Award NoticePosted Oct 29, 2024

Airborne Instrumentation Modular Data Recorder (MDR) system hardware and associated repair services

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

Stage
Awarded
NAICS
334511
Value
$47.9M
Solicitation
N00421-25-D-0003
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6610
Place
0, MD, USA
Contact
Marilyn Retzler (marilyn.m.retzler.civ@us.navy.mil)

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  • Oct 29, 2024 · this notice
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    SAFRAN DEFENSE & SPACE, INC. · $47.9M

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A multitude of Navy aircraft programs have instrumentation systems that utilize SDS MDR units. These recorder system�s design is proprietary to SDS. Specific areas that make SDS MDRs highly specialized include: size, weight, physical interface compatibility, software and programming compatibility, unique data bandwidth requirements, and ability to adapt to different size requirements. Since SDS's products have gone through the significant environmental testing required for each program, as well as flight readiness reviews prior to installation, utilizing any other vendor's recorders would requ… (show all)

ire the Navy to duplicate these efforts with regard to aircraft data system modifications in building, installing, testing, and qualifying a completely new data recording system. The required recorders have to be identical in form and fit, so they are compatible with recorders that are currently deployed. The existing proprietary technical data and specifications for the items developed by SDS include a design that is a complex collection of data recorder system and subsystem components. Components of existing SDS systems must be completely compatible in order to work as part of an integrated instrumentation system. Many of the items to be procured will be direct replacements for existing hardware in use. While other manufacturers make aircraft instrumentation recorders that are similar in function, the equipment is neither electrically or mechanically compatible with the existing SDS hardware in use; and therefore, will not work as part of the developed integrated system. As a result, changing to a different vendor would result in a substantial duplication of costs to integrate, test, and certify a new recorder to systems of the aircraft. First, changing to another contractor�s MDR system would require the replacement of $15 million in existing SDS hardware due to incompatibility issues that would arise with another MDR product. In addition, the Government would incur as much as $250K per aircraft to certify a new recorder unit based on the required environmental testing and flight readiness reviews described above. In addition, changing to another instrumentation vendor would pose unacceptable schedule risks to current and future flight test programs. At the Test and Evaluation (T&E) phase of development, schedules are critical to ensure programs are able to meet major milestones. For each program utilizing MDR instrumentation hardware under the current contract, a one-month delay in schedule due to certification testing and flight reviews of new MDR instrumentation, could cause up to $1 million per month in increased costs to staff the entire Integrated Test Team (ITT).

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV), same NAICS 334511.

Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $1.9M to $12.1M, median $4.8M; range $829K to $294.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $68.9B3$12.7MJul 6, 2026
AVIATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COMPANY1$294.0MJul 28, 2026
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.1$24.9MAug 24, 2026
Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc.1$6.6MApr 14, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B1$1.9MNov 19, 2025
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX · $19.4B1$829KMay 15, 2026

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Investor context
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $4.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $4.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

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  • $620K 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
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  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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