Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) of the ADM-160B and ADM-160C/C-1; also known as the MALD and MALD-J Missile.
Air Force and Space Force · FA8520 AFLCMC EBUK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8520-25-D-B001 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 26, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticeRAYTHEON COMPANY · $85.2M
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Contract to sustain the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD)/Miniature Air-Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) Missile systems. Contract was not awarded competitivley, as the activity obtained authority to acquire the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) services using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This action will not apply fixed-price, as a cost- plus fixed fee contract (CPFF) for services was determined the best contract type for the services because uncertainties inv… (show all)
olved in contract performance do not permit costs to be estimated with sufficient accuracy to use any type of fixed-price contract. Cost reimbursement (CR) with no fee items for travel CLINs is considered appropriate due to the uncertainties in future requirements. This contract is for life-cycle support services necessary to sustain the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD)/Miniature Air-Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) Missile systems. This procurement entails the services and support products required for the management (planning, organizing, directing, execution and reporting) of resources needed to sustain ongoing MALD/ MALD-J program objectives associated with Operational Safety, Suitability & Effectiveness (OSS&E), and Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability. The service procurement encompasses the program management, logistics support, and sustaining engineering required to sustain the system's total life cycle throughout the Operations & Support (O&S) phase, sustaining materiel readiness while continuously striving to improve program efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The services required to meet agency needs include CLS Management Support, Logistics and Engineering Support, Non-Warranty Repairs, Software Maintenance and Ordnance Assessment (OA) Support, and Replacement Parts.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 1410.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $265.0M to $2.4B, median $1.5B; range $100.0M to $20.7B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 4 | $26.1B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 2 | $200.0M | Dec 17, 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.
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $1.5B, is 2% of that. 10-K
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $1.5B, is 4% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 29, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$20.7BAMRAAM MUTIYEAR PROCUREMENT LOTS 41-47
- Dec 17, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$100.0MStand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) & Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) System IDIQ
- Dec 5, 2025Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$100.0MSiAW Subsystem Development IDIQ
- Sep 10, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$760.0MAMRAAM Obsolescence IDIQ
- Apr 7, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$2.2BCaptive Carry Reliability Vehicle (CCRV) Kits
- Apr 2, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$2.5BDefinitization of LS ASICs
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (14 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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.