This indefinite delivery contract was awarded by the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR), a subordinate command of the Department of the Navy, to Orbital Sciences LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. The contract, valued at $79,444,733.93, is for engineering services, operations and maintenance support, spare parts procurement, and infrastructure improvements related to the GQM-163A supersonic aerial target drone program. The task orders issued under this contract do not have small business set-aside designations, indicating Orbital Sciences LLC, as a large defense contractor, was awarded the contract. The work is primarily performed in Chandler, Arizona and supports critical naval aviation testing, evaluation, and defense system development. Orbital Sciences LLC, with its extensive expertise in aerospace and defense systems, has established itself as a key provider of launch vehicles, targets and decoys, propulsion systems, and other space-related products and services to the U.S. government, particularly the Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00024 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 4/1/25 | |
| P00022 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 3/21/25 | |
| P00023 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/21/25 | |
| P00021 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 3/12/25 | |
| A00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/8/24 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order N6893618D0015-N6893624F0585 | Orbital Sciences LLC | $1.3m | 7/30/24 | 2/28/25 | 10/30/24 | |
Delivery Order N6893618D0015-N6893619F0488 | Orbital Sciences LLC | $985.5k | 6/18/19 | 3/31/20 | 10/16/24 | |
Delivery Order N6893618D0015-N6893622F0454 | Orbital Sciences LLC | $1.0m | 7/7/22 | 2/28/23 | 12/3/24 | |
Delivery Order N6893618D0015-N6893623F0279 | Orbital Sciences LLC | $1.8m | 3/13/23 | 1/12/24 | 1/23/25 | |
Delivery Order N6893618D0015-N6893619F0269 | Orbital Sciences LLC | $146.4k | 2/28/19 | 12/16/19 | 9/11/24 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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GQM-163A target O&M support | N6893616R0023 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center | Award Notice 1/2 | 10/18/16, 2:31 PM | |
GQM-163A Targets Operations & Maintenance | N6893616R0023 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center | Award Notice 2/2 | 4/12/17, 11:11 AM |