The Naval Air Warfare Center intends to issue a four-year, 364-day Firm Fixed Price contract for a Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated aerial platform with sonobuoy pneumatic-launch capability to support Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing. Services will be performed from an airfield within 50 nautical miles of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, CA, with flight operations over open-ocean test ranges near San Clemente Island, CA. The effort involves real-world ocean airdrop tests of random sonobuoy samples from production lots and pre-production model testing. Industry feedback on the draft solicitation is requested, with questions due by 1000 EST on 02 March 2026. One-on-One sessions with interested vendors are scheduled for 5-6 March 2026 via Microsoft Teams.

The Naval Air Warfare Center intends to issue a competitive, Firm Fixed Price contract for approximately five years to provide a contractor-owned aerial platform with sonobuoy launch capability for testing services. The work involves conducting ocean airdrop tests from an airfield within 50 nautical miles of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, CA, with flights over ranges near San Clemente Island. The Government is hosting optional 30-minute One-on-One sessions via Microsoft Teams on March 5-6, 2026, for which interested vendors must email to request participation by 1000 EST on March 2, 2026. Feedback on the draft solicitation is requested, with all questions due by 1000 EST on March 2, 2026. This is a draft notice for industry input and is not a binding Request for Proposal.

The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division intends to issue a competitive, Firm Fixed Price solicitation for a Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated aerial platform with sonobuoy launch capability to support Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing. The contract will be for four years and 364 days, involving ocean airdrop tests to ensure sonobuoys meet standards. All mission support must be provided from an airfield within 50 nautical miles of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, CA, with flight operations near San Clemente Island, CA. The Government is currently seeking industry review and feedback on the draft solicitation. The final day to submit questions and feedback will be 1000 EST on 02 March 2026.

The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division intends to issue a competitive, Firm Fixed Price solicitation for nearly five years of services to provide a Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated aerial platform for sonobuoy testing. The work involves conducting ocean airdrop tests from an airfield within 50 nautical miles of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, CA, with flights over ranges near San Clemente Island, CA. The contractor will load sonobuoys from their own base of operations. Industry feedback on the draft solicitation is requested, with questions to be submitted via email. The final deadline for submitting this feedback is 1000 EST on 02 March 2026.