Notice of Intent to Sole Source to ORCA Technologies
NIWC (Naval Information Warfare) · NIWC PACIFIC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N66001-26-Q-0128 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Aug 12, 2026Special NoticeOpen
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
ORCA Technologies - PO Box 73394 San Clemente, CA 92673:The Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) hereby publicizes its intention to solicit, negotiate, and award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract on a noncompetitive basis to ORCA Technologies, LLC. The requirement is for the purchase of the TMAP Timing Applique Module Card P/N TMAP-VXI-1A. The proposed action is to award a contract to ORCA Technologies, LLC for the procurement of the TMAP-VXI-1A Timing Applique Module (TMAP) Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) for the sustainment of an emergency communications p… (show all)
rogram managed by the U.S. Air Force. The action shall be awarded to ORCA Technologies, LLC on a sole source basis. This notice of intent is NOT a request for quote. A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the government. Be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This notice is not a request for quotes; however, any firm believing that they can fulfill the requirement may be considered by the agency. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. Any comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice may be submitted via e-mail to James.K.Blake12.civ@us.navy.mil by 18 August 2026 at 1500 PST.
Who won similar work
150 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NIWC (Naval Information Warfare)), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC | 6 | $214.2M + 2 shared | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index | 5 | $483.6M + 1 shared | Jun 28, 2025 |
| PERATON INC. | 4 | $118.0M + 2 shared | Jun 1, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $GD | 3 | $128.4M + 1 shared | Jun 1, 2026 |
| PRESCIENT EDGE CORPORATION | 3 | $59.3M + 2 shared | Jun 1, 2026 |
| LEIDOS, INC. · $LDOS | 3 | $13.0M + 2 shared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH | 3 | $10.7M + 1 shared | Sep 24, 2026 |
| KRATOS DEFENSE & ROCKET SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. · $KTOS | 3 | $4.9M | Jul 20, 2026 |
| SERCO INC | 3 | – + 3 shared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| VT MILCOM INC. | 3 | – + 3 shared | Jun 10, 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 15, 2026JKEYS LLC$69KKVM MOUNT FABRICATION
- Oct 14, 2026SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$8.0MN66001-26-F-9336 Fair Opportunity Exception
- Oct 14, 2026SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$5.4MN66001-26-F-9257 Fair Opportunity Exception
- Oct 7, 2026Lockheed Martin Corporation$145.0MTowed Array Production and Sustainment
- Sep 28, 2026CONNECTIVE DESIGN INC$247KCable Assemblies
- Sep 25, 2026WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC$838KAward to World Wide Technology LLC
- Sep 24, 2026SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$7.1MN66001-21-D-0074_N66001-25-F-0984
- Sep 24, 2026BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$7.5MSynopsis of Task Order Award and Justification of Fair Opportunity Exception
- Sep 23, 2026LUXIUM SOLUTIONS, LLC$458KAward Notice // N66001-26-P-6308 // Luxium Solutions, LLC
- Sep 21, 2026TRUSTED SOLUTIONS LLC$143KSENTINEL Secure Chat Server
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $888K 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
- 1 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
- 1 insider buys and 19 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.