Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 6, 2026·Responses due Oct 13, 2026

Aircraft Pressurized Cabin Leakage Tester (APCLT)

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334515
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N68335-26-RFI-1204
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
4920
Place
Lakehurst, NJ, USA
Contact
Heavens Kelly (heavens.d.kelly.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N68335-26-RFI-1204 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 6, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Feb 16, 2027 to Jul 22, 2027, middle of the range Mar 27, 2027.
Measured from 11 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 334515 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 6, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION #N68335-26-RFI-1204 Package Name: Aircraft Pressurized Cabin Leakage Tester (APCLT) PSC Code: 4920 � Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment NAICS Code: 334513 � Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals This Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) notice is being posted In Accordance With (IAW) DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has a requirement for APCLT (Part Number (P/N): 4129AS0100-1, National Stock Number (NSN): 4920-01-658-2036) in support of the Royal A… (show all)

ustralian Airforce (RAAF) F/A-18F & EA-18G Program. This RFI is issued as part of the Government�s procurement strategy in support of APCLT for the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F/A-18F & EA-18G Program. Each responder is requested to provide detailed answers to the following questions and to provide the following information: RESPONSES REQUESTED INFORMATION: Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information and shall include the following as a minimum: Organization name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and name and e-mail of designated point of contact. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business). Section 2 of the response shall provide technical information, and shall include the following as a minimum: Specify whether your company has an existing product that is currently available in the marketplace, and that substantially meets the performance requirements. Please provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and the enabling technologies utilized in the product design. If your company does not have an existing product already available in the marketplace, indicate whether your company has an existing product, a product that is currently under development, or if your company is conducting research and development for a set of enabling technologies, that with continued development could be designed into a product that could substantially meet the performance requirements and could be made available to the marketplace within 24 months. If so, provide narrative information, photos, drawings, illustrations, brochures, user / product manual, videos, WEB or other references that describe the product and / or the enabling technologies planned or utilized in the development of the future finished product design. Provide specific recommendations to the government to improve the APCLT. Forward specific questions to the government to clarify any aspect of the APCLT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Government is seeking industry input to assist in identifying components that might meet the requirements described above. Please note that the Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten pages in length via electronic mail. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. All information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure IAW FAR 15.207, Handling Proposals and Information. The Government utilizes Contractor Support Staff (CSS) for assisting in all aspects of its acquisition process, and each of those individuals does have signed non-disclosure statements on file as condition of their employment. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded IAW the applicable Government regulations. Respondents will be notified of the result of the Government�s review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated solicitation that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management website: SAM.gov. It is the potential vendor�s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. HOW TO RESPOND Interested parties shall respond within five (5) business days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please submit your response to this RFI (not to exceed ten (10) pages) via e-mail no later than 13 October 2026, 5:00 PM EDT to Heaven�s Kelly at heavens.d.kelly.civ@us.navy.mil.

Who won similar work

12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334515.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TESTEK LLC3$3.0MJun 5, 2026
TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP2$469KOct 7, 2026
TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.1$2.5MJun 2, 2025
Symetrics Industries, LLC · $TDG1$426KFeb 3, 2026
VASTGLOBE LOGISTICS LLC1$414KAug 10, 2026
HOWELL INSTRUMENTS, INC.1$300KSep 18, 2026
EDMO DISTRIBUTORS, INCORPORATED1$197KMay 26, 2026
S W INTERCONNECT INC1$158KMar 11, 2025
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.1$61KAug 29, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 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
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
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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 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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