Award NoticePosted Jul 17, 2026

Experimentation of Millimeter Wave 5G Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) Capabilites

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV

Stage
Awarded
NAICS
541512
Value
$99.1M
Solicitation
N00421-24-RFPREQ-54000MA-0445
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
AC13
Place
Patuxent River, MD, USA
Contact
Shawn Harbaugh (shawn.k.harbaugh.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Award
  • Jul 17, 2026 · this notice
    Award Notice
    Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $99.1M

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What the notice says

This Cost type procurement was not awarded competitively. It was pursued under a sole source basis under that statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(l), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. This effort was synopsized on 19 Dec 2024 under notice ID 25-0011. This procurement award is for the integration, testing, experimentation and engineering support of Millimeter Wave (mmW)/5G for Mesh Networking in support of global battle management command and control.

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), same NAICS 541512.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Sabre Systems, LLC1$200.0MSep 25, 2025
EPSILON INC1$184.5MOct 29, 2024
TEYA SUPPORT SERVICES LLC1$48.7MMar 10, 2025
BLACKWATCH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION1$17.4MMay 14, 2026
RTX BBN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1$12.9MJun 16, 2025
AGE Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC1$2.0MAug 26, 2026

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