NOTICE OF INTENT TO SINGLE SOURCE - Frontgrade Technologies Inc.
FAA · FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 2605168 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 7, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
NOTICE OF DECISION TO CONTRACT WITH A SINGLE SOURCE: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, intends to award a single source contract to Frontgrade Technologies Inc. for the procurement of Thirty (30) ASR-8 1618 to 1625 Conversion Kits. In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management system Paragraph 3.2.2.4, the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis of the FAA's decision to contract with a selected source via single source procedures. This procurement is for Conversion Kits to support the Brand-New Air Traffic Control System (… (show all)
BNATCS) under the Radar System Replacement (RSR) program to ensure compatibility with the RSR architecture. The proposed principle North Americdan Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 334511-Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical and nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing with a Size standard of no more than 1,250 employees. This announcement is for informational purposes only, not a Solicitation/Request for Proposal. A competitive soliciation is not available for this procurement. All questions pertaining to this announcement should be addressed in writing to the Contract Specialist, Nina Musser @ nina.j.musser@faa.gov by 4pm (CT) on Wednesday 21 October 2026
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (FAA), same NAICS 334511.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $345K to $696K, median $420K; range $340K to $267.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAAB INC · $SAABF | 1 | $267.3M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| VAISALA INC. | 1 | $696K | Jun 9, 2025 |
| SRCTEC, LLC | 1 | $420K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| ADB Safegate Americas LLC | 1 | $345K | Mar 5, 2025 |
| VISLINK, LLC | 1 | $340K | Oct 21, 2024 |
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.
- Sep 10, 2026SRCTEC, LLC$420KUpgrade of SR Hawk radar systemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2025SAAB INC$267.3MSurface Movement Radar, Model 4 , Replacement for Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model 3 Surface Movement Radar (ASDE-3 SMR)$SAABF: no recent revenue figure in SEC filings (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 9, 2025VAISALA INC.$696KVisibility SensorsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 5, 2025ADB Safegate Americas LLC$345KCONTRACT AWARD: RWSL Gen 2 ComponentsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 21, 2024VISLINK, LLC$340K6973GH-25-C-00013 - CBP AVDL Downlink Handheld Receivers - AWARD/SPS - QR 1719-377No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 2024 (21 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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
- 983 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.
- 1 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.