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Depot Level Repair and Maintenance of AN/AQS-24 Sonar System and Related AMCM Systems

Awarded

N61331-26-SN-Q37Federal

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The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has extended the period of performance for its sole-source indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation by five years, now running from March 18, 2027, through March 17, 2032. The contract, originally awarded as N6133122D0001, continues to provide depot-level support for critical naval systems including the AN/AQS-24 Sonar Detecting Set and its variants, the AN/ALQ-141 Countermine Set, Common Post Mission Analysis, and Intermediate Level Test Equipment. This support encompasses repair, maintenance, spares provision, engineering, alteration, overhaul, production, modification, and upgrades. The government determined that Northrop Grumman is the only entity capable of fulfilling these requirements due to its unique status as the original equipment manufacturer and sole developer of the AN/AQS-24 system, possessing proprietary data, design knowledge, and fabrication capabilities that no other vendor can replicate without imposing unacceptable schedule, technical, and cost risks. The government does not hold sufficient technical data rights to enable competition, making Northrop Grumman the sole viable source. The contract ceiling remains unchanged at $77,590,973.

General Info

Naval Surface Warfare Center extends Northrop Grumman’s sole-source contract through 2032 for specialized naval system support.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval Surface Warfare Center

Contract Value

NAICS

334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Panama City Beach, FL, 32407, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Award Issued Date

07/13/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

Redacted+JA+126014+final.pdf

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PhaseAwarded

PostedJul 24

Award Notice

AwardedJul 13

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Surface Warfare Center

Contacts2 people available

OfficePANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, 32407-7001, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Surface Warfare Center

Office AddressPANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, 32407-7001, USA

Contacts

Charlotte Blue

Matthew Hammond

Full Description

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) awarded an five year extension to the period of performance for previously awarded sole sourced Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract N6133122D0001 to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, 895 Oceanic Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 for providing depot level support, which includes repair, maintenance, spares, engineering support, alteration, overhaul, production, modification, and upgrades of:

AN/AQS-24 Sonar Detecting Set (all Variants)
An/ALQ-141 countermine Set
Common Post Mission Analysis (CMPA)
Intermediate Level Test Equipment (ILTE)

This requirement was determined that no other sources can satisfy this requirement without significant schedule, technical, and cost risk as identified in Justification notice 126014. The use of any other vendor would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Northrup was and is the original sole developer and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the AN/AQS24 system. The Government did not purchase or acquire the rights in data and design or a technical data package (TDP) to a sufficient level to support a competition for the AN/AQS-24 or the services needed to maintain, repair, or modify them. As the sole developer and OEM, Northrup, is the only source with sufficient in-depth knowledge of the AN/AQS-24 that could fabricate the parts, conduct repairs, and make the required design modifications to meet the Navy's requirements. Additionally, Northrup holds the proprietary data for the AN/AQS-24 system. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is the only source that can satisfy the Government's requirements.

The extended period of performance will be from 18 March 2027 to 17 March 2032. The total awarded contract ceiling of $77,590,973 remains inchanged by this action.