LOW PROBABILITY OF INTERCEPT RADAR ALTIMETER BOA
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00421-26-RFPREQ-TPM209-0203 in this department, oldest first.
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
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate and award a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), for the Low Probability of Intercept Radar Altimeter (LPIA) Receiver-Transmitter RT-1805/APN-02, RT-1805/APN-04, RT-1805/APN-05, and associated software for each system in support of U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, other DoD activities and International Programs Office (IPO) customers to BAE Systems, Wayne, NJ. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole-source basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as… (show all)
implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, �only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.� BAE Systems is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of both the hardware and software of the LPIA, to include the RT-1805/APN-02, RT-1805/APN-04, RT-1805/APN-05, and software for each system. As the sole designer, developer and OEM, BAE Systems is therefore the only company that has the ability, resources, technology and documentation necessary to modify, develop, produce, maintain and support these systems. Therefore, BAE Systems is the only responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government does not intend to fund the development or qualification of other sources for fulfilling this requirement. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone inquiries will be entertained. All inquiries and concerns shall be addressed via email to Mackenzie Buscher no later than 23 February, 2026, 4:30pm eastern time. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact BAE Systems directly.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV), same NAICS 334511.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $1.9M to $17.8M, median $4.8M; range $829K to $294.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $93.5B | 3 | $12.7M | Jul 6, 2026 |
| AVIATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COMPANY | 1 | $294.0M | Jul 28, 2026 |
| SAFRAN DEFENSE & SPACE, INC. | 1 | $47.9M | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc. | 1 | $6.6M | Apr 14, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $93.5B | 1 | $1.9M | Nov 19, 2025 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 1 | $829K | May 15, 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.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $4.8M, 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.
- Jul 28, 2026AVIATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COMPANY$294.0MAirborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 6, 2026ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$7.8MB-1 Communication and Navigation Management System (CNMS) Sustainment Software UpgradeMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 4, 2026Rockwell Collins, Inc$3.1ME-2D Award- E-2D Aircraft ARC-210 GEN 5 Radio & Control Display Unit (CDU)Materiality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- May 26, 2026ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$1.9MDelivery Order for the Procurement and Repair of Commercial ItemsMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- May 15, 2026L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$829KIntegration and redesign the Digital Map Computer (DMC)/Digital Video Map Computer (DVMC), and Flight Control Computer (FCC) in support of the F/A-18 E/F & EA-18/G Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance$LHX: no recent revenue figure in SEC filings (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 14, 2026Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc.$6.6MFlight Management System Navigational Database Software SubscriptionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 19, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.9MAPX-119 Digital Control Panel (DCP) FOR F-5 AIRCRAFTMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 29, 2024SAFRAN DEFENSE & SPACE, INC.$47.9MAirborne Instrumentation Modular Data Recorder (MDR) system hardware and associated repair servicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 6 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
- $620K 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. 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 4 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.