Special NoticePosted Sep 17, 2026·Responses due Oct 2, 2026

Horizontal Electromagnetic Pulse System Upgrade

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334515
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00421-26-RFPREQ-AD60000AD6000M-0155
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6636
Place
Patuxent River, MD, USA
Contact
Chanmee Johnson (chanmee.c.johnson.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00421-26-RFPREQ-AD60000AD6000M-0155 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 17, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Sep 18, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 28, 2027 to Jul 3, 2027, middle of the range Mar 8, 2027.
Measured from 11 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 334515 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 17, 2026).

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

INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Fisica Applied Technologies, Inc. (CAGE: 1TS25) for the upgrade of the horizontal polarized High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse System (HEMPS) to meet new MIL-STD testing environment requirements. GENERAL INFORMATION The present day Horizontal Electromagnetic Pulse Systems (HEMPS) were developed and fielded between March 2008, and January 2011 at the Patuxent Naval Air Station and White Sands Missile Range. The systems utilize advanced pulsed power technolog… (show all)

ies to produce representative electromagnetic waveforms for the early time (E1) component of the High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) environment as described in MIL-STD-2169C. The systems are being upgraded to produce equivalent waveforms for MIL-STD-2169D. There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. No telephone response will be accepted. For more information, contact ChanMee Johnson via email at chanmee.c.johnson.civ@us.navy.mil. DISCLAIMER THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Responsible, interested parties, however, may identify their interest by submitting a capabilities statement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any responses received. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, �Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.�

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV), same NAICS 334515.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $35K to $52K, median $37K; range $34K to $67K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
FED CREW INC1$67KJan 28, 2026
VIASAT INC · $VSAT · $4.6B1$37KApr 21, 2025
ARHAB LLC1$34KJan 21, 2026

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Investor context
  • $VSAT reported $4.6B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $37K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

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Latest awards

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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
  • $6K 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
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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. 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 7 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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