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GQM-163A Aerial Target Operation

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER

Response status

Active notice

Not published

SAM.gov has not published a response deadline.

Posted
Jun 1, 2026
Archive date
Jun 1, 2027
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER published this award notice.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
111b5c8038b2410aa6f368dfc7af8e58
Solicitation
N6893625R0005
Base type
Solicitation
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Award Notice
Solicitation number
N6893625R0005
Set-aside
Set-aside code
Posted
Jun 1, 2026
Responses due
Not published
Archive date
Jun 1, 2027
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Engineering Services
Category confidence
92%
Category source
rule
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Department code
Subagency
DEPT OF THE NAVY
Subagency code
Office
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
CHINA LAKE, CA, 93555-6018, USA
Place of performance
City code
State
State code
Postal code
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Award outcome

Outcome fields appear only when SAM published them on this notice.

Award number
N6893626D5002
Award date
Jun 1, 2026
Award amount
$99,959,797.30
Line item
Awardee
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION Chandler AZ 85286 USA
Awardee UEI
Awardee CAGE
Awardee location

Notice description

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This requirement is in support of the Pacific Targets Marine Operations Division, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, California, with GQM-163A target Operations and Maintenance (O&M) requirements. This contract includes operation, maintenance and upload of GQM-163A targets onto launcher(s) prior to target launch. This contract also includes the development of flight trajectories and technical data packages as defined O&M activities for GQM-163A aerial target systems required to ensure that United States Navy weapon systems Test and Evaluation and development tests are adequately supported. This contract includes support for U.S. Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales testing activities. The purpose of the O&M is for the build-up, test, and launch of the target. DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this synopsis is to notify the industry that an award was made. PROCUREMENT TYPE: The Government awarded a Cost Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) and Cost Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for an ordering period of 60 months. The solicitation was Sole Source in accordance with 10 U.S.C 3204(b)(B)(ii). * Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Export Controlled Information. Access to CUI is limited, to a single point of contact (POC) per CAGE code, who is listed as the Data Custodian on the DD 2345 and approved by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The DD 2345 must be approved prior to requesting access to CUI in SAM.gov. Contractors are responsible for coordinating with their CAGE code�s Data Custodian POC to request access to CUI. For additional information, visit the DLA website for the Joint Certification Program: https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/.

Comparable award range

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No past awards scored highly enough to form a comparable range.

Comparable awards

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No comparable awards are attached to this notice.

Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Award NoticeAug 10, 2026Not publisheddb87d59efe8a3f98
2Award NoticeAug 28, 2026Not publishedd5585db918756a81

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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