ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) Low-Band Consolidation (LBC) Production Follow-On Award
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-24-RFPREQ-TPM234-0040 in this department, oldest first.
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What the notice says
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) sole source contract to Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) Systems Inc., 305 Richardson Road, Lansdale, PA 19446, to produce and deliver modifications to convert Low Band Transmitters (LBTs) to Low Band Consolidation (LBC) Transmitters, as a follow-on to the previous LBC production contract N00019-23-C-0038. This procurement implements an engineering change proposal (ECP) developed under a previous contract and includes supplies and services required for the production and delivery of up to eighty-five (85) modifi… (show all)
ed LBTs to LBC transmitters and associated spare components, as well as updating up to eleven (11) -501 LBCs to -503 variant. The LBC Transmitter will be a direct form and fit replacement of the LBT in the existing ALQ-99 pod. This award includes a base and two option years with deliveries estimated to begin in Quarter 3 FY27. The applicable NAICS Code is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. The LBT and Band 4 transmitter are part of the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS), are flown on the EA-18G aircraft, and provide vital Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) jamming capability against radar and communications targets in the suppression of enemy air defenses. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 (a) (2) (ii) (B), in which it is likely an award to any other source would result in �Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency�s requirements." As the sole system designer, developer, integrator, and manufacturer of the LBT, CAES is the only known source with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical expertise to modify the LBC Transmitter and successfully integrate into the existing LBT and AN/ALQ-99 TJS. This contract being synopsized will be a follow-on contract to sole source FY23 LBC contract # N00019-23-C-0038 to upgrade existing test equipment and create new test equipment. This award notice is published for informational purposes only.
Who won similar work
17 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | 5 | $65.1M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC | 2 | $179.5M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| MSI DEFENSE SOLUTIONS LLC | 2 | $37.6M | Feb 25, 2025 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 2 | $11.7M | Mar 13, 2025 |
| SAAB INC · $SAABF | 1 | $84.3M | Mar 31, 2025 |
| L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 1 | $17.7M | Jan 13, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 1 | $12.0M | Jul 21, 2026 |
| DRS SYSTEMS, INC · $DRS | 1 | $2.7M | Jun 4, 2025 |
| DCMA NORTHROP GRUMMAN ROLLNG MEADOW Rolling Meadows IL 60008 USA | 1 | $598K | Feb 27, 2025 |
| LMB NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $45K | Oct 1, 2025 |
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 6, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$9.1MCXP Tech Refresh Phase 2B
- Oct 6, 2026BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.$11.6MProcure Fiscal Years (FY) 2026-2027 OE-120/UPX Antenna Group Systems, retrofit kits, Installation and Checkout (INCO) kits, testing, production support and technical data
- Aug 26, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$58.1MAPR-39 FY26 Production Lot 9
- Jul 21, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$12.0MJoint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Unit for the Government of Italy
- Apr 10, 2026BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.$3.0MOE-120B/UPX Software Update
- Apr 3, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$30.0MAN/APX-123A(V) Common Transponder Technical Refresh
- Apr 3, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$11.5MCXP Tech Refresh Phase 2A
- Jan 13, 2026L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$17.7MNAV/COMM Modernized Radio Redesign for Obsolescence
- Oct 1, 2025LMB NORTH AMERICA, INC.$45KC-26 Radar Hyperfan
- Jun 4, 2025DRS SYSTEMS, INC$2.7MDistributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure (DAIRCM) PoR/EMD PCA/FCA
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (16 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.2M 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 8 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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