MQ9B SeaGuardian/SkyGuardian COCO Flight Services
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00421-26-RFPREQ-A0X0000-0065 in this department, oldest first.
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
**Amendments 1 and 2 updated information is shown below in italicized font** DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL AND ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is seeking sources capable of providing Contractor Owned, Contractor Operated (COCO) MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft flight services in support of U.S. Navy and … (show all)
Department of War (DoW) missions. The Government anticipates that services may include maritime surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, and other Government-directed missions.. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated Period of Performance is five (5) years with an anticipated start date of September 2027. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE: Firm fixed price REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: The Government anticipates that services may include maritime surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, and other Government-directed missions. The final requirement, performance locations, aircraft configuration, flight-hour requirements, period of performance, and contract structure will be established at the time of award, if this effort is pursued. The anticipated requirement is for contractor-provided MQ-9B SeaGuardian flight services, including, but not limited to: Provision of contractor-owned MQ-9B aircraft and associated Ground Control Station (GCS) capability; Qualified and appropriately certified pilots, mission operators, and maintenance personnel; Aircraft operation, launch and recovery, mission execution, and flight-hour support; Aircraft maintenance, logistics, spares, and supply support necessary to maintain mission availability; Mission planning, scheduling, and operational coordination; Communications, data links, and other equipment necessary to conduct assigned missions; Compliance with applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DoW, U.S. Navy, airworthiness, range, and host-nation requirements, as applicable; Support for operations from designated CONUS and/or overseas locations and operating areas; and Other services necessary to provide a fully operational MQ-9B COCO flight-services capability. SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Interested companies are requested to provide a capabilities statement of no more than 10 pages (8.5� x 11� pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spacing) addressing, at a minimum: Corporate information, including company name, CAGE code, business type/size/status, mailing address, and primary point of contact information. Demonstrated experience providing COCO UAS or comparable aircraft flight services to the U.S. Government or other customers. Number and configuration of MQ-9B aircraft currently owned, leased, controlled, or otherwise available to support the requirement, including anticipated availability. Experience operating Group V UAS, including BVLOS operations, maritime operations, and operations in controlled/restricted airspace. Ability to provide qualified remote pilots, aircrew, maintenance personnel, GCSs, logistics, and other required support. Ability to operate from various OCONUS locations and one CONUS location. Relevant contracts and programs demonstrating substantially similar capability. Known barriers, dependencies, or lead times associated with providing the requirements listed above Identification of any subcontracting or teaming arrangements interested companies believe could provide the required capability. The capability statement shall be sent by email to chelsey.d.williams5.civ@us.navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 4:00 PM EST on 9 September 2026. All data received in responses to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be protected. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. No phone call will be accepted. All questions must be submitted via email to Chelsey Williams, chelsey.d.williams5.civ@us.navy.mil. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV), same product/service code (PSC) V121.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $75.3M to $148.5M, median $98.0M; range $52.6M to $199.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC | 1 | $199.1M | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Kira AAR Logistics Services JV LLC | 1 | $98.0M | Mar 12, 2025 |
| AERY AVIATION, LLC | 1 | $52.6M | Mar 25, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 9, 2025AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC$199.1MContracted Air Services (CAS) Stand Off Jamming (SOJ) Jet ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 25, 2025AERY AVIATION, LLC$52.6MContracted Air Services High Endurance Electronic Warfare Jet ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 12, 2025Kira AAR Logistics Services JV LLC$98.0ME-6B Mercury Pilot TrainingNo 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.