Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing (SLAT) Service Aircraft
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- San Clemente, California, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Patuxent River, MD has issued a special notice announcing its intent to procure contractor-owned and operated aerial platform services for Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Testing (SLAT). The notice describes a competitive procurement for services that will provide a COCO (Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated) aircraft with sonobuoy pneumatic-launch capability to support NAVAIR's testing requirements. Operations will be conducted 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 Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command is the sponsoring agency for this defense-related procurement. This opportunity falls under NAICS code 481219 (Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation) with a size standard of $25 million average annual receipts over three years.
The primary purpose of this SLAT service is to conduct real-world ocean airdrop tests of random samples from sonobuoy production lots to ensure they meet required standards before operational deployment, while also supporting pre-production sonobuoy model testing. Based on market research and a sources sought notice posted on May 1, 2025, the government anticipates issuing a competitive, full and open solicitation in January 2026, with contract award expected in the third quarter of FY 2026. The procurement will be structured as a four-year, 364-day Firm Fixed Price (FFP), single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract using a best-value tradeoff source selection methodology. Contractors interested in this opportunity should monitor sam.gov for the formal solicitation and maintain periodic access to obtain updated documentation and procurement information. The current special notice serves as advance notification with a due date of September 6, 2025, though specific requirements and submission details will be provided in the forthcoming solicitation.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT
Specific details will be provided in a solicitation which will be posted at https://www.sam.gov/. Be advised that periodic access to the website is essential for obtaining updated documentation and the latest information regarding this procurement.
The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure an enduring operational requirement, on a competitive basis, 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), which 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.
Based on the results of market research and the sources sought posted on 01 May 2025, the Government anticipates issuing a four-year, 364 day competitive, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), full and open solicitation in January 2026. A best-value tradeoff source selection is anticipated. A single-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is estimated to be awarded in third quarter FY 2026.
The NAICS for this requirement is 481219 with a corresponding size standard of $25 million 3-years average annual receipts.
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