Global Hawk RQ-4 Program Support and Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8578-26-R-B001
- Agency
-
Lifecycle Management Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center intends to award a sole-source contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation / Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems for development, modernization, retrofit, and sustainment of the RQ-4 Global Hawk system, with solicitation expected September 11, 2026 and proposal response due February 8, 2027.
This is a TS/SCI program requiring some personnel to possess a TS/SCI clearance or maintain eligibility during the adjudication process. The Government will not furnish technical data, including RQ-4 software products, to any contractor. Work includes program management, engineering and onsite support, hardware and software upgrades, site modifications, contract field service support, configuration management, logistics, technical analysis and studies, training development and administration, security compliance, and test and integration activities. The period of performance runs January 1, 2028 through June 30, 2033, comprised of a one-year base period, four one-year ordering periods, and an option to extend up to six months. Foreign contractor participation is not permitted under AFI 16-201. The sole-source authority is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1. Electronic procedures will be used; solicitations are available through SAM.gov.
Notice text
This announcement constitutes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action. The office of AFLCMC/WIKA intends to award a contract for the development, modernization, retrofit, and sustainment activities of the RQ-4 Global Hawk system directly supporting the United States Government. Requirements include program management, engineering and onsite support, hardware/software upgrades and sustainment, site modifications, contract field service support, configuration management, logistics, technical analysis and studies, training development and administration, security compliance and test and integration activities. This is a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Program and requires some personnel to either possess a TS/SCI clearance or else to maintain eligibility during the adjudicated process for TS/SCI clearance. The Government does not have access to the data that constitutes the RQ-4 Global Hawk, including associated software products. Technical data will not be provided to any Contractor as Government Furnished Information Property (GFI/GFP).
This acquisition will be issued sole source to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation / Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (CAGE: 78022). The proposed period of performance is 01 January 2028 – 30 June 2033 (a one (1) year base period, four (4) one-year ordering periods, and an option to extend up to six (6) months).
The authority for this requirement is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation. Request a copy of the solicitation from the following website: Sam.Gov. Approximate issue date of the solicitation is 11 September 2026. Approximate response date of the proposal is 08 February 2027.
In accordance with AFI 16-201 for this contracting action, the participation of a foreign contractor is not permitted.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Global Hawk RQ-4 Program Support and Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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