Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems IDIQ Contract
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Navy NAVAIR Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Patuxent River
Naval Air Warfare Center, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $250,000,000 to $1,000,000,000
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Sole Source
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- N0042120D0123 Federal IDV award held by Aviation Systems Engineering Company Inc. Ordering ended Sep 29, 2025 · Ceiling $179,833,368 · Set aside: Total Small Business
- Previous solicitation
- AIR-4. 5. 14 Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Contractor Support Services (CSS) N00421-19-R-0049 · Posted Sep 19, 2019
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Pax River, MD
- Forecast number
- N00421-24-RFPREQ-45N000A-0029
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River is conducting an 8(a) sole source recompete for an indefinite-delivery contract to perform research, design, development, test, integration, delivery, and support of airborne anti-submarine warfare sensors and mission systems for naval air platforms, with estimated solicitation release on April 1, 2026, and estimated award on October 1, 2026. The contract will be awarded under DFARS Subpart 270.1 (Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses) and supports NAVAIR's ASW transition and naval aviation avionics and mission systems strategies. The procurement requires personnel and facilities clearances at the Top Secret level, with cost-reimbursement pricing and a period of performance of 67 months.
The estimated award value ranges from $250 million to $1 billion, with performance at 47123 Buse Rd #540, Patuxent River, Maryland. Work encompasses acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, systems development, procurement, integration, sustainment, verification, and training. The procurement is classified under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) with PSC code R425 (Support—Professional: Engineering/Technical).
The existing award being recompeted is IDIQ contract N0042120D0123, awarded to Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Incorporated on September 30, 2020, as a total small business set-aside with a ceiling value of $179,833,367.64 and an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2025. Recent task order activity under this contract reflects multiple program management offices including PMA 205, 242, 262, 264, 265, 266, 271, 275, 290, and 299, with orders issued through March 2026 supporting acoustic and non-acoustic sensor and systems requirements across Naval Air Warfare Center customers at Patuxent River.
Forecast text
Sole Source Follow-On contract under DFARS Subpart 270.1 - Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses to further the research, design, development, test, integration, delivery, and support of unique sensors and mission systems for naval air platforms while also providing affordable, reliable, effective, and flexible avionics and mission systems critical to the implementation of NAVAIR’s strategies for naval aviation ASW transition to the fleet.
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