Sources SoughtPosted Sep 14, 2026·Responses due Sep 30, 2026

Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS) in Support of Aircraft Corrosion Control and Support Equipment Maintenance

Navy and Marine Corps · FLEET READINESS CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
488190
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N68520-25-RFPREQ-NF00000-0134
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
L016
Place
San Diego, CA, USA
Contact
Kimberly Compton (kimberly.a.compton6.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N68520-25-RFPREQ-NF00000-0134 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 14, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 25, 2026 to Jun 26, 2027, middle of the range Feb 14, 2027.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 14, 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

DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. ALL LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE INTERESTED SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT. THE RES… (show all)

ULTS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT WILL BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE IF ANY SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST. ALL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE CATEGORIES WILL BE CONSIDERED. OTHERWISE, THIS MARKET RESEARCH IS BEING USED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AND ELIGIBLE OFFERORS, OF ALL SIZES, PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE COMPETITIVE METHOD OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF SOLICITATION. Be advised that it is the responsibility of the potential Offerors to maintain access to the website for obtaining updated documentation and the latest information regarding this procurement and potential solicitation release. No phone calls or emails requesting status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. All interested parties must monitor these websites. All data received in response to this sources sought, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Information and materials submitted in response to this request SHALL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. Offerors are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this sources sought. This notice serves as a market research tool conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10 to assess potential Offerors and their technical capabilities. The findings from this market research will assist in determining the appropriate procurement strategy. Offerors who believe they possess the capability to provide the required services and can meet the requirements as a prime contractor or as a joint venture are invited to respond to this notice. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Approximately 99 percent of work will be performed at the Government site and one (1) percent of work to be performed at other than Government locations. Government site(s) include, but are not limited to Camp Pendelton, CA; Lemoore, CA; Miramar, CA; Point Mugu, CA; San Diego, CA; Jacksonville, FL; Mayport, FL; Kaneohe, HI; New Orleans, LA; Beaufort, SC; Cherry Point, NC; New River, NC; Fallon, NV; Fort Worth, TX; Oceana, VA; Norfolk, VA; Whidbey Island, WA; Iwakuni, Japan; Okinawa, Japan; Atsugi, Japan; and/or other sites as situationally needed. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The Government is anticipating this follow-on contract to be a single award IDIQ with Cost-Plus Fixed Fee CLINs for Labor and Cost Reimbursable CLINs for associated Other Direct Costs (ODCs). The intended contract will be for a one (1) base year and four (4) option periods beginning in approximately FY 2027, Quarter 2. The estimated Level of Effort is 696,632 man-hours. INCUMBENT CONTRACT INFORMATION Incumbent Contractor: Amentum Services, Inc. Contract Number: N00178-19-D-8257/N68520-22-F-3001 Contract End Date: 29 May 2027 Contract Type: Cost-Plus Fixed Fee CLINs for Labor and Cost Reimbursable CLINs for associated Other Direct Costs (ODCs) Previous Set-Aside Designation: Full and Open/Unrestricted Level of Effort Hours or Number of FTEs on the contract: 692,260 man-hours ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation with a Small Business Size standard of $40 Million. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this effort will be L016: Technical Representative � Aircraft Components and Accessories. REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC), Patuxent River, Maryland intends to procure Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS) for the Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Center (NATEC) in support of aircraft corrosion control and support equipment maintenance The Contractor shall provide CETS at various Fleet shore activities for the purpose of informing, instructing, and training Navy and Marine Corps military and civilian personnel to be proficient in the installation, operation, and maintenance of Aircraft systems/subsystems as listed in paragraph 4.3.3 of the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) and the draft Support Requirements. Additionally, these CETS will provide their technical expertise for guidance and advice to resolve unusually complex technical problems. This acquisition is for CETS in support of corrosion control on USN and USMC aircraft and related Support Equipment as listed in paragraph 4.3.3 of the attached draft SOW and the draft Support Requirements. The Contractor shall provide technical advice, assistance and on the job training (OJT) to Navy, Marine Corps military and civilian personnel at Fleet shore activities, CVN, and L class ships on the prevention, inspection, mitigation, treatment and repair of corrosion on USN and USMC aircraft and related Support Equipment. Contractor Field Services (CFS) technical expertise is Aviation Core Disciplines Airframe (AF), Powerplant (PP), Avionics (AV), Electrical (EL) and Ground Support Equipment (GSE). CFS technical expertise categorized by Aviation Core Disciplines. Please review, in its entirety, the DRAFT Statement of Work Statement (SOW) and DRAFT Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)(DD 1423) for the requirements. Offerors shall have a Capability Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 (Self) in accordance with DFARS 252.204-7021. The Contractor shall meet all requirements at FAR 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Information Systems. Offerors that are capable of meeting this requirement and can maintain this capability throughout the duration of the effort being solicited, are encouraged to respond. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) All submissions shall include the Sources Sought Notice name/number, Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points of Contact (POC), including names, phone numbers, and email addresses. Capability statement packages should demonstrate the ability to perform the services listed in the attached DRAFT SOW and DRAFT CDRLs. Documentation must address, at a minimum, the following: Reference to the Notice ID number N68520-25-RFPREQ-NF00000-0134 and the title of the DRAFT SOW and DRAFT CDRLs being referenced; Offerors profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), DUNS number, and a statement regarding current small/large business status; Must indicate whether the Offeror is a large business or qualify as a Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concern; Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three (3) years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contact with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described herein; Information provided should highlight experience providing services, similar or the same, to various Fleet shore activities for the purpose of informing, instructing, and training Navy, Marine Corps military and DOD civilian personnel in support of corrosion control on

Who won similar work

36 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Navy and Marine Corps), same NAICS 488190.

Single-winner award sizes (36): middle half $378K to $79.1M, median $3.4M; range $10K to $728.3M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR · $3.5B12$1.7BApr 24, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.8$736.8MJul 2, 2025
CURTISS-WRIGHT ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CORP · $CW · $3.7B3$839KSep 12, 2025
PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC.2$91.7MJun 4, 2026
STANDARD AERO (SAN ANTONIO) INC.1$626.8MNov 27, 2024
AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC1$554.5MAug 12, 2025
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES, INC.1$236.0MJun 11, 2026
Kira AAR Logistics Services JV LLC1$98.0MMar 12, 2025
THE BOEING COMPANY1$75.9MNov 13, 2025
Airbus Helicopters, Inc1$39.8MJul 10, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Investor context
  • $AIR reported $3.5B revenue (12 months to Aug 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 36 past awards, $3.4M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $CW reported $3.7B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 36 past awards, $3.4M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (11 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $79K 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.

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