CONCENTRATOR TEST SET Type: TTU-518/E
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6833526Q1228 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 30, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
This effort is for the manufacture and delivery of quantity of one (1) Concentrator Test Set Type: TTU-518/E (PN: 1779AS500-2, NSN: 4920-01-429-8089). This item is for the F/A-18 E-F Program in support of VFC-204 stand up. It is the Government's intention to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed price procurement to Cobham, CAGE: 99251. Under authority 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and implemented in FAR 6.302-l(b)(l), to try to develop this �asset" would incur costs that are not expected to be recouped through competition. Any attempt to procure a different part number would require the Government to fund a … (show all)
Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Critical Design Review (CDR) First Article Test (FAT) and Test & Evaluation (T&E) effort for a new vendor. The Government would have to fund personnel to be on the Source Selection Team to review proposals. Any change in form, fit or function would require changes to the existing Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) (technical publications, spares inventory, calibration) which would incur additional costs, estimated to be $125,000 to $200,000 for update. The process required to obtain an alternate asset is cost-prohibitive and would force the FMS Partner to utilize an asset that is not supported, compatible or interchangeable with the USN-approved configuration. This requirement will be processed under the authority 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Market Research was performed by the Lakehurst Technical team. The only known manufacturer of this item is Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc. (Cobham Mission Systems), CAGE: 99251. Cobham owns all the rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required to manufacture this item. Additionally, the Concentrator Test Set has an Acquisition Method Code of 3H, stating the item should be acquired directly from the manufacturer as the Government does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than current source(s). As such, it is the Government's intention to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed price procurement to Cobham, CAGE: 99251.
Who won similar work
47 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV), same product/service code (PSC) 4920.
Single-winner award sizes (47): middle half $135K to $1.1M, median $307K; range $17K to $12.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC | 4 | $3.6M | Jul 6, 2026 |
| AVIOSS LLC | 4 | $1.6M | Sep 17, 2026 |
| TESTEK LLC | 3 | $3.0M | Jun 5, 2026 |
| DELFLO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | $713K | Mar 25, 2026 |
| RHINESTAHL CORPORATION | 2 | $14.6M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| D. GILLETTE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE'S INC | 2 | $5.7M | Jan 21, 2026 |
| KD PRECISION MACHINING INC. | 2 | $2.7M | Aug 25, 2025 |
| HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | $2.6M | Jan 26, 2026 |
| HEATCON COMPOSITE SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | $855K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Druck, LLC | 2 | $623K | Oct 7, 2026 |
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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Oct 7, 2026Druck, LLC$545KAir Data Test Set (ADTS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP$96KCommunication/Navigation Test SetNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 6, 2026RHINESTAHL CORPORATION$7.9MT408 Depot PSENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026HEATCON COMPOSITE SYSTEMS, INC.$137KComposite Repair Set Temp/Vac ControllerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026Druck, LLC$78KKC-130 Air Data Test SetNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2026CENTRAL METAL FABRICATORS INC$704KMLG/NLG Cycling FixtureNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2026ELBITAMERICA, INC.$335KKC-130J Countermeasure Test SetNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2026AVIOSS LLC$230KV-22 Combo 13No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026CAROLINA GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT INC$163KCH-53K Program O-Level Bag: Fuel Flush leak Check UnitNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 12, 2026AVIOSS LLC$84KBoost Pump Test Hose - H-1 USMC Helicopter ProgramNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 (3 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.