Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Electronic Support Systems
Solicited Recompete Updated
See the pre-solicitation posted .
- Agency
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Navy NAVAIR Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
Naval Air Warfare Center, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $250,000,000 to $1,000,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- N6893619D0007 Federal IDV award held by Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Ordering ends Oct 16, 2028 · Ceiling $2,776,701,825
- Previous solicitation
- Airborne Electronic Attack and Electronic Support Systems Award Notice · N6893616R0069 · Posted Oct 30, 2018
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Point Mugu, CA
- Forecast number
- N68936-27-RFPREQ-E0AH150-0001
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 Weapons Division is recompeting an indefinite-delivery contract for integration, delivery, and deployment of EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) System Configuration Set upgrades, with solicitation release estimated for October 1, 2026 and award estimated for January 1, 2028. The scope includes design, development, and implementation of upgrades to AEA hardware avionics, operational flight programs (OFP) including firmware, and mission planning systems, along with system improvement and demonstration products such as prototypes, pre-production products, support equipment enhancements, and simulations and models of weapons systems. The contract also encompasses EW weapons systems modifications, on-call field engineering support, test and evaluation, studies and analysis, threat analysis and sensor intelligence mission data files development, jammer techniques development, and logistics for distribution of OFPs to the fleet.
The estimated award value ranges from $250 million to $1 billion under cost-reimbursement pricing. Work is performed at NAS Point Mugu, California. The procurement is single-award IDIQ with a 120-month period of performance and is forecasted as sole-source procurement requiring Top Secret clearance for both facilities and personnel.
The recompeted contract is N6893619D0007, a single-award IDIQ awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on October 17, 2018, with a ceiling of $697,029,788.96 and ultimate completion date of October 16, 2028. The existing contract has generated sustained task-order activity across multiple Navy customers, including recent orders for Growler Block II modernization efforts, next-generation electronic attack unit software development, electronic warfare mission planning software engineering support, Next Generation Jammer low-band pod integration, and software and firmware support for capability development programs, with recent task orders ranging from $2.28 million to $29.4 million and performing work at NAS Point Mugu.
Forecast text
Provide integration, delivery and deployment of EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) System Configuration Set upgrades, which require design, development, and implementation of upgrades to AEA hardware avionics, operational flight programs (OFPs), including firmware, and mission planning systems. Other deliverables include system improvement and demonstration products such as proposed prototypes, pre-production products, support equipment enhancements, or simulations, emulations and models of weapons systems. The contract includes conducting EW weapons systems modifications, on-call field engineering support, test and evaluation, studies and analysis, threat analysis and sensor intelligence mission data files development, jammer techniques development and logistics for distribution of OFPs to the fleet.
Solicitations
| Notice | Posted |
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| Pre-Solicitation |
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