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Award notice

MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and Associated Equipment

20155036

US Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Contracting Division.

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Awarded

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

$265,490,000.00 on the award notice, March 31, 2026, contract 70B02C22C00000016

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awarded a Hybrid Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price Sole Source Contract Modification to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to procure additional MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and Associated Equipment.

Description

The total value of this modification is 265,490,000.00 for the additional MQ-9B and Associated Equipment. This is a non-competitive contract action under the authority of FAR 6.103-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This is a Hybrid Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price Sole Source Contract Modification to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) under Contract Number 70B02C22C00000016. The period of performance for this option period is October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

This notice is neither a request for proposals nor an invitation for bids.  The redacted Justification and Approval (J&A) is attached in accordance with FAR 6.301.

Attachments

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The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
UEI
ZH4NVFG3Z526
CAGE
0YJB5
Vendor location
Poway, CA
Contract
70B02C22C00000016, definitive contract
Obligated
$912,983,308.14, current value $1,039,938,439, potential $1,296,744,421
Actions
24 between February 1, 2024 and September 25, 2026
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
UAS Operational and Maintenance Support
Match
award number 70B02C22C00000016 equals the contract number; same awarding office 70B02C (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. April 7, 2026

    Award notice

    Awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. for $265,490,000. SAM.gov, notice 7a9d4026b5044e16a5a7665ada5a67fd

    1 revisions on SAM
    • April 7, 2026: publish, award notice

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