P-8A and E-7A Inlet Cowl Assembly Units
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-27-RFPREQ-APM290-0248 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 19, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
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What the notice says
P-8A and E-7A Inlet Cowl Assembly Units 1.0 Purpose/Scope This Presolicitation Notice is to seek additional sources and notify industry of the Government�s intent to negotiate with only one source for the procurement of Inlet Cowl Assembly units (PN 314-2100-5) for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Program 290 (PMA-290) Domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and the United States Air Force E-7A. The Inlet Cowl Assembly units are considered to be commercial items. The intended source is Collins Aerospace Aerostructure (Rohr, Inc), a divisio… (show all)
n of Collins Aerospace. The Government is pursuing this acquisition on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. As part of its market research, NAVAIR, is issuing this Sources Sought and Notice of Intent to determine if there exists an adequate number of interested and qualified contractors capable of performing the requirement as described. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. The technical specifications describe only the currently contemplated possible specifications and may vary from the actual specifications identified in final Product Descriptions included in any Request for Quote (RFQ). THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the supplies described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this Notice. 2.0 Objectives of the Sources Sought Understand the level of interest and availability of potential vendors that could provide the requested turnkey solution. Identify issues, roadblocks, and barriers to successful solution implementations. Obtain vendor feedback on if the vendor will utilize any subcontractors or teaming arrangements. Identify if a total solution can be provided via open market contractors. Provision of other benefits of leveraging a turnkey solution. Comments regarding any ambiguities or needed clarifications of the draft technical specifications. Obtain vendor feedback on any other pre-existing contracts that might meet this need. 3.0 Sources The Sources Sought and Notice of Intent will be posted to SAM.gov. 4.0 Draft Technical Specifications Inlet Cowl Assembly (PN 314-2100-5) 5.0 Notes to Responders All information received in response to this Sources Sought marked �Proprietary� will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. NAVAIR will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought. There is no commitment by the Government to issue an RFQ, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this Sources Sought. Please limit responses or capability statement to three pages. Review the objectives under Section 2.0 and include any concerns, possible issues, comments, or suggestions relative to those points in the statement. Any format is acceptable. Also, include contract number, relevant information on the company, and, if available, brief descriptions of recent and relevant projects for products similar to that described in the draft technical specifications. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought. Submit Sources Sought responses to the Contracting Officer via email by the close date specified in SAM.gov. Contact information is listed below.
Who won similar work
40 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) 1680 and NAICS 336413.
Single-winner award sizes (39): middle half $2.0M to $43.8M, median $22.0M; range $43K to $391.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA | 15 | $316.1M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $93.5B | 4 | $83.6M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B | 3 | $583.9M | Aug 28, 2026 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. · $HON · $38.1B | 3 | $11.3M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| ELBITAMERICA, INC. | 3 | $1.6M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $77.0B | 2 | $190.1M | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Bell Textron, Inc. | 1 | $303.1M | Aug 7, 2026 |
| BAE SYSTEMS CONTROLS INC. | 1 | $291.0M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC | 1 | $251.3M | Jun 16, 2025 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | 1 | $45.0M | Mar 11, 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 (1 here). 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 39 past awards, $22.0M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 39 past awards, $22.0M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $HON reported $38.1B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 39 past awards, $22.0M, 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 39 past awards, $22.0M, 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.
- Oct 19, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$90.8MV-22 Flight Control System - Step 2No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 9, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$57.7MMulti Domain Combat System (MDCX) Follow On ContractMateriality: 0.07% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 28, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$63.9MConversion Area Harness KitsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$35.1MV-22 SOFTWARE SUSTAINMENT RELEASE CANDIDATE 02Materiality: 0.04% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 22, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$29.7MV-22 Loads and Dynamics ModelsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$20.0MV-22 Software Sustainment Release Candidate 02No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$2.1MGen. 6 Radio UpgradesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$2.7MV-22 Shaft Driven Compressor (SDC) Test Bench Procurement and IntegrationMateriality: <0.01% of $HON revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 28, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$156.2MNotice of Award for P-8A Engine Build-Up (EBU) and C-40A Quick Engine Change (QEC) kits and mating to CFM56-7B Core EnginesMateriality: 0.17% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 26, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$1.9MV-22 Non-Recurring Engineering and Prototyping for Interchangeable Equipment Interface IntegrationNo 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 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 (35 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.4M 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.
- 4 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.