Sources SoughtPosted Apr 8, 2025·Responses due Apr 23, 2025

MQ-4C Various Power Supply

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
335312
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N6833525R
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
4410
Place
Not stated
Contact
Mark Schnittman (mark.a.schnittman.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N6833525R in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Apr 8, 2025 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Apr 24, 2025
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Apr 24, 2025
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Jun 12, 2026
    Award Notice
    HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. · $3.9M
    Open

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

Pursuant to FAR 15.201(e), this is a Request for Information only and no solicitation package is available. This Sources Sought notice is being posted to satisfy the requirements of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 206.302-1(d). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Lakehurst intends to solicit, negotiate, and award, to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Hydraulics International, Inc., a three-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the following hydraulic power supply units in support of the United States Navy and Royal A… (show all)

ustralian Air Force MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Air Systems: Part Number (P/N) 040499-100, ELECTRIC HYD POWER SUPPLY A/M27T-14 P/N 040499-100 MIL-PRF-87257, POWER SUPPLY, HYDRAULIC P/N 4106AS0408-1, POWER SUPPLY, DIESEL HYDRAULIC This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and is issued in conformance with DFARS PGI 206.302-1; it does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), a Request for Proposal (RFP), or a Request for Quote (RFQ). This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government WILL NOT PAY for any information received in response to this RFI, and the Government will not compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the response to this RFI. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation may not necessarily result from this RFI. Availability of any formal solicitation may be announced under a separate announcement. Any requests for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is an RFI, not an RFP. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All interested parties should send company and descriptive literature on currently available products that meet the Navy's requirements, described above. With the response, include a point of contact, phone number, email address, website information, DUNS Number, CAGE Code, and Business Size Status for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of this RFI. Any responses in reference to this RFI shall be submitted electronically to the Point of Contact associated with this RFI no later than the requested response date.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), same industry group (NAICS 3353).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION1$1.2MSep 24, 2026
ESSEX ELECTRO ENGINEERS INC1$97KSep 5, 2025
Elite Veteran Solutions, LLC1$61KSep 2, 2026
BANKS III ENTERPRISE L.L.C.1$19KMay 23, 2025

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Latest awards

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.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 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.

  • 0 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.

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