Special NoticePosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Sep 3, 2026

Request for Information (RFI) for 10-year contract to provide services to perform Electronic Attack (EA) Stand-Off Jamming (SOJ) Aircraft Requirements

Navy and Marine Corps · DEPT OF THE NAVY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
481219
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
PMA-226-SOJ
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
V121
Place
USA
Contact
Bradley Dioguardo (bradley.dioguardo.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation PMA-226-SOJ in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 23, 2026 to May 24, 2027, middle of the range Jan 12, 2027.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

The Deputy Program Acquisition Executive � Marine Corps (DPAE(MCA)) Program Manager Air-226 (PMA-226) Contracted Air Services (CAS) program is solicitating interest in a 10-year contract to provide Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) services to support the Stand Off Jamming effort. PMA-226 provides COCO aircraft to the Department of the Navy (DON) Fleet and Test customers. The primary mission of aircraft capable of performing SOJ services is to simulate a wide variety of airborne threats to train and to test/evaluate shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew… (show all)

on how to counter potential enemy SOJ operations in the current Electronic Combat (EC) environment. The requested support is provided using a variety of venues, from basic �schoolhouse� Air Intercept Control (AIC) training, single unit training exercises, or multinational exercises with multiple participants. Performance locations could include multiple Continental United States (CONUS) sites, remote operating bases located outside the Continental United States (OCONUS), or bases located on foreign soil. Aircraft shall operate from contractor-based locations on the East and West Coast, or from any operating site worldwide during temporary periods of authorized deployment. These aircraft services are in support of training efforts and will not include any combat operations. The SOJ services contract is contemplated as a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Single Award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The resulting IDIQ will have a total period of performance of 10 years. The Government anticipates using North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 481219 for this acquisition. The Product Service Code (PSC) is V121. STATEMENT OF INTEREST: Interested parties may identify their interest by responding to this RFI. Submission requirements are detailed below. Interested parties are encouraged to review the reference (A) document titled �EA SOJ Aircraft Requirements Table,� to ensure their company can meet the requirements before providing a Statement of Interest in response to this RFI. Respondents may include questions regarding the aircraft requirements in their response. The Government will protect all data received in response to this RFI from unauthorized disclosure or release. Do not submit classified material in response to this RFI. Respondents shall submit a Statement of Interest using a maximum of five one-sided 8.5 X 11-inch pages with Times New Roman font, and a minimum of 10-point pitch using Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). Additionally, respondents shall include responses to the following items: Company Name, Address, and Points of Contact including name, telephone number, and email address. Company Business Size as registered under NAICS code 481219 (at https://sam.gov), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and mailing address. Additionally, companies shall indicate any small business status based on the NAICS. Corporate Experience: Listing of contract numbers and/or task orders awarded in the past five years of similar size, scope, and complexity as the attached �EA SOJ Aircraft Requirements,� where your company performed as a prime contractor. Specifically address the following: Experience with the US Navy airworthiness assessment Civil Aircraft Operations (CAO) and /or Public Aircraft Operations (PAO) assessment. Experience with obtaining and maintaining a US Navy flight clearance for aircraft operations. Experience with obtaining and maintaining a �Secret� Facilities Clearance and �Secret� Safeguarding capabilities. Experience with modifying commercial aircraft for military use. Interested Parties may send non-proprietary questions to: james.m.rhodes88.civ@us.navy.mil; nicholas.a.mesenburg.mil@us.navy.mil and shane.m.dalpiaz.civ@us.navy.mil. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To request the referenced CUI document, interested parties should email the Contract Specialist Brad Dioguardo, bradley.dioguardo.civ@us.navy.mil and include within their request their full company name, address, security POC and facility clearance level (FCL) cage code. Documents marked as �CUI� will be distributed via DOD SAFE upon verification that the contractor has the appropriate facility clearance level to receive CUI. Each recipient of CUI materials shall mark, handle, and destroy CUI data IAW DODI 5200.48. DISCLAIMER: This announcement is not a request for proposal, a contract, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government. Respondents� costs to respond to this RFI are not an allowable direct charge to the Government; therefore, the Government will not assume liability for any costs incurred to respond to this notice. All information provided in this announcement is considered DRAFT and for informational purposes only. The Government intends to utilize the responses to this RFI to assist with its acquisition strategy for the procurement of SOJ services in the future. Should the Government decide to solicit SOJ services, the Government will issue a formal solicitation and request proposals from potential Offerors. The Government requests that Interested Parties provide their responses electronically to james.m.rhodes88.civ@us.navy.mil; nicholas.a.mesenburg.mil@us.navy.mil and shane.m.dalpiaz.civ@us.navy.mil using the format requested above. Please submit your response by 11:00am EDT on 3 September 2026.

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Navy and Marine Corps), same product/service code (PSC) V121.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $4.9M to $98.0M, median $52.6M; range $358K to $199.1M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC1$199.1MSep 9, 2025
Kira AAR Logistics Services JV LLC1$98.0MMar 12, 2025
AERY AVIATION, LLC1$52.6MMar 25, 2025
PARACLETE AVIATION LLC1$4.9MJun 12, 2026
SE.MA.TER. SERVIZI MARITTIMI E TERRESTRI - SOCIETA' A RESPONSABILITA' LIMITATA Gaeta 04024 ITA1$358KJul 28, 2026

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  • 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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