GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) FACS and MCVA Replacement
NAVAIR and air warfare centers · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00019-22-RFPREQ-WPM208-0109 in this department, oldest first.
- Feb 26, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticeNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $12.6M
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What the notice says
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Aerial Targets Program Office (PMA-208) Patuxent River, MD awarded a sole-source Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Delivery Order under the sole-source Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), contract number N00019-21-G-0002, with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), Chandler, AZ. The delivery order is for non-recurring engineering efforts required to replace the current Fin Actuator Control System (FACS) and Motor Control Valve Actuator (MCVA) of the GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Targets (SSST). This requirement was procured on a sole-source basis under … (show all)
the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) (formerly Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements per Class Justification & Approval (CJ&A) 20-0163 � redacted version attached to this announcement. NGSC is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the GQM-163A Coyote SSST System to include unique mission kits, special tooling, software, and support equipment. NGSC 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 GQM-163A Coyote SSST System.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND), same product/service code (PSC) 1420 and NAICS 336414.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $1.1M to $437.4M, median $1.8M; range $347K to $1.7B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC | 1 | $1.7B | Sep 3, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 1 | $2.2M | Feb 18, 2025 |
| ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC | 1 | $1.4M | May 8, 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 4 past awards, $1.8M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $1.8M, 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.
- 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)
- Sep 3, 2025BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC$1.7BAdvanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS) Full Rate Production 13-17
- May 8, 2025ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC$1.4MAdvanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Weapon Sustainment Replenishment Spares
- Feb 18, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.2MFiscal Year (FY) 2023 Replenishment Spares in Support of the GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) System
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.
- 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 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.