UAS Material CYs 2027-2032
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-26-RFPREQ-WPM263-0320 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 11, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
- Sep 11, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD anticipates awarding a sole source, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) modification to Insitu, Inc. 118 E Columbia River Way, Bingen, WA 98605. This IDIQ modification will facilitate orders for Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack, Integrator and ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) hardware in support of AIR PMO (previously PMA-263) International Partners. The type of hardware to be procured under this IDIQ include but are not limited to RQ-21A and ScanEagle air vehicles; payloads; turrets; spares and support equipment. It is anti… (show all)
cipated the resulting IDIQ contract modification will be Firm Fixed Price for the UAS hardware described above. The anticipated period of performance is a five year ordering period. Contract Award is anticipated for the third quarter of fiscal year 2027. GENERAL INFORMATION: Insitu, Inc. is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the UAS, and is the only available source known to possess technical data, unique logistics support experience, sufficient knowledge and familiarity with the design and related specifications of the RQ-21A, ScanEagle and Integrator UAS This presolicitation is published for information purposes only. This requirement will be procured in accordance with FAR 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. (THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS). All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. There are no commitments by the government to issue any solicitations, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract.
Who won similar work
12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) 1550 and NAICS 336411.
Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $5.2M to $162.9M, median $37.8M; range $1.5M to $611.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 9 | $530.1M | Oct 9, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B | 1 | $611.5M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| INSITU, INC. · $BA · $77.8B | 1 | $590.2M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $77.0M | Aug 14, 2025 |
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.
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $37.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $37.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 13, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$611.5MMQ-25 Stingray LRIP Lot 1 & Lot 2 AACMateriality: 0.79% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 9, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$66.0MMulti-ECP Incorporation SynopsisMateriality: 0.17% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 29, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$6.1MNotice of Award for Last Time Buy (LTB) 7 Procurement 1 for End-of-Life PartsMateriality: 0.02% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 31, 2026INSITU, INC.$590.2MAIR PMO Common Hardware and Sustainment ServicesMateriality: 0.76% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 8, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$1.5MNGC LRIP 6/7 Mass Sim - Modification to Contract #N0001919C0008Materiality: <0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 22, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$5.7MLRIP 5, 6, & 7 ECP Production Cut-InsMateriality: 0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 14, 2025GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC$77.0MMQ-9A Unmanned Air System (UAS) Engineering Logistics Support (ELS) Follow-on ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 16, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$108.0MMQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) B5 & B11 IFC4.0 Retrofit InstallationMateriality: 0.27% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- May 14, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.3MNotice of Award for LTB 6 Procurement 10 for End-of-Life PartsMateriality: <0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- May 9, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$3.4MMQ-4C Triton DMS LTB ProcurementMateriality: <0.01% of $NOC 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 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (30 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $799K 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.