Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 28, 2026

Engineering Support for Product Improvement, System Engineering, Process Engineering, System Safety, In-Service Engineering, Program Management, Analytical and Organizational Assessment for Next Generation CADs/PADs

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541330
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00421-26-RFPREQ-WPM202-0126
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R425
Place
Patuxent River, MD, USA
Contact
SABANA MOORE-BARNES (SABANA.N.MOORE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00421-26-RFPREQ-WPM202-0126 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • May 15, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 20, 2026 to Feb 20, 2027, middle of the range Dec 25, 2026.
Measured from 48 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 541330 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from May 15, 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

This is a presolicitation notice of the Government's intent to award a sole source contract to Exodynamics for Engineering Support for Product Improvement, System Engineering, Process Engineering, System Safety, In-Service Engineering, Program Management, Analytical and Organizational Assessment for Next Generation Cartridge Actuated Devices (CADs) and Propellant Actuated Devices (PADs). The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), on behalf of the Cartridge Actuated Devices and Propellant Actuated Devices Joint Program Office (CAD/PAD JPO), previously issued a Sources Sought Notice (N00421-26-RFPR… (show all)

EQ-WPM202-0126) on May 15, 2026, seeking interested parties capable of providing comprehensive engineering support. In response to the Sources Sought Notice, the Government received four (4) capability statements. After a thorough evaluation of all submissions against the stringent requirements outlined in the Sources Sought, only one (1) respondent, Exodynamics, was determined to possess the unique and extensive expertise required to meet the Government's needs. Specifically, Exodynamics demonstrated the requisite "extensive expertise in the chemistry, physics, ballistics, mechanical design, manufacture, and analysis of energetic devices, materials, and systems," "in-depth knowledge of the CAD/PAD industrial base, relevant government/commercial standards, and safe handling/fabrication of energetic materials and components," and "extensive working knowledge of both innovative and standard energetic materials, fielded cartridge/CAD/PAD/AEPS designs, and experience investigating failure modes at all system level". No other respondent demonstrated the full breadth and depth of these critical capabilities. Therefore, the Government intends to award a sole source contract to Exodynamics under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any firm that believes it can meet the stated requirements and demonstrate the unique capabilities described in the original Sources Sought Notice (N00421-26-RFPREQ-WPM202-0126) may submit a capability statement. The capability statement must provide clear and convincing evidence that the firm possesses the necessary qualifications and can provide the required services at a level of expertise equivalent to or exceeding that of Exodynamics. Responses to this presolicitation notice must be submitted electronically to the primary point of contact listed below by 28 August 2026 at 02:00 PM EDT. All information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 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. Contact Information: Primary Point of Contact: SABANA MOORE-BARNES SABANA.N.MOORE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL Secondary Point of Contact: Greg Tollefsen gregory.e.tollefsen.civ@us.navy.mil

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV), same product/service code (PSC) R425 and NAICS 541330.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $1.0M to $3.6M, median $2.1M; range $33K to $5.1M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Science Applications International Corporation · $SAIC · $7.4B1$5.1MMay 21, 2025
AVIAN-PRECISE COMPANY1$2.1MMay 21, 2025
SEVERN TEST SERVICES, LLC1$33KNov 19, 2024

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.

Investor context
  • $SAIC reported $7.4B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $2.1M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

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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
  • $94K 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.

  • 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

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