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Sources Sought Notice for Presidential Helicopters (PMA-274)

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV · Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670

Response status

Historical record

Jul 30, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Jul 7, 2026
Archive date
Jul 7, 2027
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV published this sources sought.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
a320afc5e3ec48acafb198091281eb1b
Solicitation
N0042127R1003
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
N0042127R1003
Set-aside
Set-aside code
Posted
Jul 7, 2026
Responses due
Jul 30, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Jul 7, 2027
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Program Management Support
Category confidence
92%
Category source
rule
Last seen
Aug 29, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Department code
Subagency
DEPT OF THE NAVY
Subagency code
Office
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
PATUXENT RIVER, MD, 20670-1545, USA
Place of performance
Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670
City code
State
State code
Postal code
20670
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

*****AWARD LIMITED TO SEAPORT MAC HOLDERS ONLY***** Sources Sought for PMA-274 Presidential Helicopters Program/Project Management Support Services. The Presidential Helicopters Program Office (PMA-274) at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Patuxent River, Maryland is acquiring services to perform project management, acquisition management, physical security and access control, information technology (IT), and technical services to support the execution of PMA-274 acquisition programs. PMA-274, a program office under the Program Executive Officer, Air, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Assault and Special Mission Programs (PEO(A)) is responsible for the life-cycle management of the VH Presidential Helicopters, including the VH-3D, VH-60N, VH-92? aircraft and trainers. PMA-274 requirements include tasks in research, development, test and evaluation and sustainment phases of the acquisition life cycle to implement upgrades and modifications to ensure that aircraft continue to meet mission requirements. The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. Additionally, this sources sought is being used to gather constructive information from industry to improve the task order request (TOR). This is a follow-on requirement. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT 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.

Comparable award range

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Comparable awards

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No comparable awards are attached to this notice.

Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Sources SoughtAug 10, 2026Jul 30, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC2c081710d8a1bd5a
2Sources SoughtAug 28, 2026Jul 30, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC398f5355907c8f74

Record provenance

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Sources and method

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  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 29, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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