# PIEE #N0042125RFPREQAPM2900480

PMA-290 Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft Technical and Engineering Services

**Buyer:** COMMANDER
**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Respond By:** October 15, 2026
**Identifier:** N0042125RFPREQAPM2900480
**NAICS:** 541330

This presolicitation concerns technical and engineering support for the Navy’s PMA-290 Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft program.
- **Government buyer:** Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting PMA-290.
- **Requested service:** Technical and engineering services for the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft program; no part number or quantity is provided.
- **Work locations:** Approximately 80% of the work is expected at Government sites in Patuxent River, Maryland; Seattle and Oak Harbor, Washington; and Jacksonville, Florida. The remaining 20% is expected at a contractor site.
- **Procurement approach:** The notice anticipates a sole-source procurement. It is informational and is not a request for proposals.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEM, contractor, or vendor is named.

### Description

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), working in support of PMA-290 (Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft), intend to solicit, negotiate, and award a sole source contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 270.1 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses to Aviation Systems Engineering Company Inc (ASEC). THIS PRE SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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