Automated Fiber Placement Thermoplastic Processing Head
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6893626Q5144 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 4, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Aug 7, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Oct 1, 2026Justification (Sole Source)Open
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
This intent to procure via sole source notice is being posted in accordance with RFO FAR 5.101(c)(4)(vii). After conducting market research, Weapons and Energetics Department of Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) China Lake intends to procure a Thermoplastic Fiber Placement (TPFP) Head on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Albany, Inc. This effort will provide a TPFP Head fully compatible with a currently installed Trelleborg XTS-400 AFP system and interchangeable with the currently configured thermoset processing head. The TPFP… (show all)
head will enable the fabrication of composite parts having TP resins, adding to current capability to process thermoset resins. Robotics such as this TPFP Head require fully compatible hardware and software when accessories parts are added to expand capability. Full compatibility means the accessory has complete mechanical, electrical, and software compatibility with the main AFP platform. Trelleborg is the original designer of the XTS-400 AFP and the only source with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical expertise capable of providing a TPFP Head accessory that is fully compatible with the existing system. Use of non-native accessories would discontinue required support and maintenance of the XTS-400 AFP system. A sources sought was posted for this requirement on 4 June 2026 and closed 22 June 2026. The sources sought response date has passed and a sole source rationale has been approved.
Who won similar work
701 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (693): middle half $266K to $21.1M, median $2.5M; range $448 to $22.9B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 45 | $26.1B | Oct 16, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 37 | $2.8B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B | 33 | $8.8B | Oct 14, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $67.6B | 30 | $4.2B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA | 24 | $663.2M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B | 20 | $11.3B | Oct 5, 2026 |
| AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR · $2.3B | 12 | $1.7B | Apr 24, 2026 |
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $68.9B | 11 | $417.8M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | 11 | $165.2M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. | 10 | $741.8M | Apr 21, 2026 |
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.
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 693 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 693 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 693 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 693 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $AIR reported $2.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 693 past awards, $2.5M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
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 16, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronics Greenlawn NY 11740 USA$7.0MFY2025 AN/UPX-50(C) Digital Interrogators (DI), AN/UPX-50(C)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.9MJoint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) FY26 Mission PlanningMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 15, 2026INSITU, INC.$676KFLARES Scan Eagle UAS Flight Testing & Environmental Shock QualificationMateriality: <0.01% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 15, 2026TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.8MAerosonde UAS Operational Support, Transition, & MCM Sensor Integration (Modifications under BOA N0001921G0008)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 15, 2026AVIOSS LLC$1.5MMQ-4C Nitrogen Servicing UnitsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2026Raytheon Company$19.5MMissile Systems - Recertification Fuze ProcurementMateriality: 0.03% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 14, 2026Raytheon Company$21.7MTomahawk Integrated Firing Unit (IFU) MitigationMateriality: 0.03% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 14, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$16.7MF/A-18E/F and EA-18G Production Line ShutdownMateriality: 0.02% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 13, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$611.5MMQ-25 Stingray LRIP Lot 1 & Lot 2 AACMateriality: 0.79% of $BA 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.
- 3 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (39 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.6M 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.
- 5 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.