Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 10, 2026·Responses due Aug 10, 2026

Reynolds Systems, Inc.

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
325920
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N6893626RFPREQD550000E5500000342
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
1375
Place
Not stated
Contact
Harold Colville (harold.e.colville.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N6893626RFPREQD550000E5500000342 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 1, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 10, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 26, 2027 to Sep 24, 2027, middle of the range May 7, 2027.
Measured from 47 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 325920 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 1, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • 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, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA, in accordance with FAR 6.103-1, intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) non-commercial contract, on an other than full and open competition basis to Reynolds Systems, Inc, 18649 California Highway 175, Middletown, CA 95461 for?the acquisition of data resulting from detonator testing. 1 RSI-2350-01 Engineering NRE to produce A Qualification by Similarity 1 RSI-2350-01 Engineering NRE to Conduct Testing and produce delta Qualification Test Report 300 RSI-2350-01 Detonators 1 RSI-2350-01 Manufacturing Lot LAT This notice of intent … (show all)

is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response to be received by the Contracting Office no later than ten business days after the date of publication of this notice, which shall be considered by the agency. The written response shall reference solicitation number N68936RFPREQD550000/E5500000342 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. The Government will consider all information received via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer by 21 August 2026 at 4:00 PM PST. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any information received. No telephone responses will be accepted. Any submissions or questions shall be submitted via email to the point of contacts listed below. A Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 (FCI, Self) is anticipated for this requirement. If you disagree with the anticipated CMMC Level, please provide a rationale, and the recommended CMMC Level. Interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://sam.gov/ to start doing business with the federal government.

Who won similar work

702 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX45$26.1BOct 16, 2026
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC37$2.8BOct 9, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA33$8.8BOct 14, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT30$4.2BOct 9, 2026
BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA23$572.4MSep 28, 2026
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT20$11.3BOct 5, 2026
AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR12$1.7BApr 24, 2026
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX11$417.8MSep 29, 2026
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.11$165.2MOct 6, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.10$741.8MApr 21, 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.

Latest awards

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 (39 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $1.6M 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.

  • 5 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 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.