Sources SoughtPosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Aug 18, 2026

NAWCAD WOLF AN/APN-246 Beacon Systems and Components

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N6833526RFI0527
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5841
Place
Not stated
Contact
Lauren Clemmens (lauren.a.clemmens.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N6833526RFI0527 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 4, 2026 to Jul 26, 2027, middle of the range Feb 23, 2027.
Measured from 53 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 334511 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 2026).

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

Summary: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Webster Outlying Field, Air Traffic Contract & Landing systems (ATC&LS) Division has a requirement for the fabrication, procurement, and delivery of AN/APN-246 Beacons and their components in support of the Navy AN/SPN-46 Precision Approach and Landing System (PALS). Salient Characteristics/Specifications: The AN/APN-246 must be in compliance with the 2015-0011-30848-B Systems Requirements Document. A copy of the 2015-0011-30848-B Systems Requirement Document is available upon request to authorized DoD contractors by submitting your email re… (show all)

quest, including your CAGE code and a certified DD Form 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement), to the POC at the bottom of this request. The AN/APN-246 beacon provides the aircraft interface for the US carrier fleet Precision Approach and Landing System (PALS). Beacon functionality supports aircraft guidance and landing capabilities. Requested Information from Interested Companies: Section 1 of your response shall provide administrative information as follows: Company name, cage code, mailing address, phone number, and name/e-mail of designated company point of contact. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUB Zone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, non-traditional defense contractor). Section 2 of your response shall provide capability information as follows: Interested parties shall respond with existing capabilities or products that meet all of the Salient Characteristics/Specifications. Reponses that include alternative solutions is encouraged. Respondents shall include product specifications with submission. If you are an interested vendor please identify the following information: Whether your capability is considered commercial, modified-commercial or non-commercial? Whether you are the original equipment manufacturer, authorized manufacturer or authorized distributor of the capability. If are the original equipment manufacturer, advise whether you have authorized manufacturers and/or authorized distributors of the capability If you are an authorized manufacturer and/or authorized distributor of the capability, identify who original equipment manufacturer along with provide proof that you are an authorized manufacturer and/or authorized distributor from the original equipment manufacturer. Government Disclaimer THIS IS A RFI/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. The Government is seeking industry input/sources sought to assist in identifying capabilities that fully meet the requirements described above. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI/Sources Sought notice. This RFI/Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. No proprietary information shall be submitted in response to this RFI/Sources Sought notice. Should an interested vendor require submitting proprietary information in order to adequately respond to the RFI/Sources Sought notice, please reach out to the Government individual identified in this posting before submission and provide any specific handling instructions. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information submitted. Responses to this RFI/Sources Sought notice may not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of reviewing information submitted. Failure to respond to this RFI/Sources Sought notice does not preclude participation in any future associated solicitation that may be issued resulting from this RFI/Sources Sought notice. How to Respond Interested parties shall respond within five (5) business days after release of this RFI/Sources Sought notice. Please submit your response to this RFI/Sources Sought notice (not to exceed ten (10) pages) via e-mail to Lauren Clemmens, lauren.a.clemmens.civ@us.navy.mil.

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334511.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.2$9.3MSep 23, 2026
INDRA AIR TRAFFIC, INC.1$34.0MOct 17, 2025
THALES USA, INC.1$20.0MMay 8, 2025
CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION1$3.5MDec 22, 2025
CPI Electron Device Business, Inc. · $TDG1$1.6MSep 15, 2026
ELBITAMERICA, INC.1$335KSep 17, 2026
TELEPHONICS CORP1$39KApr 25, 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 7 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
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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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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