Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Antenna Control System
Naval Research Laboratory · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00173-26-RFI-GD01 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 2, 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
Performance Location: Contractors Facility The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order in accordance with FAR 12.102 to CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies Inc. located in Plano, Texas. The Government intends to procure one (1) Model 990 Antenna Control System (ACS) with associated equipment and installation, in accordance with the attached salient characteristics. This sole source requirement meets the conditions of 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(2) as implemented by FAR 12.102. The required ACS is required to be compatible with the mechanical, electrical, and netw… (show all)
ork architecture of a twin AN/FSC-78 Antenna System ACS already in use at the same Facility. Specifically, the ACS to be acquired must be compatible with the Facility�s existing AN/FSC-78 ACS hardware and software network architecture. Interested companies may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and does not constitute a solicitation. However, all capability statements received prior to the closing date shall be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. If your organization has the capability of performing these services NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the below information. Submissions not containing all of the below information will not be considered. Business name and address; Name of company representative, business title and email; Telephone number, address, and e-mail address of POC; Large or Small Business Size and Type of Small Business (if applicable); Cage Code; UEID Number; A brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating their ability to perform the services required under this posting. Demonstrated past performance providing similar services should be detailed, if applicable. A detailed analysis of how your firm will successfully remove the sole source barriers listed above. All information and data received in response to this posting marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be protected as such. Please include this notice number on all documents and email correspondence. Classified Material shall not be submitted. Please transmit responses by e-mail to Graham Irby, Contract Specialist, at graham.d.irby.civ@us.navy.mil. in either Microsoft Office or pdf format. All responses must be received on or before the time specified in the announcement.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY), same NAICS 334220.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $1.2M to $1.8M, median $1.8M; range $641K to $1.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies Inc. | 1 | $1.9M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| MIDWEST MICROWAVE SOLUTIONS, INC. · $HEI · $3.0B | 1 | $1.8M | Jul 2, 2025 |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC · $T · $122.4B | 1 | $641K | Jun 30, 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.
- $HEI reported $3.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $1.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $T reported $122.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $1.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 1, 2026CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies Inc.$1.9MSole Source Award - Antenna Control System
- Jun 30, 2026AT&T Enterprises, LLC$641KAward Notice and Redacted J&A: 5G Network Testbed Expansion (Contract N0017323P2046, Modification P00005)
- Jul 2, 2025MIDWEST MICROWAVE SOLUTIONS, INC.$1.8MMMS Digital Receivers
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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
- $157K 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 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.