AirBorne Sensors (ABS) Program Contract Award
Missile Defense Agency · MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HQ085526DE001 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 6, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeL3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. · $499.6M
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What the notice says
L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. (D.B.A.: Aeromet), Tulsa, OK is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum amount of $499,573,000.00. Under this follow-on contract, the contractor will provide support for the Missile Defense Agency Flight Test Airborne Sensors (ABS) program. These efforts will continue operations and sustainment (O&S) of the flight test ABS aircraft and sensor equipment, mission planning and flight test execution, and Improvement and Modernization (I&M) efforts. The work will be performed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One initial task … (show all)
order in the amount of $22,175,032.00 is being issued. The ordering period is from September 15, 2026 through September 14, 2036. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Governmentwide Point of Entry website with one proposal received. Fiscal 2026 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in the amount of $5,000,000 are being obligated on this award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0855-26-D-E001). Contracting office point of contact: MDA Contracting Officer, mda.redstone.dtk.mbx.abs4@mail.mil Approved for Public Release 26-MDA-12370 (6 Jul 26)
Who won similar work
13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541715.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT | 4 | $6.3B | Jun 1, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 1 | $508.5M | Sep 4, 2026 |
| IERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $475.0M | Oct 9, 2025 |
| PEOPLETEC, INC. | 1 | $48.1M | Feb 11, 2026 |
| STRATOLAUNCH, LLC | 1 | $24.7M | Dec 6, 2024 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY Auburn AL 36849 USA | 1 | $11.4M | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Concordia Technologies, LLC | 1 | $9.4M | Jan 30, 2025 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Stony Brook NY 11794 USA | 1 | $4.7M | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Huntsman International LLC | 1 | $4.0M | Dec 13, 2024 |
| ADVANCED SILICON CARBIDE MATERIALS LLC | 1 | $3.8M | Dec 19, 2024 |
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.
- Sep 4, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$508.5MLegacy Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile/Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Flight Test Support (LIFTS)
- Jun 1, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$1.9BContinued Implementation of Early Operational Capability into the Aegis BMD Weapon Systems design for Aegis Guam System
- Feb 11, 2026PEOPLETEC, INC.$48.1MArchitecture Integration Modeling System-Defense (AIMS-D)
- Oct 9, 2025IERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC$475.0MRadar Systems Test and Analysis Contract (RSTAC) Award Announcement
- Jul 2, 2025LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$53.6MLockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS), Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a sole-source, ten-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $2,968,0
- Jul 1, 2025LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$1.5BAward Notice HQ085121C0002 Extension
- Mar 3, 2025THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Stony Brook NY 11794 USA$4.7MInnovation, Science & Technology (IS&T) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
- Jan 31, 2025Lockheed Martin Corp.$2.8BTHAAD Follow-On Development Contract
- Jan 30, 2025Concordia Technologies, LLC$9.4MHypersonic Defense for Reactive Architectures (HyDRA) Part II
- Dec 19, 2024ADVANCED SILICON CARBIDE MATERIALS LLC$3.8MInnovation, Science & Technology (IS&T) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (63 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- $759K 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.