Sources SoughtPosted Sep 2, 2026·Responses due Sep 18, 2026

ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF NAWCAD AIR VEHICLE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541330
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00421-26-RFPREQ-AB23000-0029
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
R425
Place
Not stated
Contact
Courtney Burgos (courtney.l.burgos.civ@us.navy.mil)
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00421-26-RFPREQ-AB23000-0029 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 27, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 2, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 2, 2027 to Jun 4, 2027, middle of the range Apr 8, 2027.
Measured from 48 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 541330 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 27, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • 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

*** ONLY SEAPORT-NxG MAC HOLDERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RESPOND TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. SUBMISSIONS FROM NON-SEAPORT-NxG HOLDERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. *** This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the effort required for engineering and technical services to support the development of advanced air vehicle technologies, primarily through the use of modeling and simulation. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Air Systems Group, Air Vehicle Engineering Department (AB20000) mission requires specialized engineering / technical services in support of the development and operation of… (show all)

state-of-the-art air vehicle dynamic simulations and architecture, collision avoidance systems algorithm design, air vehicle engineering design and analysis, systems engineering, logistics, and systems acquisition. These services are required to support current and future piloted and desktop engineering simulation capabilities, aircraft trainer devices, avionics and flight control systems design, development, and prototyping, aircraft structures, propulsion, system safety, and Department of War (DoW) manned aircraft and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) in-service and acquisition programs. These efforts pertain to flight vehicle models and simulations, flight control systems, engine control systems, collision avoidance systems, flight test data analysis, and related engineering support. This will be a hybrid type contract. Specific requirements will be derived from the scope of this SOW and documented through individual Task Orders (TOs). TOs are expected to be a mix of cost-plus fixed fee and firm fixed price. Orders may be issued as either non-performance-based level of effort (Term) or performance-based Completion type. *** AMENDMENT 0001- please email your Sources Sought response directly to: courtney.l.burgos.civ@us.navy.mil and stacey.l.stone9.civ@us.navy.mil***

Who won similar work

12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541330.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.5$645.8MAug 23, 2026
SEVERN TEST SERVICES, LLC2$66KSep 23, 2025
J.F. TAYLOR, INC.1$46.3MApr 13, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX1$42.5MSep 15, 2026
Science Applications International Corporation · $SAIC1$5.1MMay 21, 2025
PRECISE SYSTEMS, INC.1$3.2MDec 14, 2025
AVIAN-PRECISE COMPANY1$2.1MMay 21, 2025

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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 7 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
  • $480K 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 1 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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