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Award notice, first published as justification

FIFTH GENERATION DATALINKS SUPPORT

FA2486-26-C-B006

Department of the Air Force, FA2486 Aftc PZZC. Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

Awarded

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

$4,594,096.00 on the award notice, September 30, 2026, contract FA2486-26-C-B006

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This one was awarded in 2026

113 like it are open now in search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The Contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, services, and management to perform system sustainment, on-call technical support, configuration management, and engineering support for the FGDS System. The scope of this effort includes support for F-35 Block 4 enhancements related to the Communication, Navigation, Identification (CNI) Avionics Suite. All work shall be performed in accordance with the security controls outlined in the Joint Special Access Program (SAP) Implementation Guide (JSIG) or as directed by AFI 17-101.

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  1. October 5, 2026

    Justification

    FIFTH GENERATION DATALINKS SUPPORT (FGDS)

    SAM.gov, notice e5146c3968b24251ae5e56e73395a793

    1 revisions on SAM
    • October 5, 2026: publish, justification
  2. October 5, 2026

    Award notice, originally special notice

    Awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for $4,594,096. SAM.gov, notice ef65ce244e3d4538a45f263654404308

    2 revisions on SAM
    • October 5, 2026: publish, award notice
    • January 27, 2026: publish, special notice

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