AME Systems (Vic) PTY LTD

AME Systems (Vic) PTY LTD, an Australian sole proprietorship based in Ararat, Victoria, serves the U.S. federal government exclusively as a subcontractor supplying electrical and cable equipment assemblies for the MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system, with all fourteen sub-awards since 2021 flowing through Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation to the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command.

The vendor operates entirely in the subcontractor role (100% of recent awards) with zero prime contract or IDV vehicles. All work is routed through a single prime, Northrop Grumman, on U.S. Navy Triton long-lead items and configuration retrofit deliveries. The source identifies fourteen sub-awards dating from November 2021 through August 2025, with combined dollars obligated of $1.6 million. Recent activity accelerated in 2025, with seven sub-awards issued between March and August 2025 compared to four in 2022 and two in 2024. Award descriptions indicate work centers on ELEC/CABLEEQPMTASSY (electrical cable equipment assembly) for two distinct streams: MQ-4C Triton low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 5 long-lead component support for U.S. Navy and cooperative partner Australia, and retrofit of Triton aircraft (designations B9, B10, MB6P) into the IFC4.2 configuration. One modification award in October 2024 references Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) funding line items, underscoring the cooperative nature of the procurement. The vendor sits on Basic Ordering Agreement N0001920G0005, which has issued two task orders.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command accounts for all 14 awards (100% coverage). NAICS concentration tracks to aircraft manufacturing (12 awards, primarily the Triton prime mission) and other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (2 awards). The vendor holds no set-aside certifications and no independent federal contracting authority — all federal funding flows from Navy contracts held by Northrop Grumman. This positions AME Systems (Vic) as a component-supply specialist within Northrop's Triton sustainment and production ecosystem, with no visible bridge to other primes, agencies, or vehicle types.