Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing Service Aircraft Charter
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The Department of Defense is procuring Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing (SLAT) services for the Navy, requiring a Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated aerial platform with pneumatic-launch capability. The contract will involve conducting real-world ocean airdrop tests to ensure sonobuoys meet operational standards and will be performed from an airfield near Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, CA.
Scope & Requirements
The contractor will provide testing services for sonobuoys, including conducting airdrop tests and supporting pre-production model testing.
Contract Details
- Contract Typei
- FFP
- Awarded Amount
- est. $24M – $25MSimilar contracts award $24K – $291K (median $67K, 707 awards)Above typical range
- Period of Performance
- 4 years, 364 days
- NAICS Codes
- Place of Performance
- San Diego, CA, USA
Agency & Contact
Contracting Organization
- Agency
- DEPT OF DEFENSE
- Sub-Agency
- NAVAIR
- Office
- NAWCAD
Point of Contact
Key Dates
Description
In lieu of the pre-solicitation conference, the Government plans to conduct 30-minute One-on-One Sessions with interested vendors via Microsoft Teams on the 5-6 March 2026. If you wish to participate in a One-on-One Session, please send an email to [email protected] by
02 March 2026 at 1000 EST. The Government will subsequently schedule you for your session via a Teams invite. _________________________________________________________________________ Please note: Information on an upcoming pre-solicitation conference will be forthcoming so please continue to monitor this SAM.gov posting for details. The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), at Patuxent River, MD intends on issuing a four-year, 364 day competitive, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), full and open solicitation, for the services necessary to provide a Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated (COCO) aerial platform with sonobuoy pneumatic-launch capability to support NAVAIR’s Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing (SLAT). The effort involves real-world ocean airdrop tests of random samples from production lots, ensuring they meet required standards before being deployed for operations, and supporting pre-production sonobuoy model testing. COCO mission support will be provided from an airfield within 50 nautical miles of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, CA with flight operations occurring over open-ocean test ranges in the vicinity of San Clemente Island, CA. The sonobuoys will be loaded on the aerial platform from the Contractor’s base of operations. Industry’s review and feedback on the provided DRAFT solicitation is highly desirable and appreciated. Comments and
questions on the DRAFT Solicitation are welcomed and should be emailed to Brad Dioguardo at [email protected] and David Silverstone at [email protected]. If
questions received contain proprietary information, be sure to inform the Government of this in your response. No phone calls will be accepted. Non-proprietary
Questions and Answers in response to this DRAFT Solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov following the Pre-solicitation conference (date forthcoming). The final day to submit
questions and feedback will be 1000 EST on
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