FLARES Scan Eagle UAS Flight Testing & Environmental Shock Qualification
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-26-RFPREQ-WPM263-0283 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
- Oct 15, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeINSITU, INC. · $676K
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What the notice says
In accordance with FAR 5.301 and FAR 6.301, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Headquarters has awarded a bilateral firm-fixed-price modification to Task Order N0001925F0933 under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0001921G0007 to Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA). This modification provides Track Quality (TQ) flight test support and environmental shock qualification testing for the Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES) Scan Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). This action was awarded on a sole-source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1 ("Only … (show all)
one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements"). A pre-solicitation notice / intent to sole source was previously publicized on SAM.gov under Notice ID N00019-26-RFPREQ-WPM263-0283. In compliance with public disclosure requirements under FAR 6.301, the approved Justification and Approval (CJ&A No. 26-0355), redacted to protect proprietary information and personally identifiable information (PII), is attached to this notice.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541370.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 3 | $87.5M | Oct 15, 2026 |
| INSITU, INC. · $BA | 1 | $25.7M | Feb 24, 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.
- Oct 15, 2026TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.8MAerosonde UAS Operational Support, Transition, & MCM Sensor Integration (Modifications under BOA N0001921G0008)
- Sep 3, 2026Textron Systems Corporation$43.0MISR Maritime B-Kit Task Order N0001926F1157 under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0001926G1007
- Sep 3, 2026Textron Systems Corporation$41.7MISR Maritime B-Kit Task Order N0001926F1170 under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0001926G1007
- Feb 24, 2025INSITU, INC.$25.7MISR Services OIR Lot 1 Site 1 Recompete
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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
- $358K 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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