MQ-9B production FMS taiwan
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA868923C2018
- Awardee
-
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. UEI ZH4NVFG3Z526
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $471,430,334
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $471,766,933.81 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 70% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Aeronautical Systems Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1550 Unmanned Aircraft
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Available for Competition · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Fixed Price Incentive
- Place of performance
- Poway, CA 92064, USA
- Defense program
- MQ- 9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $590,496 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $147,797 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $5,211,588 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$189,124 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$783,538 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $1,237,599 | |
| Exercise an Option | $11,634,425 | |
| Exercise an Option | $27,081,719 | |
| Definitize Letter Contract | $84,306,088 | |
| Funding Only Action | $11,156,245 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $25,260,613 | |
| Definitize Letter Contract | $41,672,738 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$1,160,150 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$97,400 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,572,077 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $120,400,030 | |
| Funding Only Action | $9,986,802 | |
| Funding Only Action | $25,981,762 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$5,536 | |
| Original award | $107,426,104 |
Show all 24
About this award
The Aeronautical Systems Center, part of the Air Force Materiel Command, awarded a $471.77 million fixed-price-incentive definitive contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. for MQ-9B Reaper production for foreign military sales to Taiwan on April 28, 2023, with ultimate completion by March 31, 2028.
The contract delivers MQ-9B Reaper unmanned aircraft systems, ground control stations, mission systems, sensors, communication equipment, and associated support infrastructure as part of a Major Defense Acquisition Program under Acquisition Category IC. Place of performance is Poway, California.
General Atomics is the predominant prime contractor for MQ-9 Reaper aircraft production. The company holds a $14.1 billion single-award International Remotely Piloted Aircraft indefinite-delivery contract through September 2030, providing flexible procurement across multiple fiscal years. A multi-vendor subcontractor base supplies specialized components: Radeus Labs provides ruggedized computing hardware and ground control station equipment; L3 Technologies supplies tactical communications terminals and MIDS systems; Viasat supplies cryptographic systems and communications security hardware; Honeywell provides turboprop engines and navigation systems; Kratos S1 delivers satellite communications modems and ground station equipment; Datapath supplies antenna components and satellite communications equipment; and smaller suppliers including Equipto Electronics, Pinnacle Systems, Ratheon, Sierra Nevada Company, and multiple specialized manufacturers deliver components spanning structural assemblies, power systems, environmental control, and test equipment.
The contract covers production of multiple MQ-9B airframes and complete system packages for a NATO ally with established FMS authorization, leveraging General Atomics' integrated production and sustainment capability across a mature, multi-variant platform supporting ongoing allied interoperability.
Subawards
Show 40 more
Latest 50 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA868923C2018?
FA868923C2018 was awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. by Air Force (Department of Defense) on April 28, 2023.
How much is contract FA868923C2018 worth?
The government has obligated $471,430,334 on FA868923C2018. Its current value, with exercised options, is $471,766,934.
Which agency awarded contract FA868923C2018?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA868923C2018, with funding from Aeronautical Systems Center (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA868923C2018 competed?
The extent of competition for FA868923C2018 was not available for competition. The government received 1 offer.
On GovTribe
See this award's full record
- Every transaction and funding action
- The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar awards and recompete opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this award