Special NoticePosted Sep 15, 2026·Responses due Sep 22, 2026

2026 Laser Guided Training Round (LGTR) BDU-59C/B Product Improvement Plan

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336414
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
None
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
1410
Place
Archbald, PA, USA
Contact
Kevin Simone (kevin.a.simone.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.

Early notice
  • Sep 15, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 19, 2027 to Nov 3, 2027, middle of the range Jun 28, 2027.
Measured from 36 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 336414 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 15, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

*This notice is an update to previous notice N000019-26-RFPREQ_WPM201-00031-Presolicitation, in order to upate the contracting vehicle* The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Program Office, PMA-201, Patuxent River, Maryland, intends to enter into sole source negotiations and subsequently award a modification to order N0001926F1009 to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Missiles and Fire Control (LMMFC), Archbald Pennsylvania off of corporate basic ordering agreement N00019-23-G-0003, under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-… (show all)

1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The tasking for this order is for engineering and testing support for integration to improve the BDU-59C/B Laser guided training round (LGTR) and add an additional lug. This order is anticipated to be awarded no later than 4th Quarter of 2026. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, only one responsibility source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Who won similar work

49 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 336414.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Raytheon Company · $RTX17$23.7BOct 14, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT11$302.0MAug 5, 2026
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC6$145.2MApr 13, 2026
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA5$25.5MNov 14, 2025
KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INC · $KTOS3$32.7MMar 20, 2026
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC2$34.6MMay 8, 2025
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC1$1.7BSep 3, 2025
L3 Telemetry & RF Products San Diego CA USA1$87.7MMar 31, 2025
Vectrus Systems LLC1$2.4MMay 5, 2025
Raytheon Missiles & Defense Tucson AZ 85756 USA1$747KJul 7, 2025

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 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
  • $1.5M 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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 5 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 18 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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