Mid-Life Cockpit Upgrade for the VH-92A
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command (PMA 274) is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) for a Mid-Life Cockpit Upgrade for the VH-92A aircraft. This RFI aims to identify qualified potential prime contractors specializing in the design, development, and certification of rotary wing cockpits. The data collected will inform market research for a future Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses are due by July 16, 2026, 4:00 p.m. EDT.
Scope of Work
The VH-92A is a Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft supporting Presidential Lift Missions, requiring FAA certification throughout its lifecycle. PMA 274's objectives for the upgrade include addressing obsolescence, enhancing functionality by integrating military mission functions into an FAA-certified cockpit, improving Open Systems Architecture, achieving weight-efficient upgrades, enhancing cyber resiliency, and leveraging modern commercial cockpit advancements.
Core capabilities sought include systems engineering, requirements management, systems architecture, human systems integration, cyber security engineering, software development, Systems Integration Labs, testing, and obtaining FAA airworthiness certification. Specific areas of interest for modernization and integration include Flight Decks, Navigation, Safety, Internal Communication, Transponders, Weather, Military unique functions (communications, positioning aids, visual information), Open Systems Architecture, lifecycle parts management for cyber security, roadmaps for future civil cockpit improvements, and weight reduction opportunities.
Required Qualifications
Qualified prime contractors must be U.S. owned and operated, possess or be able to obtain a Secret Facility Clearance, and have or be able to obtain FAA-approved engineering capabilities to support Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 29 supplemental type certificates (STCs). They must also demonstrate engineering capabilities to analyze requirements, design solutions, test components, and certify hardware and software for flight, along with maintaining quality and manufacturing systems for FAR Part 29 certified aircraft components.
Submission Information
Interested contractors should submit a capability statement package (maximum 20 pages, 12-point font, 1.5 spaced) demonstrating their ability to perform the required tasks. The package must include company details (name, address, size, POC, CAGE, UEI, small/large business status), identification of subcontracting/joint venture partners, management approach, facility clearance status, and prior/current corporate experience (last five years) similar to the described scope. Respondents must also indicate their business size status.
Responses are to be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word or PDF format to Mr. Carl Wagner (carl.a.wagner15.civ@us.navy.mil), Mr. Curtis Loglisci (curtis.p.loglisci.civ@us.navy.mil), and Ms. Monica Card (monica.l.card.civ@us.navy.mil). This RFI is for market research only; no contract will be awarded from this request, and the government will not pay for information provided.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Request for Information (RFI) / Market Research
- Set-Aside: None specified (market research to determine)
- Response Due: July 16, 2026, 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Published: June 16, 2026