MQ-4C Triton DMS LTB Procurement
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-24-RFPREQ-WPM262-0198 in this department, oldest first.
- Feb 23, 2024 · this noticePre-solicitation
- May 9, 2025Award NoticeNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $3.4MOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- 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), NAS Patuxent River, MD, intends to contract on a sole source basis with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation � Aerospace Systems (NGAS), San Diego, CA, for the procurement of hardware with known Last Time Buy (LTB) dates to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) within MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This action is anticipated to award in FY 2025. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1… (show all)
, �Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.� As the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the MQ-4C Triton UAS, NGAS is the only source with the requisite knowledge, experience, engineering expertise, and technical data required to meet the Government�s requirements within the program�s cost and schedule constraints. Note: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation � Aerospace Systems attention: Vicky Harper-Hall, Socio-Economic Programs Sector Manager, email: vicky.harper-hall@ngc.com or phone (310) 331-3824. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
11 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 (11): middle half $5.9M to $217.8M, median $66.0M; range $1.5M to $611.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 8 | $526.8M | 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 11 past awards, $66.0M, is 0.2% of that. 10-K
- $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $66.0M, 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 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
- Mar 13, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$327.5MTriton MQ-4C Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 7Materiality: 0.83% 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.