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Justification

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition Approval for Ceiling Increase to County of Grand Forks IDIQ for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Services

JOFOC1603-JA533

Washington Headquarters Services (Whs), Washington Headquarters Services. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

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Awarded

County of Grand Forks

$0.00 obligated so far on USAspending, August 5, 2025, contract HQ003424D0009

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This one was awarded in 2025

130 like it are open now in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The purpose of this action is to increase the ceiling value of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) County of Grand Forks (Grand Forks) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract by $102,873,404.11 from $19,106,677.33 to $121,979,717.44 to accommodate a growth in projects. WHS/AD awarded the UAS/Grand Forks IDIQ contract HQ003424D0009 on a sole-source basis to Grand Forks under the Justification and Approval (J&A) #WHS-2024-533.

Grand Forks manages the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in North Dakota, which will allow for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds to support the planning, resourcing, and execution of simulated and live UAS events conducted to accomplish specific tasks assigned by OUSD(A&S) PWPM / SW.

The contract, on USAspending

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

Recipient
County of Grand Forks
UEI
ENQRDM3A5B17
CAGE
5EXT1
Vendor location
Grand Forks, ND
Contract
HQ003424D0009
Obligated
$0.00, potential $121,979,717
Actions
6 between May 22, 2024 and May 20, 2026
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Unmanned Aerial Systems Testing and Development
Match
award number HQ003424D0009 equals the contract number; same awarding office HQ0034 (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. August 12, 2025

    Justification

    SAM.gov, notice 5c079e4f4c8a43579bc044c6ec108187

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