BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target Components
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6893624R0003 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 13, 2024 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Apr 27, 2026Award NoticeKRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INC · $10.8MOpen
- Apr 30, 2026Justification (Sole Source)Open
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
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a), Only One Responsible Source. NAVAIR intends to issue an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract, for a duration of 5 years to Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) for BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) Pre-Expended Bin (PEB) replenishment components and flight consumable components as they are the OEM and sole provider of the BQM 177A Target. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response to be received at the Contracting … (show all)
Office no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this notice, which shall be considered by the agency. The written response shall reference solicitation number N6893624R0003 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm�s experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule. These responses shall be emailed to joanna.m.capazzi.civ@us.navy.mil. Please note a sources sought synopsis was published in reference to this requirement in August of 2023 under N6893623R0035, in October 2023 the number was changed to N6893624R0003. Interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://sam.gov/ to start doing business with the federal government.
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVAIR and air warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) 1420.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $1.8M to $12.5M, median $3.0M; range $277K to $1.7B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC · $39.3B | 3 | $27.2M | Apr 10, 2025 |
| MSI DEFENSE SOLUTIONS LLC | 2 | $37.6M | Feb 25, 2025 |
| ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC | 2 | $1.6M | Jun 25, 2026 |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC | 1 | $1.7B | Sep 3, 2025 |
| KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INC · $KTOS · $1.0B | 1 | $3.0M | Jun 18, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 1 | $2.9M | Jul 1, 2025 |
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. · $RTX · $68.9B | 1 | $347K | Mar 6, 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.
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $3.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $KTOS reported $1.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $3.0M, is 0.3% of that. 10-K
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $3.0M, 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.
- Jun 25, 2026ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC$277KAdvanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) RAAF CMBRE Cables ProcurementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INC$3.0MBQM-177A FY26 Mission Kits Parts ProcurementMateriality: 0.29% of $KTOS revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 6, 2026ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$347KJoint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)/Harpoon Block II+ (HII+) TacNet 1.0 Series Weapon Datalink Reconfiguration and Repairs for the U.S.Navy (USN)Materiality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 3, 2025BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC$1.7BAdvanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS) Full Rate Production 13-17No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 1, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$2.9MHigh-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Parts for Sustainment and Repairs FY24Materiality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- May 8, 2025ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC$1.4MAdvanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Weapon Sustainment Replenishment SparesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 10, 2025Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$12.4M3D Model of the BQM-34SMateriality: 0.03% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 26, 2025Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$12.6MGQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) FACS and MCVA ReplacementMateriality: 0.03% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 25, 2025MSI DEFENSE SOLUTIONS LLC$30.5MEAGLS Testing and Associated SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 20, 2025MSI DEFENSE SOLUTIONS LLC$7.1MEAGLS Sustainment FSR and Spares SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (16 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $827K 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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 17 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.