Pre-solicitationPosted Jun 24, 2026·Responses due Jul 9, 2026

Acoustic Attenuators Part Number (P/N) 6509861-1; National Stock Number (NSN) 4920-01-216-8033)

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332710
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N68335-26-Q-1166
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
4920
Place
Joint Base MDL, NJ, USA
Contact
Suresh Jafar (suresh.jafar.civ@us.navy.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N68335-26-Q-1166 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 24, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Sep 1, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 28, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 7, 2026 to Apr 5, 2027, middle of the range Oct 31, 2026.
Measured from 12 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 332710 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 24, 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

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, New Jersey, intends to competitively procure the manufacture, assembly, inspection, and delivery of an estimated quantity of eight (8) Acoustic Attenuators (Part Number (P/N) 6509861-1; National Stock Number (NSN) 4920-01-216-8033) for the H-60 Helicopter Program. The Government intends to competitively award this requirement as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. A Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract is anticipated, with the award being made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offeror. Further details will be provided w… (show all)

ith the solicitation. The Government will release the solicitation, including any subsequent amendments, exclusively on the SAM.gov website. No telephone or written requests for the solicitation will be accepted. After the solicitation is released, vendors should regularly monitor the website to ensure they have received all amendments. The Point of Contact (POC) for this effort is Suresh Jafar, Contract Specialist, at suresh.jafar.civ@us.navy.mil. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC): The anticipated CMMC requirement for this effort is CMMC Level 2 (Self). This CMMC level, or higher (see 32 CFR part 170), is required prior to award for each contractor information system that will process, store, or transmit Federal contract information (FCI) or controlled unclassified information (CUI) during performance of the contract. The Contractor shall have and maintain for the duration of the contract a current CMMC Level status of CMMC Level 2 (Self) or higher. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Offerors will be required to submit an active DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, to obtain a copy of the technical drawings associated with the solicitation. Additionally, active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database will be a mandatory prerequisite for receiving an award. For more information, please visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov. THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis is for administrative purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract.

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV), same product/service code (PSC) 4920 and NAICS 332710.

Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $231K to $734K, median $394K; range $171K to $1.3M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AVIOSS LLC2$1.5MSep 17, 2026
DELFLO INDUSTRIES, INC.2$627KMar 25, 2026
DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC1$764KSep 29, 2025
CENTRAL METAL FABRICATORS INC1$704KSep 23, 2026
LIMESTONE MANUFACTURING LLC1$171KJan 6, 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.

Latest awards

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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (2 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. 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
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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.