Sources SoughtPosted Sep 18, 2026·Responses due Oct 9, 2026

ECP 6315C3 Navigation Warfare NAVWAR A-Kits for F/A-18E/F Aircraft

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00019-25-RFPREQ-TPM265-0780
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
1680
Place
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Contact
Cassaundra E Somerville (cassaundra.e.somerville.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-25-RFPREQ-TPM265-0780 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 18, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Aug 13, 2025
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Feb 18, 2027 to Dec 5, 2027, middle of the range May 27, 2027.
Measured from 77 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 336413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 18, 2026).

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What the notice says

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 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), on behalf of the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265),… (show all)

is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a market research tool to identify potential parties having an interest, knowledge and resources required to support manufacturing, assembly and installation of Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 6315C3 A-Kits Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) ECP 6315C3. The NAVWAR A-Kits support aircraft integration for both United States Navy (USN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 and EA-18G configurations. This effort encompasses engineering and manufacturing tasks include, but are not limited to: Manufacturing assembly planning and execution. Structural sheet metal fabrication, machining, and finishing. Electrical wiring harness and RF cabling assembly. Evaluation of engineering design drawings to determine component and manufacturing requirements. Procurement of all associated parts, specialty tooling, and raw materials. Program reporting and quality control documentation. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining from The Boeing Company all aircraft data, manufacturing specifications, and proprietary specification data necessary to manufacture and install the A-Kits. The Boeing Company is the only known source that possesses requisite technical data, unique and specialized engineering capability, subject matter expertise, resources, tooling, facilities, and manufacturing processes used on the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft platforms. DISCLAIMER:?THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirements. This RFI is issued solely for market research, planning and information purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contractual agreement, nor will the Government pay for information solicited hereunder. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above. All data received in response to this RFI, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP that may be issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management (SAM) website: www.sam.gov. It is the potential offeror�s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. Submission Instructions Interested parties are requested to submit a capability statement of no more than five (5) pages in length, demonstrating their technical capability to manufacture, assemble, and deliver the specified NAVWAR A-Kits. To be considered a complete response, capability statements must include, at a minimum, the following information: Company Profile Company Name, Address, CAGE Code, Unique Entity ID (UEI), and direct Point of Contact (POC) information (Name, Title, Phone, and Email). Technical Data Strategy Clear, documented evidence of existing access in obtaining technical data, designs, and specifications for the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft. Manufacturing Experience A detailed description of Company's experience in procuring and qualifying obsolete electronic aviation components within military aerospace applications. Quality Assurance & Certifications A description of the company's quality management system, including relevant industry certifications and specialized process qualifications. Commerciality and Lead Times Information regarding available vendor commercial price lists for related items, current stock levels, and typical production lead times Any other relevant information that demonstrates the company's ability to meet the Government's requirements. Responses shall be submitted electronically to the designated Contract Specialist, Cassaundra Somerville, in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following email address: cassaundra.e.somerville.civ@us.navy.mil (or DOD Safe for larger files). All responses, including capability statements, shall be submitted no later than 5:00 PM EST, 09 October 2026. All information submitted should be unclassified. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Procuring Contracting Officer, Mr. Ryan Bodine and Contract Specialist, Cassaundra Somerville.

Who won similar work

39 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) 1680 and NAICS 336413.

Single-winner award sizes (39): middle half $1.5M to $41.4M, median $20.0M; range $43K to $391.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA14$225.8MSep 28, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B4$83.6MSep 22, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B3$583.9MAug 28, 2026
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. · $HON · $33.0B3$11.3MSep 22, 2026
ELBITAMERICA, INC.3$1.6MApr 24, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $67.6B2$190.1MOct 9, 2026
Bell Textron, Inc.1$303.1MAug 7, 2026
BAE SYSTEMS CONTROLS INC.1$291.0MJul 30, 2026
GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC1$251.3MJun 16, 2025
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION1$45.0MMar 11, 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
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 39 past awards, $20.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 39 past awards, $20.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $HON reported $33.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 39 past awards, $20.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 39 past awards, $20.0M, 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.

Latest awards

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.

  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (33 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $1.4M 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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 4 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 7 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.