Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 8, 2026·Responses due Sep 23, 2026

Parts and Repairs for EA-18G and P-8A AEA and P-8A Poseidon FST and Organic Depot

NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NSWC CRANE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N0016427RWS91
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
5865
Place
Crane, IN, USA
Contact
ANGIE COOPERIDER (angela.w.cooperider.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N0016427RWS91 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 8, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 31, 2026 to Aug 22, 2027, middle of the range Mar 22, 2027.
Measured from 53 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 334511 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 8, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • 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

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has a requirement for production parts and repairs supporting EA-18 G Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) and P-8A Poseidon Fleet Support Teams (FSTs) and Organic Depots for all phases and programs. The Government intends to procure parts and seek repairs of the following CAES Systems San Diego Select Components: Filter Switch Amplifier Low, Amplifier Attenuator Integrated, and Integrated Microwave Assembly (IMA) Midband Preselector. The estimated maximum contract value is $27.3M, and minimum contract value is $5K. The anticipated timeframe for the releas… (show all)

e of the solicitation is estimated to be in the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 with an award of the procurement in the fourth quarter of FY 2027. NSWC Crane, located at Naval Weapons Station, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN, 47522, intends to award a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Firm-Fixed-Price contract. A related Request for information, N0016426SNC02, was previously posted on SAM.gov. Contractors must be properly registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://sam.gov. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, bid, or proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency. Offers shall be e-mailed to Angie Cooperider at angela.w.cooperider.civ@us.navy.mil. Address: 300 HWY 361, Crane, IN 47522. All required information must be received on or before 23 SEP 2026 2:00 PM EASTERN TIME. The proposed contract action is for the supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, CAES Systems LLC 9404 Chesapeake Drive, San Diego, CA 92113-1303, under the authority of RFO FAR 6.103-1(a)(b) This is being solicited on a sole source basis because only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to Contract Opportunities on https://sam.gov/. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor https://sam.gov/ for any amendments, which may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a quote will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award.

Who won similar work

29 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NSWC CRANE), same NAICS 334511.

Single-winner award sizes (29): middle half $6.1M to $48.0M, median $19.8M; range $750K to $421.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B5$486.5MOct 9, 2026
Raytheon Company · $RTX · $68.9B5$205.8MSep 15, 2025
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.3$254.1MOct 8, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B2$297.0MSep 9, 2026
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX · $19.4B2$26.3MOct 5, 2026
PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS & TECHNOLOGIES INC1$89.0MDec 16, 2025
Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation1$65.2MAug 28, 2025
HIGH BRIDGE SOLUTIONS, LLC1$43.0MDec 17, 2024
MSI DEFENCE SYSTEMS US, LLC1$29.3MAug 25, 2025
POLARITY INC.1$7.5MJul 8, 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.

Investor context
  • $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 29 past awards, $19.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 29 past awards, $19.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 29 past awards, $19.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 29 past awards, $19.8M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (25 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $1.4M 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
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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
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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.

  • 4 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.