Sources SoughtPosted Oct 6, 2026·Responses due Oct 20, 2026

MQ-4C Air Conditioner A_M32C-23A

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333415
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N6833527Q1011
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
4120
Place
Joint Base MDL, NJ, USA
Contact
Duane Hines (duane.m.hines.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N6833527Q1011 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 6, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 17, 2026 to Jul 18, 2027, middle of the range Mar 8, 2027.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 6, 2026).

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

This Sources Sought notice is being posted to satisfy the requirement of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 206.302-1(d). The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey intends to procure on a limited competition basis to the Original Equipment Manufacturer, OSHKOSH AEROTECH, LLC, CAGE: 54077 and their authorized distributor Wright & Wright Machinery CO., Inc. CAGE: 0B9Z7 for the procurement of C-23A LAND BASED AIR CONDITIONER, Part Number (P/N) L100000.C for the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program in support of the United States … (show all)

Navy (USN). The proposed action is for hardware for which the Government intends to solicit with only the OEM and authorized distributors under the authority of FAR 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." (THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS). Responsible, interested parties, however, may identify their interest by submitting a capabilities statement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any responses received. There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. No telephone responses will be accepted. For information, contact Duane Hines via e-mail duane.m.hines.civ@us.navy.mil or LeAnn Spann via email leann.s.spann.civ@us.navy.mil.

Who won similar work

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

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX45$26.1BOct 16, 2026
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC37$2.8BOct 9, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA33$8.8BOct 14, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT30$4.2BOct 9, 2026
BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA23$572.4MSep 28, 2026
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT20$11.3BOct 5, 2026
AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR12$1.7BApr 24, 2026
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX11$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

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.

  • 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

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
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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.

  • 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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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.