Autonomous Aerial Refueling Demonstration Requirement for UCASD

On April 1, 2009, the Naval Air Systems Command awarded a sole source modification to contract N00019-97-C-0055 with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation to support autonomous aerial refueling requirements for the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System. This award, valued at 2,556,034.00 dollars, was issued on a cost-plus-incentive-fee basis under NAICS code 336411. The effort is part of a broader justification for the Navy UCAS Demonstration, authorizing sole-source actions from March 2009 through September 2013 because Northrop Grumman was determined to be the only responsible source capable of meeting the requirement. The work for this specific modification was scheduled for completion by December 31, 2009, with performance split between Los Angeles, California, at 68 percent and San Diego, California, at 32 percent. The contracting activity was managed by the Naval Air Systems Command located in Patuxent River, Maryland. Contract funds for this effort were designated to remain valid beyond the end of the current fiscal year.