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Common Airborne Telemetry and Instrumentation Kit (CATIK) Enterprise Production Contract

Presolicitation · Dept of Defense · Responses due Nov 16, 2026

Common Airborne Telemetry and Instrumentation Kit (CATIK) Enterprise Production Contract is a presolicitation notice posted on SAM.gov by Dept of Defense (Fa8128 Afnwc PZN) on Oct 30, 2026, under NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). No small business set-aside is listed. The work is to be performed in Oklahoma. Responses are due Nov 16, 2026.

Notice type
Presolicitation
Office
Dept of the Air Force / Air Force Materiel Command / Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center / Nuclear Air Delivered / Fa8128 Afnwc PZN
Solicitation number
FA8128-27-R-B00X
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Place of performance
Oklahoma
Posted
Oct 30, 2026
Responses due
Nov 16, 2026 (15 days left)

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Who wins search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing government contracts

Federal agencies obligated $51.9B on contracts under NAICS 334511 from FY2024 to FY2026, including $16.8B in FY2026. The largest contractors in this industry, possible competitors or teaming partners for this bid:

  1. Raytheon Company: $5.7B
  2. Raytheon Company: $5B
  3. Lockheed Martin Corporation: $4B
  4. Lockheed Martin Corporation: $2.9B
  5. Raytheon Company: $2B

Recent search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing contract awards

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More: government search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing contracts · NAICS 334511

DoD contract spending

The Department of Defense obligated $1.3T on contracts from FY2024 to FY2026. Its largest contractors were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation. What it buys most: aircraft manufacturing, engineering services, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology).

See Department of Defense contracts: top contractors, what it buys and recent awards.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the response deadline for FA8128-27-R-B00X?
Responses are due Nov 16, 2026. Always confirm the date and time zone in the notice on SAM.gov, since agencies sometimes extend deadlines with an amendment.
Who can respond to Common Airborne Telemetry and Instrumentation Kit (CATIK) Enterprise Production Contract?
No set-aside is listed, so any responsible business registered in SAM.gov can respond, large or small. Registration is free.
Who usually wins search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing government contracts?
Under NAICS 334511, the largest federal contractors from FY2024 to FY2026 were Raytheon Company ($5.7B), Raytheon Company ($5B), Lockheed Martin Corporation ($4B).

Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, last checked Nov 1, 2026. Independent website. Not affiliated with any government agency.