L3Harris AN/PRC-163 Radios
Air Force and Space Force · FA4819 325 CONS PKP
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA481926Q0115 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 27, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
IAW RFO 5.101(c)(4): (i) The Government is seeking to procure the L3Harris AN/PRC-163 Radio system is a highly ruggedized, submersible, dual-channel tactical communication suite engineered for line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight satellite reachback, operating securely under NSA Certified Type 1 encryption across extreme temperatures. The system is supported by a modular ecosystem of components optimized for remote field operations: a 7.0 Ah olive-drab handheld battery providing smart SMBus telemetry, a high-draw 10.3 Ah tan manpack battery delivering dual-voltage power, and a black, waterti… (show all)
ght Battery Box Assembly ensuring secure pass-through connections. Rapid power readiness is maintained via a compact, weather-resistant Two-Bay Handheld Battery Charger with diagnostic LCD reporting, alongside a heavy-duty Two-Bay Charger & Conditioner supporting multi-chemistry depot-level maintenance. Completing the suite is a 36-inch, fully shielded Audio / Key Fill Cable Assembly designed to securely route dual-channel tactical audio, high-speed USB 2.0 data, and classified COMSEC keys in submersed environments. (ii) In accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c), this pre-solicitation is being published on the Government Point of Entry to document the requirement. The contract will be is a sole source contract with only one viable vendor. (iii) One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements. (vii) The company that will be recieving the award is L3Harris Technologies, Inc. The reason that this company is the only company that is capable of delivering the package is that this company is the only company deemed capable of delivering the requirement in an acceptable time period due to urgent mission requirements.
Who won similar work
38 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334220.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 4 | $358K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA | 1 | $3.8B | Jul 3, 2025 |
| TELETRONICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1 | $79.9M | Apr 6, 2025 |
| Data Link Solutions Cedar Rapids IA 52498 USA | 1 | $7.5M | Oct 16, 2025 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 1 | $3.2M | May 8, 2025 |
| LDIA HOLDINGS, LLC | 1 | $1.4M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R F PRODUCTS, INC | 1 | $1.3M | Oct 30, 2025 |
| AIRBUS DS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| WINGMANN LLC | 1 | $1.0M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| SMARTSAT INC | 1 | $969K | Jul 7, 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.
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- Sep 29, 2026BLACK RIVER SYSTEMS COMPANY$151KNINJA DISMOUNT KIT
- Sep 29, 2026ESATCOM INC.$33KSwedish Microwave Low Noise Block Downconverters (LNBs)
- Sep 25, 2026GCN Acquisitions LLC$95KPRC-117G Radio Accessories
- Sep 25, 2026DAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.$186KSurveillance System - Removal, Installation and Upgrade. Travis AFB, CA.
- Sep 14, 2026FED POINT SOLUTIONS INC$49KJPRA Security Cameras
- Sep 11, 2026BHPE LLC$96KCCTV Delivery and Installation Whiteman AFB
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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (14 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $592K 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.
- 2 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.