SAM #N00019-26-RFPREQ-WPM262-0426

Sole Source Award for MQ-4C Triton UAS Retrofit, Upgrades, and Support

This opportunity involves a sole source award by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for comprehensive support and upgrades to the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation as the exclusive OEM and vendor. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy - Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Headquarters - Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons - OEM/Vendor: - Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (sole designer, developer, manufacturer, integrator, and producer of MQ-4C Triton UAS and ground stations) - Products and Services Requested: - Retrofit material kit and installation for one MQ-4C Triton ground asset and one air vehicle to IFC-4 configuration - Developmental and sustaining engineering support (including non-recurring engineering, engineering change proposals, and technical data) - Operational and safety improvements - Hardware procurement for Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) program - Software development, upgrades, and license renewals (including avionics, air vehicle management, and training systems) - Trade studies, engineering analyses, and support for country-unique requirements - Interoperability, cybersecurity, and information assurance support - Integration, airworthiness, and airspace integration support - Flight test and qualification support (ground, air, maintenance, fatigue, avionics, and training system testing) - Reliability and maintainability program support - Requalification efforts for subsystems or parts - Production forward fit and retrofit kits - Integration of new systems or capabilities - Procurement of additional unmanned aircraft and operating bases as authorized - Production line shutdown support (disassembly, packaging, shipment, and storage of government-owned equipment and tooling) - Support for MQ-4C Triton Increment II enhanced capabilities - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Sole source justification due to Northrop Grumman's exclusive technical data and design authority - Support for U.S. Navy, cooperative partners (e.g., Australia), and potential Foreign Military Sales customers - No technical data package available for competition; estimated 8-year lead time to develop a new source - Includes both material and labor for retrofit, as well as ongoing engineering, integration, and sustainment support

Description

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, awarded a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery Order under BOA N00019-25-G-0003.  The awardede Delivery Order is for the procurement of material and labor needed to retrofit one (1) MQ-4C Triton ground asset and one air vehicle to an IFC-4 configuration. This procurement includes ground asset software suite, configurations, and supporting documents necessary for the US Government to complete the installation.  This requirement was procured on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) [TS1] as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. NGSC is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, integrator, and producer of the MQ-4C Triton air vehicles and ground stations.  Therefore, NGSC is the only source with the requisite knowledge of the Triton design, operation, and maintenance to successfully provide the necessary engineering, systems integration, and sustainment support. Unless otherwise stated herein, no formal request for proposal or additional written information is currently available. A determination by the Government not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. This award synopsis is published for information purposes only.

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