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Second Articles for Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Training Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) for Fleet Release 300

Federal · Department of Defense · U.S. Air ForceDue Monday, November 9, 2026
Client
Department of Defense · U.S. Air Force
RFP Number
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Posted
10/8/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
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NAICS
333310
Set-aside
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Contact
Kelly Kutch
Email
kelly.t.kutch.civ@us.navy.mil

Description

AI Generated

The Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division seeks potential sources to provide engineering, modernization, and logistics support to establish and upgrade P-8A training systems for the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Base Edinburgh Integrated Training Center. The scope includes updates, hardware, and integration services for the Weapons Tactics Trainer, Operational Flight Trainer, and Training System Support Center, alongside classified network infrastructure integration. All responsible sources may submit a brief capability statement package of up to ten pages to demonstrate their technical capabilities, experience, and licensing rights regarding proprietary Boeing architectures. Responses must be emailed to Kelly Kutch at [email protected] by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on November 9, 2026. The Navy estimates a contract award in April 2027 with a delivery date in calendar year 2029 under NAICS code 333310.

Key solicitation details

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The buyer seeks potential sources to execute updates, hardware, and integration services to establish and upgrade P-8A training systems for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The effort requires engineering, modernization, and logistics support at RAAF Base Edinburgh Integrated Training Center. Responsible sources possessing requisite technical capabilities and access to proprietary architectures are invited to respond.

Issued by
Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD)
Response Deadline
Monday, November 09, 2026, no later than 5:00pm Eastern Time
Anticipated award
April 2027
Contract start
Calendar Year 2029
How to submit
Electronic via email
Submission details
Submit capabilities statement package to primary and secondary POC emails with subject line 'P-8A RAAF Training Systems - Sources Sought'. Maximum ten 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point.
Place of performance
RAAF Base Edinburgh Integrated Training Center
Funding
FAR Part 10 and DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d)

Scope of work

  • Upgrades for Weapons Tactics Trainer (WTT)
  • Upgrades for Operational Flight Trainer (OFT)
  • Upgrades for Training System Support Center (TSSC)
  • Classified network infrastructure integration and hardware technology refreshes
  • Logistics support for P-8A training systems
  • Compliance with exportability and foreign releasability standards for RAAF

Minimum qualifications

  • Requisite technical capabilities, expertise, and facilities for P-8A training systems
  • Capacity, licenses, or data rights necessary to work with Boeing proprietary baseline architectures
  • Knowledge and past performance with P-8A Increment 3 Block 2 Training Program Systems
  • Knowledge of Boeing CSF, Insight IOS, and TOMS proprietary architectures
  • Knowledge of Australian SCEC hardware standards and Cybersecurity A&A
  • Compliance with ITAR/EAR exportability and foreign releasability standards

Documents to include with the bid

  • Capabilities statement package
  • Company Name, Address, Business Size, CAGE Code, and UEI
  • Statement of intent to propose as Prime
  • Points-of-Contact information including name, title, phone number, and email address

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
26-94
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Dept of the Navy › Nawc Training Systems DIV
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Nov 9, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 7, 2026
NAICS
333310 · Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
Product/service code
6910
Place of performance
Adelaide, AU-SA, AUS
Contracting contact
Kelly Kutch
kelly.t.kutch.civ@us.navy.mil
Additional contact
Jason Harvey
jason.g.harvey.civ@us.navy.mil
Read the official notice description

The contemplated effort required engineering, modernization, and logistics support to establish and upgrade P-8A training systems at the RAAF Base Edinburgh Integrated Training Center. The P-8A training devices include the: Weapons Tactics Trainer (WTT) Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) Training System Support Center (TSSC) These devices serve the purpose of providing critical aircrew training, supporting individual and collective crew tasks including mission planning, rehearsal, execution, and instructor assessments. See attached for all details.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 333310

Vendor and awardValueEnds
OLYMPUS AMERICA INCFA853225F0211 · BORESCOPES$81,069Apr 29, 2032
VENTURE BINDING, INC.SP700025P0084 · PROCUREMENT OF WARRANIES FOR 8 LAMINATORS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND SITE VISIT TO EACH LOC$67,677Nov 30, 2031
THE BOEING COMPANYN6134026C1006 · TRAINING AIDS FOR THE P-8 GERMANY CONTRACT.$251.1MAug 29, 2031
SAAB, INC.W900KK26FA060 · VEHICLE TACTICAL ENGAGEMENT SIMULATION SYSTEM (VTESS) BASE KITS$22.4MAug 19, 2031
OLYMPUS AMERICA INCFA853225F0123 · BORESCOPES$1.9MMay 31, 2031

Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 333310, since Oct 1, 2024

9,459 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA - NIGHT VISION LLC$566.1M
  2. 2. THE BOEING COMPANY$343.5M
  3. 3. L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$273.2M
  4. 4. ENVISION TECHNOLOGY, LLC$118.0M
  5. 5. ROCKWELL COLLINS SIMULATION & TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC$89.4M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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