F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, AF/A-18F, and AEA-18G Advanced Cockpit System (ACS) ECP 6516 Requirements Refinements
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-26-NORFP-TPM265-0523 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 18, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Oct 8, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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.
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What the notice says
The Naval Air Systems Command, PMA-265 (Program Office for F/A-18 and EA-18G Aircraft), intends to solicit and negotiate a modification to existing Delivery Order N0001920F0870 under sole-source Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-16-G-0001 with The Boeing Company. This action will procure supplies and services associated with requirements refinements under Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 6516 for the F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, AF/A-18F, and AEA-18G Advanced Cockpit System (ACS) Upgrade. The modification will include engineering, design, drawing, and Technical Directive (TD) updates across the app… (show all)
licable aircraft configurations. Specifically, the scope encompasses incorporating Service Life Modernization (SLM) redlines through Redline 120 into AFC-729 and AFC-730, incorporating Advanced Networking Infrastructure (ANI) uncap/unstow wiring procedures, updating the Warning, Advisory, Threat (WAT) panel part number in AFC-730, updating the High Definition Video Recorder (HDVR) part number into AFC-729 and AFC-730, and updating retrofit drawings associated with ECP 6516, ECP 6514 (HDVR System Incorporation), and ECP 6552 (Replacement of HDVR Door) to enable a single engineering drawing release across F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, AF/A-18F, and AEA-18G aircraft. This BOA was awarded on a sole source basis to Boeing in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) (formerly 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)), as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1, �Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.� Boeing is the only company with the unique knowledge, experience, special skills, facilities, manufacturing techniques, and technical data required to support the above mentioned Advanced Cockpit System (ACS) Upgrade / F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft weapon systems. THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any responses received. There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a delivery order. For small business or subcontracting opportunities, contact The Boeing Company Small Business Liaison Officer, Taylor Beitler, taylor.beitler@boeing.com.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) 1510 and NAICS 336411.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $11.8M to $1.2B, median $74.2M; range $1.5M to $6.0B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B | 4 | $6.1B | Jul 20, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B | 2 | $2.4B | Sep 18, 2026 |
| KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC · $RTX · $93.5B | 1 | $1.5M | Sep 16, 2026 |
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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $74.2M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $74.2M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $74.2M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 18, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$2.3BF-35 Lightning II FY 25-28 Site Activation and Hardware (SAHW) IDIQMateriality: 3.0% of $LMT revenue (Medium) SEC
- Sep 16, 2026KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC$1.5MAward Synopsis of F/A-18 and EA-18G Fire Suppression Control Alarm UpgradesMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 20, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$21.1MF/A-18E/F ADVEW Flight Test Integration Definitization Award NoticeMateriality: 0.02% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 30, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$74.2MF-35 Phase 2.3 Mod 4 Weapons Defin.Materiality: 0.10% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 15, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$6.0BP-8A Aircraft Full Rate Production FRP IX (Lot 13)Materiality: 6.3% of $BA revenue (High) SEC
- Mar 23, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$2.5MF/A-18 E/F ADVEW Flight Test Integration Stopgap Award NoticeMateriality: <0.01% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- May 8, 2025THE BOEING COMPANY$101.4MECP6213R2 (FY24-25)Materiality: 0.11% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (23 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.1M from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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.
- 8 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 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.