Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) Production - CVN 81 ECP-I-EMALS-0090 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) / Launch Control Officer (LCO) / Launch Control Monitor (LCM) PC104 Obsolescence Software (SW) Development & Testing

Past New Requirement Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$7,500,000 to $50,000,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Anticipated award
NAICS code
336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Place of performance
Pax River, MD
Forecast number
N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM251-0308

Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

Naval Air Systems Command is procuring software development and testing services to address obsolescence in the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for CVN 81, specifically updating the Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) / Launch Control Officer (LCO) / Launch Control Monitor (LCM) PC104 Obsolescence Software through Engineering Change Proposal (ECP-I-EMALS-0090). The requirement will modernize the software solution and validate its performance, compatibility, and readiness for deployment, with a solicitation release estimated for April 1, 2026, and award targeted for July 1, 2027.

The estimated award value ranges from $7.5 million to $50 million under a fixed-price "C" type contract on a sole-source basis. Work will be performed at Patuxent River, Maryland (47123 Buse Rd #540). Personnel must hold Top Secret clearances and facilities must hold Secret clearance; NAVAIR is conducting the procurement as a modification complex action under the contracting office N00019 HQ.

Forecast text

To address obsolescence and ensure system reliability, ECP-I-EMALS-0090 will be developed and tested to update the Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) / Launch Control Officer (LCO)/ Launch Control Monitor (LCM) PC104 Obsolescence Software for CVN 81. The development phase will focus on creating a modernized software solution while testing will validate its performance, compatibility and readiness for deployment.

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