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Integration of Global Lightning system on F/A-18E/F and EA-18G (ECP 0629 PT 1 C1) (F)

Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM265-0176
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
336413
Product service code
1680
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-06
Response deadline
Oct 22, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
Place of performance
Saint Louis, MO
Contracting contact
ryan.c.lysaght.civ@us.navy.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

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 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), PMA-265 (Program Office for F/A-18 & EA-18G Aircraft), intends to solicit The Boeing Company for an order against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to procure Product Support Package (PSP) updates required to support U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) activities for the platform integration of Joint Tactical Terminal – Global Lightning Capability for United States Navy (USN)/RAAF EA-18G and Global Lightning Bridge for USN/RAAF F/A-18E/F. The anticipated period of performance is 21 months from the date of award. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible small and or other than small business firms capable of providing the supplies/services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of 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 sources sought. Any contract actions that the Government may intend to procure in the future will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) as applicable in accordance with FAR 5.101. SUBMISSION DETAILS Responsible parties may identify their interest by responding to the requirement with a capability statement (no longer than 10 pages in length). No phone inquiries will be entertained. Responses shall be made in writing by e-mail to the attention of the listed points of contact using the contact information provided. Interested businesses shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 x 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to provide the supplies or services listed in the required capabilities described herein. Documentation should be in bullet format. The capability statement package shall be sent by email to ryan.c.lysaght.civ@us.navy.mil. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Ryan Lysaght, ryan.c.lysaght.civ@us.navy.mil and Jessica Myers, jessica.v.myers.civ@us.navy.mil. All responses shall include this Sources Sought Notice Reference Number, Company Name, Company Address, Company CAGE Code, UEI number, Company Business Size, socio-economic status, Joint Venture eligibility, and potential subcontracting possibilities. Points-of-Contact (POC) information should include name, position, phone number, and email address. The Government will acknowledge receipt of the response. Late responses submitted past the day and time may not be considered. Classified materials shall not be submitted. All information submitted will be adequately safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 15.108. All submissions must be clearly marked with the following caption: “Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Releasable to Government Agencies for Evaluation Purposes Only.” Responses that fail to comply with the above instructions or present ideas not pertinent to subject, may not be reviewed. All information received in response to this Notice that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Information submitted in response to this Notice is submitted at no cost to the Government and will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to provide responses or comments to information received from interested persons but may request additional information following review. Note: If the interested person is a foreign concern or if a U.S. interested person has a team member or partner who is a foreign entity, adherence to all International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is required. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 336413, Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,500 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 1680 – Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components.

Contact

Point of contact
Ryan Lysaght
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
ryan.c.lysaght.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary
jessica.v.myers.civ@us.navy.mil
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