Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 10, 2026·Responses due Sep 25, 2026

FMS E-2D Emergency Bail Out Bottle Test Set

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N6833526Q1216
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
4920
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 N6833526Q1216 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 10, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 13, 2026 to Jun 8, 2027, middle of the range Feb 2, 2027.
Measured from 15 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 334519 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 10, 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

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Lakehurst intends to negotiate and make an award on a sole-source basis with East/West Industries (CAGE: 30941) for a Fixed-Price contract. This procurement is for a quantity one (1) Emergency Bail Out Bottle Test Sets, part number T269K550-1, and training for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) �Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements� for this action. … (show all)

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) is mandatory for consideration. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract.

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334519.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.1$62.5MOct 1, 2025
PCI AVIATION LLC1$1.6MDec 22, 2025
HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE, INC.1$629KSep 3, 2025
DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC1$440KJul 6, 2026
Druck, LLC1$78KSep 28, 2026
Wabtec Inspection Technologies, Inc.1$20KOct 7, 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 6 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.

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