Flight Suits for the Blue Angels
NAVSUP (Naval Supply Systems Command) · NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR SAN DIEGO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N0024426QS023 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 29, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Mar 5, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Mar 14, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Apr 9, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Apr 21, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Apr 28, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Apr 28, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Apr 30, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- May 15, 2026Award NoticeAQUILA INTERNATIONAL LLC · $1.7MOpen
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
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, San Diego (FLCSD) is conducting market research under FAR Part 10 to identify qualified sources and to obtain industry feedback on the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), qualification requirements, delivery timelines, and potential acquisition strategies for Blue Angels ceremonial flight suit construction, alteration, and repair services. These services require the construction, alteration, and repair of both male and female ceremonial flight suit uniforms for current and new team members of the Blue Angels (i.e., the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron), loc… (show all)
ated at Naval Air Station (NAS) in Pensacola, FL. Please see the attachment titled "Market Research & Sources Sought" for all the requirements related to this Sources Sought Notice, along with Attachment (1) - Draft PWS for the required specifications and delivery schedule for the Blue Angels' flight suits. A visual guide and video tour of a sample flight suit that needs to be constructed are found in Attachment (2) - Visual Guide, and Attachment (3) - Tour of a Sample Flight Suit. Note: An Industry Day will be held on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the Naval Base San Diego, at 32nd Street, to assist industry in understanding this requirement and allow for industry feedback and suggestions. For the complete information regarding this Industry Day, please see the "Market Research & Sources Sought" attachment.
Who won similar work
1970 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NAVSUP (Naval Supply Systems Command)), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 73 | $1.1B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 50 | $1.2B | Oct 13, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT | 46 | $235.8M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA | 41 | $3.3B | Sep 28, 2026 |
| GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC · $GE | 39 | $104.3M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION · $RTX | 39 | $57.2M | Sep 24, 2026 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT | 34 | $55.7M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | 31 | $31.7M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Honeywell International Inc | 27 | $104.6M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CORP | 24 | $52.9M | Sep 26, 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.
- Oct 17, 2026SARGENT AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, LLC$4.9M48--VALVE,LINEAR,DIRECT - AND OTHER REPLACEMENT PARTS
- Oct 16, 2026PHOENIX SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INC$369K41--HLDG FR SUB ASSY
- Oct 16, 2026GARTNER, INC.$842KGartner Advisory Services
- Oct 16, 2026CORE SERVICES GROUP INC$263.9MR425 - OPTEVFOR/VX-1 Technical and Analytical Support Services
- Oct 15, 2026TELOS CORPORATION$883KTelos Corp. XACTA Subscriptions
- Oct 13, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$50.1M58--RECEIVER-TRANSMITTE - AND OTHER REPLACEMENT PARTS, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF
- Oct 13, 2026PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC.$1.0M58--FLIGHT DECK MISSION
- Oct 13, 2026CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC$419K61--POWER SUPPLY, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF
- Oct 13, 2026GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC$16.9M61--GENERATOR,ALTERNATI, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF
- Oct 13, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$8.9M58--RECEIVER,INFRARED - AND OTHER REPLACEMENT PARTS, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF
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
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
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 9 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.