Portable Oxygen Regulator Test Set (PORTS)
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N68335-26-RFI-1172 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 28, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Sep 29, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION #N68335-26-RFI-1172 Package Name: Portable Oxygen Regulator Test Set (PORTS) PSC Code: 4920 � Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialize Equipment NAICS Code: 334515 � Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals This Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) notice is being posted In Accordance With (IAW) DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has a requirement for Portable Oxygen Regulator Test Set (PORTS). This RFI is issued as part of the Government�s procurement strategy in suppo… (show all)
rt of a PORTS. After thoroughly reviewing, each responder is requested to provide detailed answers the following questions and to provide the following information: RESPONSES REQUESTED INFORMATION: Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information and shall include the following as a minimum: Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated point of contact. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business). Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum: Specify whether your company has an existing product that is currently available in the marketplace, and that substantially meets the performance requirements. Please provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and the enabling technologies utilized in the product design. If your company does not have an existing product already available in the marketplace, indicate whether your company has an existing product, a product that is currently under development, or if your company is conducting research and development for a set of enabling technologies, that with continued development could be designed into a product that could substantially meet the performance requirements and could be made available to the marketplace within 24 months. If so, provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and / or the enabling technologies planned or utilized in the development of the future finished product design. Provide specific recommendations to the government to improve the PORTS. Forward specific questions to the government to clarify any aspect of the PORTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Government is seeking industry input to assist in identifying components that might meet the requirements described above. Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten pages in length via electronic mail. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. All information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure IAW FAR 15.207, Handling Proposals and Information. The Government utilizes Contractor Support Staff (CSS) for assisting in all aspects of its acquisition process, and each of those individuals does have signed non-disclosure statements on file as condition of their employment. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded IAW the applicable Government regulations. Respondents will be notified of the result of the Government�s review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated solicitation that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management website: SAM.gov. It is the potential vendor�s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. HOW TO RESPOND Interested parties shall respond within five (5) business days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please submit your response to this RFI (not to exceed ten (10) pages) via e-mail no later than 7 October 2026, 5:00 PM EDT to Heaven�s Kelly at heavens.d.kelly.civ@us.navy.mil.
Who won similar work
12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334515.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TESTEK LLC | 3 | $3.0M | Jun 5, 2026 |
| TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP | 2 | $469K | Oct 7, 2026 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 1 | $2.5M | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Symetrics Industries, LLC · $TDG | 1 | $426K | Feb 3, 2026 |
| VASTGLOBE LOGISTICS LLC | 1 | $414K | Aug 10, 2026 |
| HOWELL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $300K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| EDMO DISTRIBUTORS, INCORPORATED | 1 | $197K | May 26, 2026 |
| S W INTERCONNECT INC | 1 | $158K | Mar 11, 2025 |
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 1 | $61K | Aug 29, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Oct 7, 2026TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP$96KCommunication/Navigation Test Set
- Sep 18, 2026HOWELL INSTRUMENTS, INC.$300KThermostatic Switch Test Set
- Aug 10, 2026VASTGLOBE LOGISTICS LLC$414KUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
- Jun 5, 2026TESTEK LLC$2.5MAGTS Pre-Buffer & Junction Box Assembly
- May 26, 2026EDMO DISTRIBUTORS, INCORPORATED$197KCH-53K Program O-Level Bag: Air Data Accessory Set
- May 4, 2026TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP$373KCommunication/Navigation Test Set In Support Of MH-60R Foreign Military Sales Programs
- Feb 3, 2026Symetrics Industries, LLC$426KKC-130 Radar Signal Simulator and Spares
- Sep 5, 2025TESTEK LLC$208KAircraft Generator Test Stand (AGTS Lay In Spares Package
- Aug 29, 2025ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$61KFMS Kuwait KC-130J Countermeasure Dispenser Testers
- Jun 2, 2025TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.$2.5MCalibration Support Equipment/Components
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.