Summary
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole-source contract to Raytheon for initial production capability of the F/A-18 E/F Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW) program to produce 72 ADVEW P-Kits. The contract scope includes manufacture and delivery of hardware components (including the Enhanced Low-Band Antenna (ELBA), Leading-Edge Extension – Transmit (LEX-TX), and Enhanced Leading-Edge Flap (E-LEF)) plus associated design, testing, program management, cybersecurity, integrated logistics, training, and life-cycle support. The opportunity is an active DoD contract solicitation with an open date of 2026-07-08 and a close date of 2026-07-23; the posting lists an estimated budget range of approximately $72,000,000 to $360,000,000.