Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 17, 2026·Responses due Jul 22, 2025

BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)

NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336411
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00019-25-RFPREQ-WPM208-0176
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
1420
Place
Roseville, CA, USA
Contact
CHUBB, LARA (LARA.I.CHUBB.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-25-RFPREQ-WPM208-0176 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 7, 2025
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 17, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Aug 17, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Apr 17, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026, middle of the range Jul 26, 2026.
Measured from 15 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 336411 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 7, 2025).

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) Aerial Targets Program Office (PMA-208), Patuxent River, Maryland, intends to enter into sole source negotiations and subsequently issue a sole source Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc. (KUAS), Roseville, CA. This effort is estimated to award in the 1st quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 (FY). The ordering period under the BOA is estimated to be completed in the 4th quarter of FY 2031. This effort is for the procurement of supplies and services including: logistics, engineering, technical design, fabrication and training suppo… (show all)

rt, test support and analysis, technical data, trade studies and analysis, design and integration support, Cost Improvement Initiatives, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) services, engineering investigations, data analysis, hardware modifications and deliveries, engineering and feasibility studies, support equipment modifications, special tooling and test equipment support, inspection, test and inspection, repair services, spares, flight consumables, logistics support, information assurance/cybersecurity/software related support, and programmatic support. The BQM-177A is a subsonic, recoverable, aerial target system used in support of weapons system test and evaluation and Fleet training. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. KUAS is the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the BQM-177A SSAT System to include unique mission kits, special tooling, software, and support equipment. KUAS is the only known contractor with the requisite knowledge, maintenance and repair experience, and noncommercial technical data and software rights to meet the Government�s requirements for the BQM-177A SSAT system. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERESTED PARTIES: This synopsis is published for informational purposes only. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which will be considered by the agency. 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 this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact KUAS directly via Mr. Barret Bachert, at (530) 615-6437 or barret.bachert@kratosdefense.com. 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. No telephone responses will be accepted.

Who won similar work

42 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 336411.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA12$6.9BOct 13, 2026
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC11$592.2MOct 9, 2026
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · $LMT6$10.6BOct 5, 2026
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC4$143.0MAug 14, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT3$2.4BSep 18, 2026
KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INC · $KTOS2$3.4MJun 18, 2026
INSITU, INC. · $BA1$590.2MJul 31, 2026
AllThingsFlying, LLC1$179.6MJul 1, 2026
RAYTHEON COMPANY1$2.6MMar 12, 2026
KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC1$1.5MSep 16, 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.

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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.

  • 4 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (48 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • $1.1M 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
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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
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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.

  • 4 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 14 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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