OE-120B/UPX Software Update

The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command awarded a non-competitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0001923C0052) valued at $2,986,591 to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration on August 27, 2025, for the procurement and production support of OE-120/UPX Antenna Group Systems, retrofit kits, Installation and Checkout kits, testing, and related technical data. The contract covers an estimated 110 end items for United States Navy, Foreign Military Sales, and Special Defense Acquisition Funding customers across fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The OE-120/UPX system is a phased array, electronically steered Identification Friend or Foe antenna system for the AN/UPX-29(V) Interrogator System designed to support active ship production lines including Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carriers, Arleigh Burke class destroyers, Constellation class frigates, San Antonio class amphibious transport docks, and America class amphibious assault ships, with approximately 20 surface combatant ships projected for construction during the contract period. The sole source award was justified based on BAE Systems' exclusive status as the designer, developer, and manufacturer of the system since 1979, combined with the unavailability of technical data and the unacceptable 48-month minimum delay that would result from engaging an alternate source.