Sources SoughtPosted Jul 10, 2026·Responses due Jul 26, 2026

Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Fleet Service Representative (FSR)

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541330
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM265-0717
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
L016
Place
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Contact
Gabrielle Blew (gabrielle.j.blew.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM265-0717 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 10, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Jul 27, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 15, 2026 to Apr 17, 2027, middle of the range Feb 19, 2027.
Measured from 48 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 541330 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 10, 2026).

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

DISCLAIMER 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. INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure Fleet Service Representative (FSR) support for the F/A-18E/F Block II Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) is… (show all)

L016 (Technical Representative - Aircraft Components/Accessories) and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 (Engineering Services). This Sources Sought is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms capable of providing the supplies/services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. Any contract actions that the Government may intend to procure in the future will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) as applicable in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.201(b). REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The goal of this effort is to maintain the mission capability of the IRST Block II System by providing subject matter expertise to U.S. Navy Fleet Squadrons. The offeror must be capable of providing highly skilled personnel experienced in the IRST system,?United States Navy (USN)?and Boeing logistics systems, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM), and the USN Naval Aviation Maintenance Program. The required FSR support entails providing a minimum of two (2) FSRs co-located at?Naval Air Station (NAS)?Lemoore, California, and one (1) FSR co-located at?Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)?Iwakuni, Japan. Personnel must be capable of performing duties ashore at their respective locations and, when directed, while embarked aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers (CVNs) in support of Carrier Air Wing workups, detachments, and Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) deployments. The FSRs shall provide on-site assistance to USN operators and maintainers to solve complex system maintenance problems, which includes on-the-job training, investigating system failures, and documenting technical deficiencies. Additionally, the contractor must provide expert guidance and technical assistance in the assembly, checkout, receipt, and build-up of the IRST Weapon Replaceable Assemblies (WRAs). The FSRs will serve as a liaison between USN operators/maintainers and the contractor, coordinate engineering reach-back support, and submit a Monthly IRST Asset Status Report. Finally, personnel must be eligible for Contractors Authorized to Accompany the Force (CAAF) designation, and the Iwakuni FSR must be eligible for Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) designation (Article I(b) of the U.S.-Japan SOFA). Personnel must also be maintained in the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT-ES) database. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to provide the supplies or services listed in the required capabilities described herein. Documentation should be in bullet format. The capability statement package shall be sent via email to?gabrielle.j.blew.civ@us.navy.mil. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to?gabrielle.j.blew.civ@us.navy.mil. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company CAGE Code, Company Business Size, and Point of Contact (POC) including name, phone number, and email address.

Who won similar work

14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same NAICS 541330.

Single-winner award sizes (14): middle half $12.9M to $35.1M, median $21.9M; range $459K to $86.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PERATON TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INC.5$140.3MDec 15, 2025
Perspecta Engineering Inc.4$38.5MMar 17, 2025
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B3$124.2MMay 21, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B1$55.0MJun 15, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.1$678KJan 28, 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.

Investor context
  • $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 14 past awards, $21.9M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 14 past awards, $21.9M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

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

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (23 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $676K 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 1 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.