Award notice
MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and Associated Equipment
20155036
US Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Contracting Division.
Awarded
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
$265,490,000.00 on the award notice, March 31, 2026, contract 70B02C22C00000016
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.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- UEI
- ZH4NVFG3Z526
- CAGE
- 0YJB5
- Vendor location
- Poway, CA
- Contract
- 70B02C22C00000016, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $313,886,883.53, current value $588,316,562, potential $793,118,078
- Actions
- 5 between January 20, 2026 and June 29, 2026
- Competition
- Not Competed, 1 offer received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Operation and Maintenance Service
- 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.
April 7, 2026
Award notice
Awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Poway for $265,490,000. SAM.gov, notice 7a9d4026b5044e16a5a7665ada5a67fd
Points of contact
- Brenda Mealerbrenda.mealer@cbp.dhs.gov
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