RFI HALE/HAPS UAS for NOAA OMAO
Updated
Special Notice from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Due Dec 10, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5), 26 days left.
| Solicitation number | 1305M2HALE |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Office | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Aircraft Manufacturing (336411) |
| Product or service code | 1550 |
| Posted | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 10, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5) (26 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
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Description
See attached RFI
Contracting contact
- Elizabeth Eichelberger · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 336411, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,500 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for aircraft manufacturing work, who also hold NOAA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $13.9 billion in this trade
- Textron Aviation Inc $101.5 million in this trade
- Honeywell International Inc. $81.6 million in this trade
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation $24.8 million in this trade
- Innovative Consulting & Management Services, LLC $5.3 million in this trade
About the buyer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $2.5 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Peraton Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation and Earth Resources Technology, LLC. See what NOAA is buying now.
Aircraft Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 49 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 336411), 21 posted in the last 7 days; 55% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Alabama and Texas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 15 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 27 days.
All open aircraft manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Everstone Industries LLC $27,258 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 12, 2026
- Advanced Composite Solutions, Inc $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 12, 2026
- Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry, Inc. $52,500 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 10, 2026
- Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. $105,358 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 10, 2026
- Federal Industries, Inc. $87,835 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 9, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.