Sources Sought
Lifetime Buy (LTB) - Data Device Corp: Resolver-to-digital Converter Hybrid IC
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to solicit Lockheed Martin, a named company, for a contract change to make a one-time lifetime buy of Resolver-to-Digital Converter (RDC) Hybrid Integrated Circuits for the F/A-18 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II system. This is a sources sought notice (market research), and other firms may send a capability statement by the response due date. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Navy who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to solicit Lockheed Martin, a named company, for a contract change to make a one-time lifetime buy of Resolver-to-Digital Converter (RDC) Hybrid Integrated Circuits for the F/A-18 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II system. This is a sources sought notice (market research), and other firms may send a capability statement by the response due date.
Who can bid
- If you are a foreign concern, or have a foreign team member or partner, you must follow the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR, rules on exporting defense items and data)
How to submit: Email a capability statement to Shannon.r.buckalew.civ@us.navy.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Government intends to work with Lockheed Martin. NAVAIR plans a contract modification with one named company. Other firms may send capability statements, but a competition is not promised.
- Worth checking: Sources sought, not a request for proposal. A response is not an offer, and no funds are available to pay for preparing it. No contract is promised.
- Worth checking: Specific part number to match. The buy is for the original part, so a responder must show it can supply this exact part or a fully compatible one.
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- Minor: ITAR applies to foreign partners. Teaming with a foreign firm brings International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) duties.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Life-of-type buy, an anticipated QTY of 543 units, of Resolver-to-Digital Converter (RDC) Hybrid Integrated Circuits, P/N 717405153-001 / SD-14623FS-612
- Done through Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Review Board (DMSRB) Case I029, for parts whose makers are running out
- Capability statements from small and other than small businesses able to provide the supplies or services
- Contract type
- Contract modification planned with Lockheed Martin; this notice is a sources sought (market research)
- Place of performance
- Orlando, FL, USA (as listed in the SAM.gov fields)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email a capability statement to Shannon.r.buckalew.civ@us.navy.mil
- Page limits
- Capability statement package: 10 pages (8.5 x 11 inch, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced)
What to include when you submit
- Send a brief capabilities statement package in bullet format showing your ability to provide the supplies or services described.
- Include the Sources Sought reference number, company name, address, CAGE code, UEI number, business size, socio-economic status, Joint Venture eligibility and potential subcontracting possibilities.
- Include a point of contact with name, position, phone number and email address.
- Mark every submission "Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Releasable to Government Agencies for Evaluation Purposes Only."
- Do not send classified materials. No phone inquiries are accepted; responses are made in writing by email.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named; the notice says NAVAIR intends to solicit Lockheed Martin for a contract modification.
Not in the notice text
- Delivery schedule and delivery location are not stated.
- What the "required capabilities described herein" are is not stated beyond the part description; no attachment text was provided.
- Contract type, price and estimated value are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply, and no bid is being taken yet, but the notice names requirements for the work:
- The notice mentions export-controlled data. You may need a Joint Certification Program (DD Form 2345) approval to see the drawings.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD
- Product/service code
- 5865 · Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures and Quick Reaction Capability Equipment
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Attachments
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: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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