Land Based Air Conditioner
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N68335-26-R-1117 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 17, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Sep 25, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
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
RequEst for Information Land Based Air Conditioner The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, NJ is soliciting information and comments from industry and other interested parties. NAWCAD Lakehurst is requesting vendor sources with the capability of Manufacture, Assemble, and Produce a quantity of one (1) Land Based Air Conditioner, Part Number 197K2000-100, NSN 4120-01-598-3712 for the E-2D aircraft in support of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements for Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) E-2D Program under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case JA-P-CVT. THE GOVERNME… (show all)
NT DOES NOT POSSESS THE TECHNICAL DATA TO ALLOW FOR A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. The Government is seeking industry input to assist in identifying features and approaches to meet the general requirements described above. Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. INTERESTED SOURCES SHOULD PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: - Company description (company size, cage code) - Company Point of Contact (name email/phone) - Manufacturing capabilities, including examples and photographs of manufactured items. - Relevant history manufacturing similar parts and utilizing similar processes. - Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) on any currently available product or capability that will meet the Navy requirements. - Provide all applicable federal standards, policies, and regulations met. - Provide Quality Assurance systems in place, certifications, capabilities, and qualifications. - Provide any additional information that will assist in understanding responses to this RFI. All interested parties must submit written responses, preferably via electronic mail to Desiree Pendleton, desiree.i.pendleton.civ@us.navy.mil no later than five (5) days after the post date of this RFI. The Navy does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay for the information solicited. While the Navy intends to use this information for future acquisition planning purposes, it will not release any information about your approach that might in any way compromise your competitive posture or proprietary information. The Navy will not use any information provided to level your company's approach relative to another competitor. Proprietary data MUST be marked PROPRIETARY on a page-by-page basis and will be kept confidential and protected where so designated. The Navy will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Navy regulations. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP/RFQ that may be issued. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. Information provided in no way binds the Navy to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the BetaSam website: https://beta.sam.gov. It is the potential vendor's responsibility to monitor this site for the release.
Who won similar work
702 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: 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.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 45 | $26.1B | Oct 16, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 37 | $2.8B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA | 33 | $8.8B | Oct 14, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT | 30 | $4.2B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA | 23 | $572.4M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT | 20 | $11.3B | Oct 5, 2026 |
| AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR | 12 | $1.7B | Apr 24, 2026 |
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX | 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.
- Oct 16, 2026BENCON ENTERPRISES, INC$285KPreventative Maintenance and Repairs for Water Treatment Equipment
- Oct 16, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronics$7.0MFY2025 AN/UPX-50(C) Digital Interrogators (DI), AN/UPX-50(C)
- Oct 16, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.9MJoint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) FY26 Mission Planning
- Oct 15, 2026INSITU, INC.$676KFLARES Scan Eagle UAS Flight Testing & Environmental Shock Qualification
- Oct 15, 2026TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.8MAerosonde UAS Operational Support, Transition, & MCM Sensor Integration (Modifications under BOA N0001921G0008)
- Oct 15, 2026AVIOSS LLC$1.5MMQ-4C Nitrogen Servicing Units
- Oct 14, 2026Raytheon Company$19.5MMissile Systems - Recertification Fuze Procurement
- Oct 14, 2026Raytheon Company$21.7MTomahawk Integrated Firing Unit (IFU) Mitigation
- Oct 14, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$16.7MF/A-18E/F and EA-18G Production Line Shutdown
- Oct 13, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$611.5MMQ-25 Stingray LRIP Lot 1 & Lot 2 AAC
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.
- 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.