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Stores Management Processor (SMP) Obsolescence Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Mitigation Procurement

The Naval Air Systems Command, PMA-265 (Program Office for F/A-18 & EA-18G Aircraft), intends to solicit The Boeing Company for an Order against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), for supplies and services associated with the Stores Management Processor (SMP) Obsolescence Diminishing…

Notice type	Sources Sought: Market research. The agency wants to know who can do this work. Answering is free and can get the job set aside for small businesses.
Who's buying	Naval Air Systems Command, Dept of the Navy
Where	Saint Louis, Missouri
Deadline	Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT (5 days left)
Who can bid	Open to any business (no set-aside)
Industry	NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing)
Solicitation #	N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM265-0595
Posted	Fri, Oct 9, 2026
Contact	Ryan Bodine, [email protected]

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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 SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The Naval Air Systems Command, PMA-265 (Program Office for F/A-18 & EA-18G Aircraft), intends to solicit The Boeing Company for an Order against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), for supplies and services associated with the Stores Management Processor (SMP) Obsolescence Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Mitigation. The order will include but not limit the scope of work to design and qualify alternate parts to replace obsolete components of the SMP of the AYK-22 Stores Management Processor (SMP). The AYK-22 SMP functions as an interface between the aircraft mission computer and the aircraft weapons and external stores. The Government has determined that the AYK-22 SMP is no longer supportable due to obsolescence of key components. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meetin

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