Chaff Expendable Countermeasures - IDIQ
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM272-0095_01 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 18, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
- Sep 18, 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.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, MD, intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price IDIQ contract to Armtec Defense Technologies, Coachella, CA. The contract will procure an estimated quantity of 30,000 - 500,000 Chaff Expendable Countermeasures per year to satisfy both domestic and foreign requirements. This contract is planned to contain a five year ordering period to satisfy requirements for FY28 through FY32. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), … (show all)
as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, �Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.� Armtec is the only contractor who possesses the manufacturing technology, infrastructure, capacity, and platform qualifications to complete all requirements detailed in the related Sources Sought Notice posted to SAM.gov on 07 August 2026. No other source has the technical qualifications and necessary resources to perform the work described herein, nor will any other supplies or services satisfy the Government�s requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining future competitive opportunities for this requirement. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Elizabeth V. Lamb at elizabeth.v.lamb2.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses to this notice must be submitted by 02-October-2026.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) 5865 and NAICS 334511.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $2.2M to $13.0M, median $6.6M; range $598K to $20.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAES SYSTEMS LLC · $HON · $33.0B | 1 | $20.7M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX · $19.4B | 1 | $10.4M | Mar 13, 2025 |
| DRS SYSTEMS, INC · $DRS · $2.8B | 1 | $2.7M | Jun 4, 2025 |
| DCMA NORTHROP GRUMMAN ROLLNG MEADOW Rolling Meadows IL 60008 USA | 1 | $598K | Feb 27, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $HON reported $33.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $6.6M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $6.6M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $DRS reported $2.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $6.6M, is 0.2% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Mar 30, 2026CAES SYSTEMS LLC$20.7MALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) Low-Band Consolidation (LBC) Production Follow-On Award
- Jun 4, 2025DRS SYSTEMS, INC$2.7MDistributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure (DAIRCM) PoR/EMD PCA/FCA
- Mar 13, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$10.4MN00019-23-RFPREQ-TPM272-0109 Award
- Feb 27, 2025DCMA NORTHROP GRUMMAN ROLLNG MEADOW Rolling Meadows IL 60008 USA$598KAssault AAQ-24/DoN LAIRCM CH-53K SW Velocity Defect (NED)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $674K 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.