GQM-163A Aerial Target Operation
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6893625R0005 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 1, 2026Award NoticeNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $100.0MOpen
- Jun 8, 2026Justification (Sole Source)Open
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
* Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Export Controlled Information. Access to CUI is limited, to a single point of contact (POC) per CAGE code, who is listed as the Data Custodian on the DD 2345 and approved by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The DD 2345 must be approved prior to requesting access to CUI in SAM.gov. Contractors are responsible for coordinating with their CAGE code�s Data Custodian POC to request access to CUI. For additional information, visit the DLA website for th… (show all)
e Joint Certification Program: https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/. (1) INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE: Update to previous synopsis. This sources sought is being reissued for 15 days for market research purposes. Please note the PSC code has changed. All other information unchanged. Responses shall be submitted by e-mail to the point(s) of contact listed below no later than 7 May 2025 3:00 PM PST. CS: Candice Gonzalez, candice.n.gonzalez.civ@us.navy.mil PCO: Katy White, katy.j.white.civ@us.navy.mil DISCLAIMER: 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 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER), same NAICS 541330.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $16.0M to $99.6M, median $90.5M; range $9.5M to $159.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 2 | $169.4M | Apr 22, 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $67.6B | 1 | $99.6M | Mar 4, 2025 |
| ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC | 1 | $90.5M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC · $7.4B | 1 | $16.0M | Jul 7, 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 $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $90.5M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $90.5M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $SAIC reported $7.4B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $90.5M, is 1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jun 29, 2026ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC$90.5MAdvanced Technology Insertion and Integration for Weapon SystemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2025SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$16.0MPMA 272 Canadian FMS MaintenanceMateriality: 0.21% of $SAIC revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 22, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$159.9MSensor System Software and HardwareMateriality: 0.23% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 4, 2025LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$99.6MLM Follow ONMateriality: 0.15% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
- Dec 16, 2024RAYTHEON COMPANY$9.5MRMS IV Follow-on: Ceiling IncreaseMateriality: 0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
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 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (9 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $798K 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.
- 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
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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 5 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.