Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) MVP Market Survey
FAA · FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
Amendment 1 - The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for responses from September 21, 2026 to October 15, 2026. An amended Market Survey Announcement, with all revisions in red, is attached to this announcement. All other elements of this market survey, including the MVP Requirements Matrix and VOR Specification FAA-E-37012, are unchanged. Original Announcement - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has developed a VOR Minimum Viable Product (MVP) requirements set in response to industry feedback received from a November 2025 FAA VOR Market Survey. The MVP requirements se… (show all)
t focuses on the essential capabilities needed to moderniize legacy VOR Systems while addressing equipment obsolescence, diminishing parts availability, and long-term sustainment needs. This Market Survey is intended to serve as a starting point for industry engagement and is not intended to prescribe a unique FAA design solution. The FAA seeks to understand how existing Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products align with the MVP requirements and to obtain industry recommendations for closing any identified gaps while minimizing cost, schedule, technical risk, and long-term sustainment burdens. Please see attached VOR Market Survey, VOR Specification FAA-E-37012 with MVPs highlighted, and the MVP Requirements Matrix for additional information, including due dates for responses. The MVP Requirements Matrix is provided in Word Format for ease of response.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (FAA), same NAICS 334511.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $345K to $696K, median $420K; range $340K to $267.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAAB INC · $SAABF | 1 | $267.3M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| VAISALA INC. | 1 | $696K | Jun 9, 2025 |
| SRCTEC, LLC | 1 | $420K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| ADB Safegate Americas LLC | 1 | $345K | Mar 5, 2025 |
| VISLINK, LLC | 1 | $340K | Oct 21, 2024 |
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.
- Sep 10, 2026SRCTEC, LLC$420KUpgrade of SR Hawk radar systemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2025SAAB INC$267.3MSurface Movement Radar, Model 4 , Replacement for Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model 3 Surface Movement Radar (ASDE-3 SMR)$SAABF: revenue not loaded yet (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 9, 2025VAISALA INC.$696KVisibility SensorsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 5, 2025ADB Safegate Americas LLC$345KCONTRACT AWARD: RWSL Gen 2 ComponentsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 21, 2024VISLINK, LLC$340K6973GH-25-C-00013 - CBP AVDL Downlink Handheld Receivers - AWARD/SPS - QR 1719-377No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 2024 (20 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 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.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 982 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.
- 1 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.