Presolicitation
E-6B Software Licenses for 2027
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award, without competition, to Rockwell Collins, Inc., doing business as Collins Aerospace Government Systems Division (CAGE Code 13499), a change to an existing order for one year of Java SE, MySQL, Trellix and Veeam software licenses for the E-6B aircraft. Other firms may send a quotation, bid or proposal. It is a presolicitation, not a request for competitive proposals. More in the summary
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award, without competition, to Rockwell Collins, Inc., doing business as Collins Aerospace Government Systems Division (CAGE Code 13499), a change to an existing order for one year of Java SE, MySQL, Trellix and Veeam software licenses for the E-6B aircraft. Other firms may send a quotation, bid or proposal. It is a presolicitation, not a request for competitive proposals.
How to submit: Written response by email to Shoaibur Qureshi (shoaibur.r.qureshi.civ@us.navy.mil) and Lisa Troccoli (lisa.j.troccoli.civ@us.navy.mil). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: SAM.gov and the solicitation disagree on the set-aside. SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the solicitation the AI read says a set-aside for small businesses. Ask the contracting officer which applies before you bid.
- Serious: Sole source to Collins Aerospace. NAVAIR intends to negotiate and award to one named company. Other firms may respond, but the Government decides alone whether to compete.
- Serious: Only for an existing order. The licenses are added to an order already placed with Collins, which the notice says holds the technical data needed to set the quantity and version.
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- Worth checking: Not a small business set-aside. The notice states this action will not be set aside for small businesses.
- Worth checking: Response window. The notice says responses are considered within 15 days after its publication date; SAM.gov gives the response due date as November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern.
- Minor: License period written oddly. The period is given as "01 December through 30 November 2027" without a start year; confirm the exact dates with the contracting office.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- One year of Java SE, MySQL, Trellix and Veeam software licenses for the E-6B aircraft, for 01 December through 30 November 2027
- Licenses support the Block I and Block II Mission Software System, Sustainment and Support System (SASS) and Command Display Unit (CDU)
- Done as a modification to Delivery Order (DO) N0001925F0087 under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA, a standing agreement for placing orders) N0001924G0017
- Number of licenses is not stated in the notice text
- Contract type
- Modification to Delivery Order N0001925F0087 under Basic Ordering Agreement N0001924G0017; anticipated to be greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)
- Period of performance
- One year of software licenses, 01 December through 30 November 2027 (as written)
- Place of performance
- USA (as listed in the SAM.gov fields)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Contract vehicle
- Basic Ordering Agreement N0001924G0017, awarded sole source to Collins Aerospace
- How they'll choose
- Not a competitive evaluation; the Government may decide not to compete based on responses
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Written response by email to Shoaibur Qureshi (shoaibur.r.qureshi.civ@us.navy.mil) and Lisa Troccoli (lisa.j.troccoli.civ@us.navy.mil)
What to include when you submit
- Send a quotation, bid or proposal, as appropriate, in writing by email to both contacts.
- Firms interested in subcontracting should contact Collins Aerospace directly through Amber Hanlon at amber.hanlon@collins.com.
Current contractor
Collins Aerospace is the current holder of the existing delivery order and basic ordering agreement and is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the systems. The notice says it follows a sources sought notice posted 28 July 2026.
Not in the notice text
- The number of licenses for each product is not stated.
- The price or estimated value is not stated; the action is only described as greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT).
- What a response must contain beyond a quotation, bid or proposal is not stated.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD
- Product/service code
- 1680 · Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Related notices
Other notices that name this solicitation, or that this one names.
- N0001927R1025 E-6B Mercury Depot Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO): Request for Proposal (RFP) · N0001927R1025Posted later Oct 27, 2026 · Due Dec 11, 2026
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Not open for bids
The agency plans to award this to one named company. If your business can do the work, you can send a capability statement before the response date to challenge it. See similar open opportunities.
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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