Sources Sought
Integration of Global Lightning system on F/A-18E/F and EA-18G (ECP 0629 PT 1 C1) (F)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM265-0176
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Navy NAVAIR PMA-265 (the F/A-18 and EA-18G program office) is running a sources sought (market research) notice for Product Support Package updates tied to integrating the Global Lightning terminal capability on U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G and F/A-18E/F aircraft. The Navy says it intends to solicit Boeing for an order under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement, so this is mainly a sole-source-leaning notice. The expected period of performance is 21 months from award.
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- Navy intends to go to Boeing. The Navy says it plans an order with Boeing under an existing agreement, so a small business is unlikely to win directly and would mostly be a subcontractor.
intends to solicit The Boeing Company for an order against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)
- No set-aside and not a solicitation. This is only market research. Responding is voluntary and unpaid and does not lead to an award on its own.
NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
- Controlled and export-restricted information. Responses must be marked CUI and ITAR rules apply to foreign participants, which adds compliance work for a small firm.
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Full brief
What they want
- Product Support Package (PSP) updates to support U.S. and RAAF activities
- Platform integration of Joint Tactical Terminal - Global Lightning Capability for USN/RAAF EA-18G
- Platform integration of Global Lightning Bridge for USN/RAAF F/A-18E/F
- Contract type
- Planned order against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with Boeing
- Period of performance
- 21 months from the date of award (anticipated)
- Place of performance
- Saint Louis, MO, USA (per SAM listing)
- Contract vehicle
- Existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with The Boeing Company
- Offers due
- 2026-10-21 11:59 PM (UTC-04:00), per the SAM response deadline field
- How to submit
- Email a capability statement to ryan.c.lysaght.civ@us.navy.mil
- Page limits
- No more than ten 8.5 x 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 spaced, in bullet format
What to include when you submit
- Include the Sources Sought Notice Reference Number, company name, address, CAGE code, UEI, business size, socio-economic status, joint venture eligibility and potential subcontracting possibilities
- Include point of contact name, position, phone number and email
- Mark all submissions: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Releasable to Government Agencies for Evaluation Purposes Only
- Do not submit classified material
- No phone inquiries
You must have
- Foreign concerns, or U.S. firms teaming with foreign entities, must follow ITAR
adherence to all International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is required
- Responses must be marked CUI
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Releasable to Government Agencies for Evaluation Purposes Only.
Current contractor
Boeing is the named intended source (existing BOA); the notice does not name an incumbent contract number.
Not in the notice text
- The specific required capabilities, which the notice refers to but does not list in the text
- Estimated contract value
- Whether the Government will compete the action or go sole source
- Contract type and pricing arrangement of the planned order
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 22, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM265-0176
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- Naval Air Systems Command
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1680
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Saint Louis, MO
- Contracting contact
- Ryan Lysaghtryan.c.lysaght.civ@us.navy.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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