Presolicitation
Fiber Optic Test Adapters and Tools for E-2 Aircraft
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N68335-26-R-1123
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The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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The Navy (NAWCAD Lakehurst, NJ) intends a limited source competition between the OEM, Glenair, and its authorized distributors for new fiber optic test adapters and tools for the E-2 aircraft. The equipment supports the Navy and foreign partners France and Japan. No solicitation will be issued.
Watch out for
- Limited to the OEM and authorized distributors. A small business that is not Glenair or an authorized Glenair distributor is unlikely to win unless it shows the Government another source can meet the need.
Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements
- Notice of intent, not a solicitation. There will be no request for proposals, and the Government will not pay for information you send.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.
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Full brief
What they want
- New fiber optic adapters and tools for E-2 aircraft maintenance and fault isolation
- Items listed in a CLIN table in the attachment
- Support for the Navy and Foreign Military Sales partners (France and Japan)
- Contract type
- Limited source (sole source style) procurement under FAR 6.302-1
- Place of performance
- USA
- How they'll choose
- Not competed openly; the Government decides whether to open competition after reviewing responses
- Offers due
- 2026-10-13 11:30 AM Eastern (-04:00)
What to include when you submit
- The Government will consider all responses received within 15 calendar days after publication of the synopsis
You must have
- Must be the OEM (Glenair) or one of its authorized distributors to be in the limited competition
limited source competition between the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Glenair, and its authorized distributors
Current contractor
Glenair is named as the OEM and expected source.
Not in the notice text
- Items and quantities (in the CLIN table attachment)
- How to respond and what a response should contain
- Estimated value and delivery schedule
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 13, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- N68335-26-R-1123
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVAIR Warfare CTR Aircraft Div
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 334417
- Product/service code
- 6060
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- Matthew VanDeventermatthew.d.vandeventer.civ@us.navy.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ intends to compete a limited source competition between the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Glenair, and its authorized distributors. This procurement is for new fiber optic adapters and tools required to support critical maintenance and fault isolation for the E-2 aircraft platform. The equipment is necessary for the United States Navy (USN) and for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) partners, including France and Japan. Please see the attachment found below for the CLIN table for the items being procurred. This equipment is essential for the fault isolation and maintenance of the aircraft's Radar Auxiliary Rack, Radar Receiver, Mission Computer, and other critical systems. This acquisition is being pursued under the limited source basis under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements; therefore, a solicitation is not available for this procurement. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, the government will consider all responses received within 15 calendar days after the date of publication of the synopsis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice.
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