Sources Sought for AIRWorks Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) Follow-On
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00421-27-RFPREQ-A0X0000-0005 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
*** Please see updated information below in italicized font. *** THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL AND ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES, OF ALL SIZES, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHODS OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE RESULTS OF THE SOURCES SOUGHT WILL BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE IF ANY SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES EXIST. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIRWorks Division is seeking Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) support to perfo… (show all)
rm engineering, technical, and project management for a wide variety of programs and platforms that brings rapid acquisition and advanced capabilities to the warfighter. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The following dates are anticipated timeframes associated with this requirement: Estimated Draft RFP Release: 2nd Quarter FY 2027 Estimated Final RFP Release: 3rd Quarter FY 2027 Estimated Award Date: 3rd Quarter FY 2028 ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance is sixty (60) months with an anticipated start date of April 2028. This anticipated start date includes an overlap transition period of several months with the current contract. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE: The Government is anticipating a single award IDIQ contract with the specific CLIN type to be determined. The incumbent contract information is as follows: Contractor Name: CRL Technologies, Inc. Contract #: N00421-24-D-0005 Contract End Date: December 12, 2028 Contract Type: CPFF Previous Set Aside Designation: Small Business Set Aside Level of Effort Hours: 1,806,720 ANTICIPATED FACILITY AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS: Location: Patuxent River, MD % On-Site Government: 5% % Off-Site Contractor/Hybrid/Remote: 95% A SECRET Facility Clearance is desired. All contractor personnel shall have the ability to obtain a SECRET Clearance. Some tasking shall require access to TOP SECRET, SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTAL INFORMATION (TS-SCI). Include in your response your ability to meet the facility clearance requirement. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: The Government is seeking potential sources capable of providing Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) support to include the following: Project Management Support Systems Engineering Support Test & Evaluation Support Acquisition Support Logistics Support Financial Analysis Support Administrative & Management Support Engineering Specialist & Technician Support Cyber Security Support The labor categories above are anticipated to include a mixture of Junior, Journeyman, and Senior level positions. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide detail in your submission. Please note that if your company is planning to team with other companies to perform this work, if a Small-Business Set-Aside is pursued for this contract, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company�s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking. Similarly situated small businesses may team together to meet the 50% requirement. If your company is planning to team, the response must clearly identify the proposed team members, business size for each team member, and the capability statement must clearly articulate which portion of the work each team member will be responsible for. The response must be detailed enough for the Government to make a determination whether or not the proposed team will be able to perform 50% of the work when combined. SUBMISSION INFORMATION: It is requested that the interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5� x 11� pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spacing) demonstrating their ability to provide the services listed in the required capabilities described herein. Documentation should be provided in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. All responses shall include: Sources Sought Name/Number, Company Name, Company Address, Company CAGE Code, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number and email address. The capability statement shall be sent by email to Chloe O�Dell. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 1600 EST on 25 Aug 2026. All data received in responses to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be protected. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted via email to chloe.l.odell.civ@us.navy.mil. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.
Who won similar work
12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV), same NAICS 541330.
Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $2.9M to $106.6M, median $40.2M; range $33K to $252.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC. | 5 | $645.8M | Aug 23, 2026 |
| SEVERN TEST SERVICES, LLC | 2 | $66K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| J.F. TAYLOR, INC. | 1 | $46.3M | Apr 13, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $93.5B | 1 | $42.5M | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Science Applications International Corporation · $SAIC · $7.4B | 1 | $5.1M | May 21, 2025 |
| PRECISE SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $3.2M | Dec 14, 2025 |
| AVIAN-PRECISE COMPANY | 1 | $2.1M | May 21, 2025 |
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.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $40.2M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $SAIC reported $7.4B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $40.2M, is 0.5% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 15, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$42.5MN0042126F1391 Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, and Coordination System (ATNAVICS) Restoration Support Award NoticeMateriality: 0.05% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 23, 2026BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$252.6MNAWCAD WOLF AegisNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 13, 2026J.F. TAYLOR, INC.$46.3MNAWCAD WOLF ASI Division Naval Avionics Platform Integration Emulator (NAPIE)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 14, 2025PRECISE SYSTEMS, INC.$3.2MNotice of Award for PMA-299- Sole Source- BridgeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025SEVERN TEST SERVICES, LLC$33KAward Notice to Severn Test Services for the FY26 Renewal of Software, Support and MaterialsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 18, 2025BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$38.0MNAWCAD WOLF RAPID MAC SITENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2025Science Applications International Corporation$5.1MSystems EngineeringMateriality: 0.07% of $SAIC revenue (Low) SEC
- May 21, 2025BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$138.5MNAWCAD WOLF Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division Air Platform Engineering and Integration (APEI)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2025AVIAN-PRECISE COMPANY$2.1MSystems Engineering SustainmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 10, 2025BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$104.8MNAWCAD WOLF Ship and Air Integrated Warfare (SAIW) Division Communication Systems Integration Support (CSIS)No 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 7 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
- $480K 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
- 1 insider buys and 4 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.