160 calendar days from award.
The procurement is structured as a Request for Quote under Simplified Acquisition Procedures with firm fixed pricing. Submission is by email (10 MB maximum file size); oral offers will not be accepted. Offerors must submit written quotes via SF1449 and separate PDF quote with pricing for all contract line items. The nonmanufacturer rule does not apply.
Equipment specifications require commercial off-the-shelf HOTAS units already in production, featuring plug-and-play USB HID compliance with native Windows, SUSE, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64 and arm64) compatibility and no proprietary drivers. Systems must employ contactless magnetic sensors (Hall Effect) or force-sensing technology delivering 12-bit or 16-bit resolution with zero dead zones; throttle must feature mechanical detents with minimum 6-inch travel and aircraft-representative detent logic; crucial switches and buttons rated for minimum 500,000 operations per MIL-PRF-8805E. All components must be NDAA Section 889 and TAA compliant. A 2-year hardware warranty must be included in base pricing; warranty options quoted separately. Spare parts constitute a separate contract line item, with individual items exceeding $500 listed separately. Vendors must submit Letter of Volatility and documented sanitization procedures with proposals. A separate spare parts package is required.
The solicitation incorporates FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5 plus applicable DFARS clauses. An ombudsman is available for dispute resolution. Questions deadline is July 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM PDT (per Amendment 2, posted July 28).
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
Amendment 2- Deadline extended to July 31, 2026.
Q&A Deadline exended to July 29, 2026 at 12 PM PDT
Statement of Requirement Updated in Attachments
Q&A Answers Revised and Updated in Attachments
Amendment 1- Q&A Posted as an Attachment
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This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) Solicitation for the acquisition of F-35 Simulation Hands on Throttle and Stick Systems (HOTAS) at Edwards AFB.
Please see attachments for further details.
(i) This is a solicitation for commercial supply prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement.
(ii) Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0080 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the supply described in this solicitation are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.
Offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
(iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 336413 "Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing " with a size standard 1,250 employees.
(v) Period of Performance is 160 days ARO.
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
1. SAM UEI:
2. TIN Number:
3. CAGE Code:
4. Contractor Name:
5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
7. Email address:
8. Price:
9. Warranty:
10. Date Offer Expires:
11. FOB Destination:
12. Delivery Lead Time/ Period of Performance Terms:
13. Technical Approach:
All questions are due on 29 July 2026 at 12:00PM Pacific Daylight Time.
Quotes are due on 31 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.
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The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for technical acceptability. This factor is the: (1) Ability to provide the required F-35 HOTAS as defined in the attached SOR. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.
Evaluation Factors:
1. Price
2. Technically Acceptability
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote is fully responsive to the solicitation.
The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: N/A
Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
Quote Submission Information: It is the government's intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.
Update #2 ·
Amendment 1- Q&A Posted as an Attachment
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This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) Solicitation for the acquisition of F-35 Simulation Hands on Throttle and Stick Systems (HOTAS) at Edwards AFB.
Please see attachments for further details.
(i) This is a solicitation for commercial supply prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement.
(ii) Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0080 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the supply described in this solicitation are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.
Offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
(iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 336413 "Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing " with a size standard 1,250 employees.
(v) Period of Performance is 160 days ARO.
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
1. SAM UEI:
2. TIN Number:
3. CAGE Code:
4. Contractor Name:
5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
7. Email address:
8. Price:
9. Warranty:
10. Date Offer Expires:
11. FOB Destination:
12. Delivery Lead Time/ Period of Performance Terms:
13. Technical Approach:
All questions are due on 15 July 2026 at 9:00AM Pacific Daylight Time.
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.
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The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for technical acceptability. This factor is the: (1) Ability to provide the required F-35 HOTAS as defined in the attached SOR. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.
Evaluation Factors:
1. Price
2. Technically Acceptability
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote is fully responsive to the solicitation.
The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: N/A
Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
Quote Submission Information: It is the government's intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.
Update #1 ·
This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) Solicitation for the acquisition of F-35 Simulation Hands on Throttle and Stick Systems (HOTAS) at Edwards AFB.
Please see attachments for further details.
(i) This is a solicitation for commercial supply prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement.
(ii) Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0080 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the supply described in this solicitation are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.
Offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
(iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 336413 "Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing " with a size standard 1,250 employees.
(v) Period of Performance is 160 days ARO.
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
1. SAM UEI:
2. TIN Number:
3. CAGE Code:
4. Contractor Name:
5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
7. Email address:
8. Price:
9. Warranty:
10. Date Offer Expires:
11. FOB Destination:
12. Delivery Lead Time/ Period of Performance Terms:
13. Technical Approach:
All questions are due on 15 July 2026 at 9:00AM Pacific Daylight Time.
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.
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The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for technical acceptability. This factor is the: (1) Ability to provide the required F-35 HOTAS as defined in the attached SOR. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.
Evaluation Factors:
1. Price
2. Technically Acceptability
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote is fully responsive to the solicitation.
The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: N/A
Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
Quote Submission Information: It is the government's intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.
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