CH-53K Electrical Optical (EO) / Infrared (IR) Sensor System Competition

Login at https://piee.eb.mil and search for 'N0001927R1000' to obtain more details.* 17 July 2026 Notification *****This 17 July 2026 formal Request for Proposal (RFP) follows the prior EOIR_Sensor_System_Competition sources sought posting of 21 November 2025, and the draft RFP with Sections L and M release of 21 November 2025. The Naval Air Systems Command, H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program (PMA 261), intends to issue a full and open solicitation for a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Electrical Optical (EO) / Infrared (IR) Sensor System for the CH-53K program. The contract will include non-recurring engineering, engineering support, program support, production (forward fit, retrofit, spare sensor systems and adapter plates (if necessary)), testing, logistics, data, and production reach back support. This effort has an estimated performance period of approximately seven (7) years. The place of contract performance is expected to be at the contractor’s facility. The solicitation, including all attachments, is posted in the Solicitation Module of the U.S. Government PIEE website with restricted access and will only be made available to companies with a certified DD Form 2345 and verified via SAM.gov. Companies that had requested and been granted access to the DRAFT Request for Proposal under Notice EOIR_Sensor_System_Competition, posted 21 November 2025, have already been provided access in PIEE to the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) under Notice N0001927R1000. The Government may also provide separately, via the dissemination method described below, technical documents to assist Offerors with developing their proposals. Potential Prime Contractors that had already requested and been provided the draft RFP technical library, already have the latest version and should not request the technical documents again. Access to Solicitation/ Solicitation Attachments (For Companies that had not already requested and been granted access to the DRAFT Request for Proposal under Notice EOIR_Sensor_System_Competition, posted 21 November 2025, Solicitation documents may contain Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Requests for access to the solicitation and solicitation attachments in the Solicitation Module of the U.S. Government PIEE website must be in writing and include: Company name, address, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code (as it appears in SAM.gov and as registered in the PIEE Solicitation Module), and a certified DD Form 2345. Upon review of and approval of the potential Offerors (including subcontractors) written request, certified DD Form 2345, and verification of Offerors status in SAM.gov, the Government will provide the Offeror access to the Solicitation and Solicitation Attachments in the Solicitation Module of the U.S. Government PIEE website. Each potential Offeror (including subcontractors) shall transmit via email its written request for access to solicitation and solicitation attachments in the Solicitation Module of the U.S. Government PIEE website to Government Points of Contact, Ms. Kym Leyva, at kimberly.r.leyva.civ@us.navy.mil, and Mr. Chris Harritt, at christopher.j.harritt.civ@us.navy.mil. Some of the formal RFP documents may contain information whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C. Sec 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (Title 50, U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.). Accordingly, all requests for access to formal RFP documents must be in writing and shall include: Statement that the company intends to submit as a prime contractor; A certified copy of a DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement. To obtain certification, contact Defense Logistics Information Service at (800) 352-3572 or https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/#joint-certification-program-jcp-office; Company name, address, and CAGE code (as it appears in SAM.gov and as registered in the...