Second Articles for Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Training Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) for Fleet Release 300
Navy and Marine Corps · NAWC TRAINING SYSTEMS DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 26-94 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 7, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
The contemplated effort required engineering, modernization, and logistics support to establish and upgrade P-8A training systems at the RAAF Base Edinburgh Integrated Training Center. The P-8A training devices include the: Weapons Tactics Trainer (WTT) Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) Training System Support Center (TSSC) These devices serve the purpose of providing critical aircrew training, supporting individual and collective crew tasks including mission planning, rehearsal, execution, and instructor assessments. See attached for all details.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 333310.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKWELL COLLINS SIMULATION & TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $27.6M | Jun 30, 2026 |
| BELL TEXTRON INC | 1 | $18.1M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| AEROSPACE TRAINING SYSTEMS PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE, LLP | 1 | $15.7M | Sep 11, 2026 |
| INDUSTRIAL SMOKE & MIRRORS, INC. | 1 | $6.7M | Apr 16, 2025 |
| SURVIVAL SYSTEMS USA INC | 1 | $648K | Mar 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.
- Sep 11, 2026AEROSPACE TRAINING SYSTEMS PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE, LLP$15.7MAward Synopsis - Procurement of Projection System Upgrade in support of P-8A Aircrew Training Device (ATD) - Operational Flight Trainer (OFT)
- Aug 31, 2026BELL TEXTRON INC$18.1MH-1 Nigeria FTD
- Jun 30, 2026ROCKWELL COLLINS SIMULATION & TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC$27.6ME-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems (HITS-V) Contract Award
- Mar 10, 2026SURVIVAL SYSTEMS USA INC$648KModular Shallow Water Egress Trainers (MSWET)
- Apr 16, 2025INDUSTRIAL SMOKE & MIRRORS, INC.$6.7MAward notice for Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) T-45 Strike Technology Refresh Program (�T-45 STRP�): Pensacola Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) Control Loading System and Cockpit Refresh Effort
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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.
- 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.