Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 7, 2026·Responses due Jul 22, 2026

Next Generation Bomb Hoist

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333924
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N6833526R1012
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
1730
Place
Not stated
Contact
Melanie Simon (melanie.k.simon.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N6833526R1012 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 7, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Aug 19, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 17, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 17, 2026 to Apr 18, 2027, middle of the range Dec 7, 2026.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 7, 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

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division intends to procure the Next Generation Bomb Hoist (NGBH) Support Equipment. This procurement is for NGBH in accordance with a Technical Data Package (TDP) to use for the delivery of pilot and production units. This procurement will be competed as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under Reference Solicitation Number N6833526R1012. The Government anticipates the award of a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with a minimum quantity of four (4) Pilot Production Units (PPUs) to be purchased with the first Deliv… (show all)

ery Order. After successful completion of contractor and Government testing, the Government plans to issue delivery orders for the production units over four (4) production years for up to a maximum quantity of nine hundred (900) production units. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible Offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, represents the best value to the Government. Small Business interested vendors must be registered as ACTIVE: in the System for Award Management (SAM) website to be considered for award of any Department of Defense contract. The SAM website can be accessed at www.sam.gov. All Small Businesses who express interest must have a current form DD2345, �MILITARILY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT-� and hold a Level 2 (Self) Cyber Security Maturation Certificate. THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Government is not obligated to, and will not, pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award or awards, 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. Responses must be received within fifteen (15) days of publication of this notice via email no later than 22 July 2026 at 3:00 PM to Melanie Simon at melanie.k.simon.civ@us.navy.mil. Content should be limited to ten (10) pages.

Who won similar work

2 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV), same product/service code (PSC) 1730 and NAICS 333924.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DERCO AEROSPACE, INC.1$1.3MSep 11, 2026
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION · $RTX · $68.9B1$824KSep 24, 2026

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $386K 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.

  • 1 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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