Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PMA-231_N0001925G0003 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 30, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL AND ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN, PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT COMMITTED NOR OBL… (show all)
IGATED TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, AND NO BASIS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ARISE AS A RESULT OF A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue Orders under a Corporate Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, for the procurement of supplies, services, and data in support of the E-2D including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft and weapons systems. This Sources Sought Notice is being posted to satisfy the requirement of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 206.302-1(d). Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, issued a Corporate Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on a sole source basis for the procurement of supplies and services in support of various United States Navy (USN) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs. See original Notice ID N00019-24-RFPREQ-TPM231-0242. Corporate BOA awarded under N0001925G0003 and this notice is intended to support class justification and approval on behalf of the PMA-231 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. FAR Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions will be followed for individual orders anticipated under this Corporate BOA. The Government awarded the Corporate BOA identified above with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Northrop Grumman is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the stated platform, and therefore is the only contractor with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical data that can meet the Government's requirements on a timely basis and in a cost-effective manner. The BOA is available for issuing orders for a period of five (5) years. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Responsible parties, however, may identify their interest by responding to the requirement with a capability statement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice. Unless stated herein, no additional information may be made available. Requests for the same will be disregarded. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete these efforts based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone inquiries will be entertained. ELIGIBILITY The Government is considering applicable North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code is 336413. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 1680. All businesses, regardless of size, are eligible to reply to this request.
Who won similar work
702 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (694): middle half $268K to $21.0M, median $2.5M; range $448 to $22.9B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $93.5B | 45 | $26.1B | Oct 16, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $42.9B | 37 | $2.8B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B | 33 | $8.8B | Oct 14, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $77.0B | 30 | $4.2B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA | 24 | $663.2M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B | 20 | $11.3B | Oct 5, 2026 |
| AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · $AIR · $3.5B | 12 | $1.7B | Apr 24, 2026 |
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $93.5B | 11 | $417.8M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | 11 | $165.2M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. | 10 | $741.8M | Apr 21, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $NOC reported $42.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $AIR reported $3.5B revenue (12 months to Aug 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 694 past awards, $2.5M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 19, 2026BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE Amarillo TX 79111 USA$90.8MV-22 Flight Control System - Step 2No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2026BAE Systems Information and Electronics Greenlawn NY 11740 USA$7.0MFY2025 AN/UPX-50(C) Digital Interrogators (DI), AN/UPX-50(C)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.9MJoint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) FY26 Mission PlanningMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 15, 2026INSITU, INC.$676KFLARES Scan Eagle UAS Flight Testing & Environmental Shock QualificationMateriality: <0.01% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 15, 2026TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.8MAerosonde UAS Operational Support, Transition, & MCM Sensor Integration (Modifications under BOA N0001921G0008)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 15, 2026AVIOSS LLC$1.5MMQ-4C Nitrogen Servicing UnitsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2026Raytheon Company$19.5MMissile Systems - Recertification Fuze ProcurementMateriality: 0.02% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 14, 2026Raytheon Company$21.7MTomahawk Integrated Firing Unit (IFU) MitigationMateriality: 0.02% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 14, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$16.7MF/A-18E/F and EA-18G Production Line ShutdownMateriality: 0.02% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 13, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$611.5MMQ-25 Stingray LRIP Lot 1 & Lot 2 AACMateriality: 0.65% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 3 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (39 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.6M from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 5 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.