Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arrestment Gear (AAG) Sustainment IDIQ
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-24-RFPREQ-TPM251-0652 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Description: The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a Cost Reimbursable five-year ordering period Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract sole source to General Atomics, San Diego, CA, for sustainment support of the Ford Class carriers and the Future French Carrier for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG). Task and delivery orders are anticipated to be issued for engineering, configuration management, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), logistics support, technical suppo… (show all)
rt, In-Service Support, Product support, and Life Cycle Sustainment of the EMALS and AAG systems aboard the Ford-class nuclear powered aircraft carriers and the Foreign Military Sales French Future Carrier. The following Product and Service Codes (PSC) will be applicable under the IDIQ: K017 - Modification of Equipment- Aircraft Launching, Landing, and Ground Handling Equipment J017 - Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Aircraft Launching, Landing, and Ground Handling Equipment 1710 - Aircraft Landing Equipment 1720 - Aircraft Launching Equipment AC34 - National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses 7650 - Drawings and Specifications N017 - Installation of Equipment: Aircraft Launching, Landing, and Ground Handling Equipment H117 - Quality Control Services: Aircraft Launching, Landing, and Ground Handling Equipment L017 - Technical Representation Services: Aircraft Launching, Landing, and Ground Handling Equipment H270 - Equipment and Materials Testing: Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, �only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.� As the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the EMALS system, GA is the only responsible source with the access, unique knowledge, experience, special skills, facilities, manufacturing techniques, and technical data required to fulfill this requirement. Award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Further, NAVAIR does not have an adequate technical data package suitable for a competitive procurement of the support required. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should directly contact Zach Baur, Small Business Liaison for General Atomics via e-mail: SB4GA@ga.com or Phone: (858) 455-2603. Capability statements received by the close of the synopsis may be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any money expended by interested parties before award of a contract for the effort described above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract.
Who won similar work
91 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same NAICS 336413.
Single-winner award sizes (88): middle half $2.3M to $45.3M, median $16.6M; range $43K to $489.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA | 21 | $648.1M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B | 10 | $111.5M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B | 7 | $1.1B | Oct 14, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $93.5B | 6 | $177.3M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| General Atomics San Diego CA 92121 USA | 6 | $114.8M | Aug 27, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $77.0B | 5 | $523.8M | Oct 9, 2026 |
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $93.5B | 4 | $142.9M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $42.9B | 4 | $111.2M | Jul 14, 2026 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | $8.5M | May 6, 2025 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 3 | $11.3M | Sep 22, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either (3 here). Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 88 past awards, $16.6M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 88 past awards, $16.6M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 88 past awards, $16.6M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $NOC reported $42.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 88 past awards, $16.6M, 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.
- Oct 19, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$90.8MV-22 Flight Control System - Step 2No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$16.7MF/A-18E/F and EA-18G Production Line ShutdownMateriality: 0.02% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 9, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$57.7MMulti Domain Combat System (MDCX) Follow On ContractMateriality: 0.07% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 30, 2026KATO ENGINEERING INC.$49.3MElectromagnetic Aircraft Launching System (EMALS) Energy Storage Subsystem (ESS) Sustainment IDIQNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$63.9MConversion Area Harness KitsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$2.7MV-22 Shaft Driven Compressor (SDC) Test Bench Procurement and IntegrationMateriality: <0.01% of $HON revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 22, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$20.0MV-22 Software Sustainment Release Candidate 02No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$2.1MGen. 6 Radio UpgradesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$29.7MV-22 Loads and Dynamics ModelsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$35.1MV-22 SOFTWARE SUSTAINMENT RELEASE CANDIDATE 02Materiality: 0.04% of $RTX 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 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.
- 4 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (49 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.5M 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.
- 4 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 6 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.