ASE B Kits and LBDR
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-TPM265-0933 in this department, oldest first.
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
DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being us… (show all)
ed to determine potential sources capable of providing the supplies and/or services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this sources sought. Each contract action will be synopsized on the System for Award Management at www.SAM.gov as applicable in FAR 5.201(b). INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to continue the upgrade to the EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) system through the AEA System Enhancement (ASE) project effort to provide additional processing capacity and infrastructure to accommodate planned functionality needed to address advanced threats and platform interoperability with Next Generation Jammer (NGJ). As a part of this effort, NAVAIR intends to procure additional retrofit kits for all current EA-18G aircraft. ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 1560; the NAICS is 336413 with a size standard of 1500 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance for the contract is 54 months PROGRAM BACKGROUND ECP 6482 EA-18G AEA ASE is for the design, development, integration, and production of modifications to the AEA System on the United States Navy (USN) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) EA-18G aircraft. REQUIRED CAPABILTIES Requirements include familiarity with the design and configuration of AEA systems capabilities. Manufacturing knowledge, experience, and technical data are required to fulfill this procurement within the time required. INCUMBENT This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, 1580A W Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10, 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to provide the supplies or services listed in the required capabilities described herein. Documentation should be in bullet format and clearly explain why you are capable of meeting the requirements. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company CAGE Code, Company Business Size under NAICS code 336413, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number, and email address. In addition, the documentation shall include whether you intend to pursue the opportunity as a prime contractor or a subcontractor, whether any joint venture or teaming arrangements will be used (provide as much detail as possible at this time), and whether you are a manufacturer or non-manufacturer (per FAR 19.102(f)). If you are a manufacturer, teaming or subcontracting with a large business, provide information on your planned compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. Lastly, the documentation shall include a demonstration that your company currently possesses or has authorized access to the necessary technical data, or has a viable plan to obtain, generate, or otherwise secure authorized access to the necessary technical data, and that it will be maintained throughout the duration of the effort being sought. You must highlight unique data generation techniques used by your company, and areas where modifications can be performed without technical data provided by the Government or OEM. You must also demonstrate examples where your company has generated similar technical data to modify aircraft of this type and scale. The capability statement package shall be sent by email to kathleen.n.la.civ@us.navy.mil. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. Submissions must be recieved at the email address cited no later than 3:00 pm Eastern Time on August 8, 2024. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Kathleen La at the cited email address.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) 1560 and NAICS 336413.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $10.9M to $26.4M, median $14.4M; range $7.3M to $38.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMBLE AEROSTRUCTURES LIMITED | 1 | $38.5M | Feb 25, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B | 1 | $14.4M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| MEGGITT DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. · $PH · $21.5B | 1 | $7.3M | Oct 24, 2024 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $14.4M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $PH reported $21.5B revenue (fiscal year ending Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $14.4M, 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.
- Apr 1, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$14.4MGCM A-Kit ProductionMateriality: 0.02% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 25, 2026HAMBLE AEROSTRUCTURES LIMITED$38.5MAward Notice for for P-8A SUU-92 Wing Pylon AssembliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 24, 2024MEGGITT DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.$7.3MIRST Production LRIP VIIIMateriality: 0.03% of $PH 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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (14 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $358K 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.