For engineering services
Ended Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- N6893618D0015
- Awardee
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Orbital Sciences LLC UEI TZJ1G18YHW83 Part of Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 65 $44,495,206 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- N6893616R0023 Solicitation number
- GQM-163A Targets Operations & Maintenance Award Notice · Posted Apr 12, 2017
- GQM-163A target O&M support Award Notice · Posted Oct 18, 2016
- Combined order value
- $55,381,676 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 56% used
- $79,444,733.93
- Maximum order
- $79,444,733.93
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Naval Air Warfare Center awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Orbital Sciences LLC on February 14, 2018, with a ceiling of $79,444,733.93 and an ultimate completion date of May 30, 2026, for engineering services and operations and maintenance of the GQM-163A aerial target drone system.
Work is performed at Orbital Sciences' Chandler, Arizona facility and at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. The IDIQ procures comprehensive engineering and logistics support for the GQM-163A supersonic aerial target drone platform used by the Navy for testing, evaluation, and pilot training across air defense operations.
Since award, the Naval Air Warfare Center has issued numerous delivery orders under this vehicle. Recent task orders include a $274,427 delivery order for trajectory development (May 2026); a $2,496,500 Japan CHU-SAM-KAI task order (March 2026); a $1,638,707 GQM-163A operation and maintenance order at NAS Point Mugu (March 2026); a $1,713,773 engineering services order (January 2026); a $1,793,702 operation and maintenance order (October 2025); and a $2,516,261 engineering services order (May 2025). All delivery orders are structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee with no set-aside designation, reflecting Orbital Sciences' competitive status as a large defense firm. The vast majority of task order work has been performed in Chandler, Arizona, with select orders issued for performance at NAS Point Mugu and Las Cruces, New Mexico. The contractor is Orbital Sciences LLC, the Launch Vehicles Division of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, operating as a large defense contractor rather than under small business or other socioeconomic set-aside categories.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract N6893618D0015?
N6893618D0015 was awarded to Orbital Sciences LLC by Naval Air Warfare Center (Naval Air Systems Command) on February 14, 2018.
How much is contract N6893618D0015 worth?
Orders under N6893618D0015 have obligated $44,495,206. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $55,381,676. N6893618D0015's own ceiling is $79,444,734. A single order can be worth up to $79,444,734.
How many orders have been placed under contract N6893618D0015?
65 orders have been placed under N6893618D0015, the latest on May 29, 2026.
Who can order from contract N6893618D0015?
N6893618D0015 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract N6893618D0015 competed?
The extent of competition for N6893618D0015 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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