E-6B Sealant Removal and Replacement
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-23-RFPREQ-APM271-0068 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 3, 2025 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Jun 4, 2026Award NoticePERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC. · $88.8MOpen
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
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271), intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Performance Aircraft Systems, Inc. (PASI), 600 E Dallas Road #500, Grapevine, Texas 76051, on an other than full and open basis, for the sealant removal, primer and reapplication of EF-5992 sealant on the fuel cells and surfaces on nine (9) E-6B aircraft. The anticipated ordering period will be Fiscal Year 2025 through 2029, with the option for two additional one-year ordering periods. The place o… (show all)
f performance will be at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during aircraft depot maintenance events. The authority permitting other than full and open competition is provided by U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, only one responsible source. This action is a follow-on to a previously awarded contract to PASI for the same services and PASI is the only vendor that is able to perform sealant removal and primer and sealant application on the E-6B without causing damage to the aircraft structures. Award to any other vendor would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. A Sources Sought Notice for the subject requirement was issued on 23 January 2025 and closed on 07 February 2025. Based on the information presented above and the result of the Sources Sought Notice, other than full and open competition was determined to be utilized. The NAVAIR Office of Small Business Programs concurred with the determination. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS and a competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the Government will consider all capability statements, proposals, or quotations received within thirty (30) days after the publication date of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the Government. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact PASI directly Julie Jones, at JJones@performanceacs.com.
Who won similar work
23 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) J015 and NAICS 488190.
Single-winner award sizes (23): middle half $329K to $6.0M, median $3.0M; range $10K to $717.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR · $2.3B | 11 | $957.0M | Apr 24, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. | 8 | $736.8M | Jul 2, 2025 |
| NATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | $236.0M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B | 1 | $75.9M | Nov 13, 2025 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $3.0M | Jul 27, 2026 |
| PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $2.9M | Jul 24, 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.
- $AIR reported $2.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 23 past awards, $3.0M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 23 past awards, $3.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jul 27, 2026GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.$3.0MMQ-9A Unmanned Air System (UAS) Engineering Logistics Support (ELS) Optix SustainmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 11, 2026NATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES, INC.$236.0MAircraft Maintenance and Modification Services in Support of the Presidential HelicopterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2026AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$305.7MC-40 Contractor Logistics Support: AwardMateriality: 13.2% of $AIR revenue (High) SEC
- Nov 13, 2025THE BOEING COMPANY$75.9MP-8A Platform Sustainment Support, Support Equipment Maintenance, Engineering Investigations and Integrated Maintenance AugumentationMateriality: 0.10% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 24, 2025PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC.$2.9MSealant Removal and Reapplication on One (1) E-6B AircraftNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 2, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$4.0MP-8A Airframe Depot Maintenance and Repair IDIQ MAC N0001924D0120 Order N0001924F5018 Modification P00010No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 25, 2025AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC$4.6MP-8A Airframe Depot Maintenance and Repair IDIQ MAC N0001924D0109 Order N0001924F5017 Modification P00010Materiality: 0.20% of $AIR revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 18, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$4.0MP-8A Airframe Depot Maintenance and Repair IDIQ MAC N0001924D0120 Order N0001924F5018 Modification P00009No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 6, 2025AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC$4.3MP-8A Airframe Depot Maintenance and Repair IDIQ MAC N0001924D0109 Order N0001924F5017 Modification P00008Materiality: 0.19% of $AIR revenue (Low) SEC
- May 30, 2025AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC$104KP-8A Airframe Depot Maintenance and Repair IDIQ MAC N0001924D0109 Order N0001925F0249 Modification P00001Materiality: <0.01% of $AIR revenue (Low) SEC
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 6 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 (14 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $425K 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.
- 8 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.