Sources SoughtPosted Sep 21, 2026·Responses due Sep 26, 2026

Joint FMS Hydraulic Particle Counter

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N68335-26-RFI--1118
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
6635
Place
USA
Contact
Matthew VanDeventer (matthew.d.vandeventer.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N68335-26-RFI--1118 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 21, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 2, 2026 to Jul 3, 2027, middle of the range Feb 21, 2027.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 21, 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

Pursuant to FAR 15.201(e)- This is a Request for Information only. There is no solicitation package available. This Sources Sought notice is being posted to satisfy the requirements of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) PGI 206.103-170. This action is for the procurement of (QTY 38) Hydraulic Fluid Particle Counters, Part Number: 4348AS1000-1, (QTY 12) Phosphate Ester Particle Counter Assemblies, Part Number: 4348AS2000-1, and (QTY 4) NOAP Lab Particle Counter, Part Number: 4348AS3000-1, in support of the attached Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs. This Common Suppor… (show all)

t Equipment (CSE) is required in support of extended deployment of the listed platforms. The Hydraulic Contamination Control Program and the Aviation Hydraulic Manual Requires Verification of the Cleanliness of Hydraulic Fluid in both aircraft and Support Equipment. Particle Counters detect the size and number of particulate materials in Hydraulic Fluid, classify the degree of contamination of the fluid and based on the degree (i.e., class) of contamination, will pass or fail the hydraulic fluid. This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes and is issued in conformance with DFARS PGI 206.302-1; it does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), a Request for Proposals (RFP), or a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government WILL NOT pay for any information received in response to this RFI, and the Government will not compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the response to this RFI. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation may be announced under a separate SAM announcement. Any requests for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is an RFI, not an IFB, RFP or RFQ. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All interested parties should send company information and descriptive literature on currently available products that meet the Navy's requirements, as described above. With the response, include a point of contact, phone number, email address, website information, DUNS number, CAGE Code, and Business Size Status for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of this RFI. Any responses in reference to this RFI shall be submitted electronically to the Point of Contact associated with this RFI no later than the requested responses date.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
D-2 Incorporated1$1.2MSep 24, 2026
STRUERS INC1$48KJul 31, 2025
AYALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC1$37KSep 3, 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 3 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.

  • 0 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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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.