# Notice of Award for Sustaining Engineering and Support (SES) IV Increase of Aircrew Support

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0001924rfpreqwpm2620401

- Solicitation number: N00019-24-RFPREQ-WPM262-0401
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION San Diego for $10,298,054.00
- 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: Patuxent River, Maryland
- County: St. Mary's County (FIPS 24037). https://abierto.us/counties/st-mary-s-county-md-24037
- First posted: September 12, 2024
- Last posted: June 9, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9db1ba3c402242a7b09b8495d6e01b26/view

## Description

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, has awarded a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract modification, N00019-24-C-0005 P00015, to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, San Diego, CA, on a sole source basis. This modification provides additional Integrated Test Team (ITT) aircrew support under Option Years 1-3 for both Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and United States Navy (USN) to support the Triton MQ-4C Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

This modification 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.

## Publications

- September 12, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM EDT. Notice abc99a6f5daa49ae9c150857eba704e0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/abc99a6f5daa49ae9c150857eba704e0/view
- September 13, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM EDT. Notice ef3da4303a4c4054b9e5b31e97fe4d69. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ef3da4303a4c4054b9e5b31e97fe4d69/view
- June 9, 2025: Award notice. Notice 9db1ba3c402242a7b09b8495d6e01b26. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9db1ba3c402242a7b09b8495d6e01b26/view

## Points of contact

- Suresh Jafar, Suresh.Jafar.civ@us.navy.mil
- Tyler Summers, tyler.m.summers2.civ@us.navy.mil

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