MK-59 Floating Decoy System Production
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NAVSEA HQ
Materiality: 0.38% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00024-26-C-5524 in this department, oldest first.
- Dec 11, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticeIrvinGQ Limited · $24.8M
- Sep 22, 2026Award NoticeIrvinGQ Limited · $39.5MOpen
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
IrvinGQ Limited, Llangeinor, Bridgend, United Kingdom, is awarded a $24,764,102 firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract for follow-on production of the MK-59 Floating Decoy System. Work will be performed in Bridgend, United Kingdom (64%), West Fargo, North Dakota (16%), York, United Kingdom (11%), Bloomfield, Connecticut (2%) and various other locations each less than 2% (7%) and is expected to be completed by December 2026. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $24,764,102 (100%) will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year… (show all)
. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia is the contracting activity (N00024-26-C-5524).? The MK-59 Floating Decoy System (FDS) is an inflatable passive Radio Frequency corner reflector-based passive decoy that augments existing Electronic Warfare capabilities on U.S. Navy Ships. The MK-59 FDS consists of a platform mounted launcher, passive decoy round, and end cap.
Who won similar work
13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVSEA HQ), same product/service code (PSC) 5865.
Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $28.5M to $312.3M, median $52.0M; range $991K to $1.7B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC · $39.3B | 6 | $1.2B | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation · $LMT · $67.6B | 4 | $3.3B | Oct 7, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. · $GD · $42.3B | 2 | $124.8M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 1 | $28.5M | Dec 9, 2024 |
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 13 past awards, $52.0M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 13 past awards, $52.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $GD reported $42.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 13 past awards, $52.0M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 13 past awards, $52.0M, 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 7, 2026Lockheed Martin Corporation$1.7BSEWIP Block 2 FY25/26 ExtensionMateriality: 2.5% of $LMT revenue (Medium) SEC
- Jul 21, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$39.4MSEWIP Block 3 Design Agent OY4 ExerciseMateriality: 0.10% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 30, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$312.3MFY26 SEWIP Block 3 Hemisphere and Quadrant EA Subsystem Production & Ancillary EquipmentMateriality: 0.79% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 20, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$52.0MFY26-27 SEWIP Block 3 Design Agent Engineering SupportMateriality: 0.13% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 23, 2026GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$33.5MMultifunction Modular Mast (MMM) Payload Sensor Award NoticeMateriality: 0.08% of $GD revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 9, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$991KSEWIP Block 3 DMS Lifetime Buy SparesMateriality: <0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Jan 26, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$783.0MSEWIP Block 3 Hemisphere and Quadrant EA Subsystem Production, Ancillary Equipment, and SparesMateriality: 2.0% of $NOC revenue (Medium) SEC
- Jan 7, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$14.5MSEWIP Block 3 PIO SparesMateriality: 0.04% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Dec 4, 2025Lockheed Martin Corporation$7.6MAOEW LRIP DESCOPEMateriality: 0.01% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 8, 2025GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$91.2MSubmarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) Award NoticeMateriality: 0.22% of $GD 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.
- 3 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (35 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.5M 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.
- 4 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 10 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.
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