SolicitationPosted Sep 17, 2026·Responses due Sep 29, 2026

Wideband Satcom AAU Lifting Adapter

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N68335-26-Q-1049
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
5985
Place
USA
Contact
Alexis Kelly (alexis.r.kelly.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N68335-26-Q-1049 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jan 14, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Jun 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 7, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 17, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 31, 2026 to Mar 3, 2027, middle of the range Nov 20, 2026.
Measured from 96 past solicitations at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 334220 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 25, 2026).
Responses are due Sep 29, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

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  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

*Amendment 0005 was posted on 17 September 2026 with a closing date of 29 September 2026. 1. Quantity: the solicitation Section B and SOW show 15 total units across CLINs 0001-0004 (12 + 1 + 1 + 1), while the SAM notice description states four units. Should offerors price 15 total units as shown in Section B? The offers should price for 15 units as shown in Section B. 2. Delivery: Amendment 0004 moves the quotation closing date to September 29, 2026, while Section F still requires CLIN 0001 delivery on or before September 30, 2026. Will the CLIN 0001 delivery date be revised? Amendment 0005 sh… (show all)

ows a pushed out date of 31 December 2026. This is just an estimated fill in date until a quote is recieved with a lead time. 3. Manufacturing / QA: Section C requires the Contractor to manufacture to print and have a production QA system compliant with ISO 9001. If a small-business prime uses a qualified ISO 9001 contractmanufacturer to perform the build-to-print fabrication, is the manufacturer�s compliant QA system sufficient, or must the prime contractor itself maintain the ISO 9001 production QA system? The Prime contractor itself needs to have and maintain the ISO 9001 production QA system. *Amendment 0004 was posted on 15 Septmeber 2026 with a closing date of 29 September 2026. The purpose of this Amendment is extend the Solicitation Open date for 14 days. The solicitation will be closing 29 September 2026. All vendors must provide an updated DD2345, request drawings, and provide correct CMMC certification. Any vendors that have provided correct documentation must annotate the date they provided needed documentation along with an updated quote. *Amendment 0003 the final response date is 10 July 2026. * Amendment 0003 was posted on 25 June 2026. *Amendment 0002 was posted on 30 April 2026. * Amendment 0001 was posted on 22 April 2026. Below are responses to the following inquires from a vendor. Section L of the solicitation states the submission date of the proposals shall be no later than the date specified in Block 19 of the SF 18 which is 10 April 2026; however, the posting in SAM.gov shows Date Offers Due of 8 May 2026. Can you please confirm the due date? *Updates to the solicitaiton have been made in Amendment 001 The announcement in SAM.gov has a classification of No Set Aside used; however, the SF18 says the RFQ is a Small Business Set Aside. Can you confirm this solicitation is a Small Business Set Aside for 8(a) Participants as indicated with the inclusion of 52.219?18 � Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants in Section H of the solicitation? *The announcment has been adjusted to show Total Small Business Set Aside. Has the Drawing Package for this solicitation been revised/updated from the prior version of the solicitation N68335-25-Q-0351? *A DD2345 and CMMC certification are required to receive the drawings associated with this package The United States Navy Program Office PMA 290 has a new requirement for the manufacturing of four (4) Wideband Satcom AAU Lifting Adapter P/N: 4091AS0125-1. The Government owns the Build-to- Print Technical Drawing Package and the drawings are considered Export Controlled. All Offerors must be able to provide a certified DD Form 2345, Level 2 CMMC Certification, and must request current drawing package. Drawing will be provided to your designated data custodian on your certified DD 2345 via the DoD Safe website. All offers, other than the successful Offeror, are required to destroy all export control data, regardless of form or media on which it may be recorded, including CD�s, data stored on other computer storage devices, and paper documents. Offers shall provide proof of such destruction via signed letter on corporate letter head to the PCO via email at alexis.r.kelly.civ@us.navy.mil

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334220.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AEG GROUP INC1$49.7MFeb 13, 2025
GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC1$5.0MSep 30, 2026
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.1$2.2MApr 1, 2025
AAR SUPPLY CHAIN, INC · $AIR1$990KMay 26, 2026
TIM PRICE INC.1$926KJul 21, 2025
CORNET TECHNOLOGY, INC.1$304KDec 16, 2025
Gotenna, Inc.1$171KJun 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.

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Competitive landscape

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  • 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
  • $67K 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
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Policy around it

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  • 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

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