System Configuration Set implementation for the MQ-25 Air System
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-23-RFPREQ-WPM268-0017 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
- Aug 3, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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), Patuxent River, MD, intends to negotiate and award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support contract actions during a five (5) year ordering period to The Boeing Company (Boeing). These contract actions will be for efforts associated with the procurement of supplies and services necessary for System Configuration Set (SCS) implementation for the MQ-25 Air System, including potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) variants. The proposed contract action(s) identified above are those for which the Government intends to solicit and… (show all)
negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, �Only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.� Boeing is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the MQ-25 Air System and therefore, Boeing is the only contractor that can successfully deliver the system without an unacceptable schedule delay in fulfilling the U.S. Navy�s requirements. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract actions based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses shall be made in writing by E-Mail to the Points of Contact identified in this notice. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities are encouraged to contact Boeing directly via Tina Wang, at Tina.t.wang@boeing.com.
Who won similar work
12 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 (12): middle half $5.2M to $162.9M, median $37.8M; range $1.5M to $611.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 9 | $530.1M | 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 12 past awards, $37.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $37.8M, 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 AAC
- Oct 9, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$66.0MMulti-ECP Incorporation Synopsis
- Sep 29, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$6.1MNotice of Award for Last Time Buy (LTB) 7 Procurement 1 for End-of-Life Parts
- Jul 31, 2026INSITU, INC.$590.2MAIR PMO Common Hardware and Sustainment Services
- Apr 8, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$1.5MNGC LRIP 6/7 Mass Sim - Modification to Contract #N0001919C0008
- Sep 22, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$5.7MLRIP 5, 6, & 7 ECP Production Cut-Ins
- Aug 14, 2025GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC$77.0MMQ-9A Unmanned Air System (UAS) Engineering Logistics Support (ELS) Follow-on Contract
- May 16, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$108.0MMQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) B5 & B11 IFC4.0 Retrofit Installation
- May 14, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.3MNotice of Award for LTB 6 Procurement 10 for End-of-Life Parts
- May 9, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$3.4MMQ-4C Triton DMS LTB Procurement
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.