Pre-solicitationPosted Feb 5, 2025·Responses due Feb 20, 2025

Baseline Software Systems Engineering MGMT for Global Reconstruction and Measurement system (GRAMS)

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
11
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM264-0172
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
AC31
Place
Brunswick, ME, USA
Contact
Diane McCauley (diane.m.mccauley.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM264-0172 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Feb 5, 2025 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Jul 9, 2025
    Award Notice
    MARITIME SURVEILLANCE ASSOCIATES INC · $415K
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What the notice says

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award a sole source delivery order to Maritime Surveillance Associates (MSA), under the terms of a Basic Ordering Agreement to perform baseline systems engineering management studies, provide technical support for the design & development of hardware and software updates, and provide improvements-to the Global Reconstruction and Measurement Suite (GRAMS). The GRAMS Software provides Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) the ability to extract measured Sound Pressure Level data to the frontline warfighter, as well as the Office of N… (show all)

aval Intelligence. The Post-flight analysis aspects of the software will be utilized to evaluate aircrew performance of the Acoustic Intelligence (ACINT) data collection mission, as well as provide the post flight analysis team a method to extract more data than what was collected on first pass analysis. The software will be capable of providing recommendations for enhanced mission planning for follow on flights deployment of tactical sensors. The software will also be capable of deep dive acoustic analysis for the extraction of ACINT. The GRAMS software upgrades not only provide continued advances in post flight analysis but also provides for in-flight use of measured sound pressure level data for pattern re-evaluation, pattern re-calculation, improved operator performance in detection and classification, post-flight mission reconstruction, and data archiving and dissemination. This software upgrade will be capable of interacting with existing models, equipment, and databased without interference. This is planned as sole source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) because MSA is the sole designer and developer of GRAMS and its associated processing applications, and is the only company with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical data that can meet the government�s requirement. Pursuant to DFARS 206.302-1 (d) and PGI 206.302, a sources sought notice for the Basic Ordering Agreement was posted on 09 July 2019 under N00019-19-RFPREQ-PMA-264-0096, the Government did not receive any capability statements in response to the Sources Sought Notice. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. However, the Government will consider all capability statements received within thirty (30) days after the publication date of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No phone inquiries will be entertained. Responses shall be made in writing by E-Mail to the attention of Diane McCauley, diane.m.mccauley.civ@us.navy.mil and Samantha Lysaght, samantha.l.lysaght.civ@us.navy.mil. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact MSA, to the attention of Mike Worthington, mike.worthington@msadevteam.com at 39 Peterson Lane, Brunswick, MA 04011.

Who won similar work

702 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), any industry: a loose match.

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Single-winner award sizes (694): middle half $268K to $21.0M, median $2.5M; range $448 to $22.9B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B45$26.1BOct 16, 2026
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B37$2.8BOct 9, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B33$8.8BOct 14, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $67.6B30$4.2BOct 9, 2026
BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA23$572.4MSep 28, 2026
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B20$11.3BOct 5, 2026
AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR · $2.3B12$1.7BApr 24, 2026
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $68.9B11$417.8MSep 29, 2026
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.11$165.2MOct 6, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.10$741.8MApr 21, 2026

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Investor context
  • $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $AIR reported $2.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K

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Competitive landscape

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  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (39 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $1.6M 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
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Policy around it

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  • 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
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Market

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  • 5 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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