NAV/COMM Modernized Radio Redesign for Obsolescence
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-24-RFPREQ-WPM280-0038 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a sole source, contract modification to L3 Harris Technologies, Inc. (L3Harris), 9020 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123. This effort is for the procurement of redesign of the Modernized Radio (MODRAD) to mitigate parts obsolescence including studies and analyses to address possible upgrades for future architectures in support of both domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) partners. This contract modification is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204 (a)(1) as implemented by F… (show all)
ederal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements. This contract action will be issued on a sole-source basis to L3Harris, the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the MODRAD, and as such, L3Harris is the only known source available with the requisite technical knowledge, experience, and tooling to produce the requirements described herein to satisfy the Government�s requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. Subcontracting opportunities should be sought directly from L3Harris at the following address: (a) L3 Harris Technologies, Inc. (L3Harris), 9020 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, (b) Attn: Jessica Jones (c) email Jessica.Medina@L3Harris.com. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERESTED PARTIES: There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make any award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract modification 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. Point of contact for this synopsis is Anita Talavera. Responses to this synopsis should be sent by email to anita.m.talavera.civ@us.navy.mil.
Who won similar work
17 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | 5 | $65.1M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC | 2 | $179.5M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| MSI DEFENSE SOLUTIONS LLC | 2 | $37.6M | Feb 25, 2025 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 2 | $11.7M | Mar 13, 2025 |
| SAAB INC · $SAABF | 1 | $84.3M | Mar 31, 2025 |
| CAES SYSTEMS LLC · $HON | 1 | $20.7M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 1 | $12.0M | Jul 21, 2026 |
| DRS SYSTEMS, INC · $DRS | 1 | $2.7M | Jun 4, 2025 |
| DCMA NORTHROP GRUMMAN ROLLNG MEADOW Rolling Meadows IL 60008 USA | 1 | $598K | Feb 27, 2025 |
| LMB NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $45K | Oct 1, 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 6, 2026BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.$11.6MProcure Fiscal Years (FY) 2026-2027 OE-120/UPX Antenna Group Systems, retrofit kits, Installation and Checkout (INCO) kits, testing, production support and technical data
- Oct 6, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$9.1MCXP Tech Refresh Phase 2B
- Aug 26, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$58.1MAPR-39 FY26 Production Lot 9
- Jul 21, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$12.0MJoint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Unit for the Government of Italy
- Apr 10, 2026BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.$3.0MOE-120B/UPX Software Update
- Apr 3, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$30.0MAN/APX-123A(V) Common Transponder Technical Refresh
- Apr 3, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$11.5MCXP Tech Refresh Phase 2A
- Mar 30, 2026CAES SYSTEMS LLC$20.7MALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) Low-Band Consolidation (LBC) Production Follow-On Award
- Oct 1, 2025LMB NORTH AMERICA, INC.$45KC-26 Radar Hyperfan
- Jun 4, 2025DRS SYSTEMS, INC$2.7MDistributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure (DAIRCM) PoR/EMD PCA/FCA
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 (26 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.5M 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.
- 6 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 10 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.