Opportunity Overview
1.0 Introduction and Disclaimer
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice is issued solely for market research and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does its issuance restrict the Government’s acquisition approach.
The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submitting information in response to this notice. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.
2.0 Program Background
The P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) delivers improved capabilities through a series of three Incremental upgrades. The addition of P-8A Increment 3 Block 2 (I3B2) capabilities will fully address the broad area Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Net-Ready requirements upon which the P-8A program was founded.
I3B2 provides open architecture and communications improvements with Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) compliance and all-weather, day/night, long-range, network-enabled ASuW weapon with midcourse update capability. Additional ASW improvements for Multi-static Active Coherent (MAC) and ESM search and localization are included as well as ASuW, and Command, Control, Communications and Computers, and ISR (C4ISR) sensor capability enhancements or technologies.
3.0 SCOPE OF EFFORT
The Department of the Navy is surveying the marketplace to identify capable vendors with the facilities, personnel, and technical expertise required to perform a complex P-8A retrofit installation of a I3B2 Engineering Change Proposal (ECP6) per a government provided installation data package (IDP). The successful execution of this requirement will involve de-installing existing P-8A airframe, mission systems and wiring, receiving, handling, and installing complex Government furnished modification A and B kits...
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice is issued solely for market research and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does its issuance restrict the Government’s acquisition approach.
The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submitting information in response to this notice. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.
2.0 Program Background
The P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) delivers improved capabilities through a series of three Incremental upgrades. The addition of P-8A Increment 3 Block 2 (I3B2) capabilities will fully address the broad area Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Net-Ready requirements upon which the P-8A program was founded.
I3B2 provides open architecture and communications improvements with Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) compliance and all-weather, day/night, long-range, network-enabled ASuW weapon with midcourse update capability. Additional ASW improvements for Multi-static Active Coherent (MAC) and ESM search and localization are included as well as ASuW, and Command, Control, Communications and Computers, and ISR (C4ISR) sensor capability enhancements or technologies.
3.0 SCOPE OF EFFORT
The Department of the Navy is surveying the marketplace to identify capable vendors with the facilities, personnel, and technical expertise required to perform a complex P-8A retrofit installation of a I3B2 Engineering Change Proposal (ECP6) per a government provided installation data package (IDP). The successful execution of this requirement will involve de-installing existing P-8A airframe, mission systems and wiring, receiving, handling, and installing complex Government furnished modification A and B kits...
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| Issuing agency | Naval Air Systems Command |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Category | Government Procurement |
| NAICS | 336411 |
| PSC | K015 |
| Published | July 27, 2026 |
| Procurement stage | Sources Sought |
| Response due | August 27, 2026 |
| Status | Open — accepting responses |
| Official source | View original notice |
| Last verified | August 10, 2026 |
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