Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Production of Surface Ship Sonar Domes and Windows
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Sources Sought from the Department of the Navy. Due Nov 13, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5), 14 days left.
| Title as posted | SOURCES SOUGHT / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? PRODUCTION OF SURFACE SHIP SONAR DOMES AND WINDOWS |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | N0016427SNC10 |
| Agency | Department of the Navy |
| Office | Nswc Crane |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511) |
| Product or service code | 5845 |
| Posted | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 13, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5) (14 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Description
This is a Sources Sought Synopsis/Request for Information (RFI) only. This notice is issued in accordance with DFARS PGI 206.103-170 and FAR Part 10 to conduct market research. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB).
The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this sources sought notice.
Contracting contact
- Jonathan Dickinson · [email protected] · (812) 381-3639
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 334511, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,350 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 search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing work, who also hold Navy contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Raytheon Company $2.5 billion in this trade
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $1.1 billion in this trade
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $804.5 million in this trade
- Elbitamerica, Inc. $344.0 million in this trade
- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS $304.4 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Navy awarded $132.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation and RTX Corporation. See what Navy is buying now.
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 146 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334511), 44 posted in the last 7 days; 27% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Navy, Defense Logistics Agency and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Georgia, Maryland and New York. A notice in this trade gives a median of 28 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 15 days.
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
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From the award notices agencies publish.