NOTICE: Intent to Award Sole Source ? MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. ? for ATS-6580A Master Timing System
NIWC (Naval Information Warfare) · NIWC PACIFIC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N66001-26-Q-6237 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 22, 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
Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific) intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. (CAGE 60991, 2355 W CHANDLER BLVDCHANDLER, AZ 85224). The requirement is for the purchase of the following:Item 1: Microchip ATS-6580A Master Timing SystemDescription: Hardened TFlex, M-Code, GPS antenna included, Rubidium Reference, 2 AC power supplies,No output modules, internal flashPart No.: ATS-6580A-A2G5R-M00Qty: 6; Item 2: Microchip Flat Rate Shipping FeePart No.: FLAT RATE SHIPPINGQty: 1. This notice of intent is not a request f… (show all)
or quote. A determination by the Government not to complete based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.Acquisition of Commercial Items under FAR Part 12 and Simplified Acquisitions Procedures under FAR Part 13 apply. The applicable NAICS Code is 334220 and the size standard is 1250 Employees. The point of contact for this announcement is Sarah Coe at sarah.a.coe2.civ@us.navy.mil. Subject Line must include N66001-26-Q-6237.All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM) website (i.e., registered UEID and CAGE Code numbers) prior to award of contract. Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NIWC (Naval Information Warfare)), same NAICS 334220.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 1 | $547.0M | Dec 11, 2025 |
| DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $307.7M | Apr 20, 2026 |
| L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 1 | $307.7M | Apr 20, 2026 |
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.
- Apr 20, 2026L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$307.7MMIDS LVT MAC IDIQ Production and Sustainment Award
- Apr 20, 2026DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC$307.7MMIDS LVT MAC IDIQ Production and Sustainment
- Dec 11, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$547.0MN00039-25-D-2002
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.
- 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
- $620K 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.
- 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
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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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.