# Notice of Award for Triton MQ-4C Sustaining Engineering and Support (SES) IV Contract

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- Solicitation number: N00019-22-RFPREQ-WPM262-0336
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for $791,274,441.00
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: Naval Air Systems Command (N00019)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: J015 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components
- Place of performance: San Diego, California
- County: San Diego County (FIPS 06073). https://abierto.us/counties/san-diego-county-ca-06073
- City: San Diego. https://abierto.us/cities/san-diego-ca-0666000
- First posted: May 22, 2024
- Last posted: May 22, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/330f350514aa4336a73e707a152d8e4b/view

## Description

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, has awarded a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Contract, N00019-24-C-0005, to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, San Diego, CA, on a sole source basis.

This contract provides sustainment engineering and logistics support to include life cycle program planning, manning, training support, repair and modification of government furnished property, integrated logistics support, spare and repair parts, support equipment, special tooling, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages management, non-recurring engineering support for engineering change proposals, engineering analyses, investigations, root cause corrective action activities, test support of in-service asset and the development of associated technical data in support of MQ-4C Triton air vehicles mission control and operator training systems for the Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

This contract was awarded on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only one Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements".

NGSC is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the MQ-4C Triton UAS and is the only responsible source possessing the engineering data; technical skills; and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, and operational characteristics of the MQ-4C UAS required to perform the necessary follow-on production efforts within the required timeframes and without substantial duplication of costs.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (UEI LALWKM623MU7)
- Contract: N0001924C0005, definitive contract
- Obligated: $447,415,470.21, current value $580,630,558
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number N0001924C0005 equals the contract number; same awarding office N00019 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N0001924C0005_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 22, 2024: Award notice. Notice 330f350514aa4336a73e707a152d8e4b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/330f350514aa4336a73e707a152d8e4b/view

## Points of contact

- Megan Ryce, megan.e.ryce.civ@us.navy.mil
- Melanie Goddard, melanie.j.goddard.civ@us.navy.mil

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