Instron AlignPro kit
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6893626SIMACQD5550000046 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 5, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE (RFQ).??A RFQ WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.? In accordance with FAR 6.103.1, the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis for: Instron AlignPro kit and service, To Instron, 825 University Avenue, Norwood, MA 02062 as the OEM of the equipment is a direct replacement and upgrade of the current equipment is required to be performed by the manufacturer. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; no solicit… (show all)
ation or RFQ will be forthcoming. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than?10/13/2027. The written response shall reference solicitation number N68936-26-SIMACQ-D555000-0046 and must provide a clear and concise capability statement to show the ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability and schedule. Written responses to this notice shall be submitted to email: Gwynn Hartkopf. at gwynn.l.hartkopf.civ@us.navy.mil All vendors must be registered at https://sam.gov/ prior to submitting quotes. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take at least 10-15 days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an 'Active' status as the government cannot award an entity without an 'Active' SAM registration. Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Export Controlled Information. Access to CUI is limited, to a single point of contact (POC) per CAGE code, who is listed as the Data Custodian on the DD 2345 and approved by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The DD 2345 must be approved prior to requesting access to CUI in SAM.gov. Contractors are responsible for coordinating with their CAGE code�s Data Custodian POC to request access to CUI. For additional information, visit the DLA website for the Joint Certification Program: https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) J066.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $10K to $244K, median $17K; range $3K to $472K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOTTINGER BRUEL & KJAER INC. | 1 | $472K | Sep 30, 2025 |
| TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 1 | $17K | Dec 2, 2025 |
| ULTRA ELECTRONICS ICE INC | 1 | $3K | Dec 12, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Dec 12, 2025ULTRA ELECTRONICS ICE INC$3KTest, Evaluation and Repair of Fuel Control Test SetNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 2, 2025TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION$17KTest & Evaluation (T&E), Repair, Calibration, and return to Ready-For-Issue (RFI) condition for the Advanced Boresight Equipment, Model 310ANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025HOTTINGER BRUEL & KJAER INC.$472KPerception Software Maintenance and System Calibration RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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
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
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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.