RATO (Rocket Assisted Take Off) Motor and Initiator

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation RATO_FA821325DB004 in this department, oldest first.

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

• Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
• Follow the agency to see the next notice for this work.

What the notice says

Who won similar work

223 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 3364).

Single-winner award sizes (215): middle half $170K to $9.8M, median $1.1M; range $1K to $20.7B.

Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either (1 here). Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.

• Oct 5, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$4.0MT-38 WingtipsMateriality: <0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $4.0M award ÷ $42.9B revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Oct 2, 2026HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION$7.5MRepair service of the B-2 Integrated Drive Generator(IDG)Materiality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $7.5M award ÷ $93.5B revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Oct 1, 2026JEFF BONNER R & D, INC.$61KPillow Block PlatesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 30, 2026COASTAL SEAT CUSHIONS INC$71KC-17 Seat Cushion sets with covers and embroideryNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 30, 2026Multiple Awardees Tinker AFB OK USA$2.4BSPEED MAC - STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT FOR ENGINE EXCELLENCE AND DELIVERY SPEED MULTIPLE AWARD IDIQ.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 29, 2026ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC$839KRepair of Traffic Collison Avoidance SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 29, 2026SOUTHERN AERO PARTNERS, INC.$1.1MF108 Large Tip Fuel Nozzles (Remanufacture)Materiality: 0.01% of $AME revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $1.1M award ÷ $7.9B revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Sep 29, 2026AERO ENGINEERING SUPPORT GROUP INC$337KRepair of the C-130 Pressure Altimeter NSN 6610-01-212-6464No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 29, 2026SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$6.8MRepair of the Refueling Probe Assembly in support of the HH-60G Helicopter ProgramMateriality: <0.01% of $LMT revenue (Low)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $6.8M award ÷ $77.0B revenue, 12 months to Jun 28, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC
• Sep 29, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$20.7BAMRAAM MUTIYEAR PROCUREMENT LOTS 41-47Materiality: 22.1% of $RTX revenue (High)Calculated as Award Amount divided by the company's trailing twelve-month revenue (SEC 10-Q). Here: $20.7B award ÷ $93.5B revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (SEC 10-Q). SEC

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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.

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.

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.