Triton MQ-4C LRIP 5

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, MD, has awarded a Firm-Fixed Price Advance Acquisition Contract N00019-19-C-0008 for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 5 to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), San Diego, CA, for the procurement of long-lead components, materials, parts, and associated efforts in support of the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) required to maintain the planned production schedules for the United States Navy and Cooperative Partner Australia. This contract was procured non-competitively pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only one Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements". NGSC is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the MQ-4C Triton UAS and is the only responsible source possessing the engineering data; technical skills; and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, and operational characteristics of the MQ-4C UAS required to perform the necessary follow-on production efforts within the required timeframes and without substantial duplication of costs.

. Awarded Vendors: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. Contract Award Dollar Amount: 65,172,723.00. Contract Award Date: 2019-05-29.