BAMS Earth Station (BES) SATOPS Certification
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00019-25-RFPREQ-WPM262-0238
- Agency
-
Naval Air Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1550 Unmanned Aircraft
- Place of performance
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is seeking to procure test planning and execution services from Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) to support the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Earth Station (BES) Satellite Operations (SATOPS) Certification for the Triton MQ-4C Unmanned Aircraft (UA). The contract will focus on engineering oversight throughout all test phases, including contractual, management, and administrative direction. NAVAIR is utilizing a sole source procurement method under Title 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), which allows for procurement from a single source when no other supplier can meet agency requirements. The procurement is being conducted for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lots 5, 6, and 7, with NGSC identified as the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the MQ-4C Triton UAS. The government has determined that NGSC is the only source with the necessary knowledge, experience, engineering expertise, and technical data to meet the program's requirements within cost and schedule constraints.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this contract opportunity. The contract is specifically for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, with a focus on the Aircraft Manufacturing NAICS category (336411) and Unmanned Aircraft PSC category (1550). While no specific award value is mentioned, the procurement is part of the ongoing production and support of MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System and related assets. Companies interested in potential subcontracting opportunities are directed to contact Vicky Harper-Hall, Socio-Economic Programs Sector Manager at Northrop Grumman, via email or phone. The posted date and due date for this pre-solicitation notice are both May 13, 2025, though the notice explicitly states this is not a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded based on responses to this notice.
Notice text
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, MD, awarded a sole source production contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), San Diego, CA, for the production and support of MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and related assets associated with Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lots 5, 6, and 7.
This modification procures the tasks and effort required of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) to provide test planning and execution required to support the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Earth Station (BES) Satellite Operations (SATOPS) Certification for the Triton MQ-4C Unmanned Aircraft (UA). NGSC will provide engineering oversight throughout all test phases as well as contractual, management, and administrative direction.
This requirement will be procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” As the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the MQ-4C Triton UAS, NGSC is the only source with the requisite knowledge, experience, engineering expertise, and technical data required to meet the Government’s requirements within the program’s cost and schedule constraints.
Note: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation – Aerospace Systems attention: Vicky Harper-Hall, Socio-Economic Programs Sector Manager, email: vicky.harper-hall@ngc.com or phone (310) 331-3824. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government.
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