Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) Sole Source Services for Undersea Acoustic Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NUWC DIV NEWPORT
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N660426Q0434 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
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What the notice says
NUWCDIVNPT requires procurement of Firm Fixed Priced (FFP), Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) Sole Source Services for undersea acoustic data collection, processing, and analysis during a scheduled Government Fleet Exercise in accordance with the Attached combined Solicitation/synopsis. Their specific hardware is already engineered to interface seamlessly with the Government�s undersea fiber optic cable architecture. In addition, BBN is executing concurrent activities on behalf of the Government at the designated exercise location. Introducing a second, separate contractor to perform this specific… (show all)
acoustic measurement task would cause logistical interference, require duplicate mobilization/demobilization costs, and create unacceptable schedule risks during a complex, multi-asset naval exercise. The required rapid deployment timeline precludes any other vendor from meeting the requirement without causing a schedule failure and exorbitant duplicative costs. As such, BBN is the only source capable of meeting the Government's requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541330.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 1 | $79.5M | Mar 17, 2025 |
| MIKEL INC | 1 | $43.2M | Apr 29, 2025 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC | 1 | $33.5M | Apr 25, 2025 |
| SYQWEST LLC · $CTS | 1 | $960K | Jul 1, 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.
- Jul 1, 2026SYQWEST LLC$960KSole Source Notice Outboard Electronics Bottle Repair and Restoration
- Apr 29, 2025MIKEL INC$43.2MCode 70 Submerged Acoustic Navigation System (SANS) Sustainment
- Apr 25, 2025SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$33.5MEngineering support for AN-SLQ-25E systems
- Mar 17, 2025L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$79.5MNUWCDIVNPT - Undersea Training Range Sustainment
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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
- $328K 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.
- 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
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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 0 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.