F/A-18E/F Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) System Test Asset Rapid Repair (ISTARR)
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6893624D0006 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 5, 2024Sources SoughtView
- Sep 18, 2024 · this noticePre-solicitation
- May 22, 2025Award NoticeLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $39.7MView
- May 22, 2025Justification (Sole Source)View
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
Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) intends to award a ceiling increase modification to Contract # N6893624D0006, an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) cost plus fixed fee and a firm fixed price contract, using other than full and open competition, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, to Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, 5600 W Sand Lake Rd #MP-265., Orlando, FL 32819. The scope of the proposed modification will include diagnostic examinations and repairs of the IRST Block II Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA) Infrared Receiver (IRR) and Processor. This modifi… (show all)
cation will provide for the assessment and determination of the operational status of the test assets with anomalies, as well as the repair actions necessary to ensure these test assets remain viable for testing activities. Lockheed Martin has the only active source of data as they is the sole source designer, developer and manufacturer of the IRR and Processor WRAs for the IRST Block II. As sole designer, Lockheed is the only source that possesses the requisite knowledge, technical expertise, special skills, technical data, facilities and experience to support the repair activities for these WRAs. The estimated award date is March 2025. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The written response shall reference Contract N6893624D0006 P00003 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm�s experience, assets, background and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule and without substantial duplication of costs, via email to the Contract Specialist, Ciera Wood at ciera.l.wood.civ@us.navy.mil and to Caitlan Johnson at caitlan.e.johnson.civ@us.navy.milvia a Microsoft Word.doc or Acrobat Adobe.pdf file. The file must not exceed 10 pages with a minimum font size of 12 point.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) J016.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $4.5M to $46.1M, median $6.0M; range $3.0M to $86.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $93.5B | 1 | $86.2M | Sep 10, 2025 |
| CALZONI S.R.L. Calderara Di Reno 40012 ITA | 1 | $6.0M | May 27, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $42.9B | 1 | $3.0M | May 27, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $6.0M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $NOC reported $42.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $6.0M, 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.
- May 27, 2026CALZONI S.R.L. Calderara Di Reno 40012 ITA$6.0MADVANCED STABILIZED GLIDE SLOPE INDICATOR (ASGI)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2025ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$86.2ME-6B Software Support Services and Cybersecurity LifecycleMateriality: 0.09% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- May 27, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$3.0MTE-6B Aircraft, BuNo 170508 (formerly E-3D)Materiality: <0.01% of $NOC 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 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (17 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $827K 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.