Last Time Antenna Buy for the GQM-163A Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST)
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The Naval Air Systems Command, Aerial Targets Program Office (PMA-208), awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract modification to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) for a last time buy of antennas, specifically part numbers 1030-3005-003, 1030-3005-004, and ADC5459. These components support the GQM-163A Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST), an aerial target system used for Fleet training and the test and evaluation of weapon systems, including AEGIS, SM-6, LCS, and DDG-1000. The work is performed at the NGSC facility in Chandler, Arizona. This procurement was conducted as a sole-source acquisition under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.103-1, as NGSC is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the GQM-163A system following its acquisition of Orbital Sciences Corporation in 2018. Due to the restricted nature of the technical data rights and the lack of alternative sources, no competition was held. The contract requires the certification of cost or pricing data per FAR 15.403-4 to ensure price reasonableness.
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Contract Value
$1,073,577Place of Performance
Chandler, AZ, 85286, USASet-Aside
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The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Aerial Targets Program Office (PMA-208), Patuxent River, MD awarded a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract modification to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), Chandler, AZ. The contract modification provides for a last time buy for antennas (part number 1030-3005-003, 1030-3005-004, and ADC5459) in support of the GQM-163A Supersonic Target (SSST), an aerial target system used in weapon systems test and evaluation and Fleet training.
This requirement was procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements per Class Justification & Approval (CJ&A) 16-0407 - redacted version attached to this announcement.
The contract to deliver the GQM-163A system was competitively awarded to Orbital Sciences Corporation in 2000. NGSC acquired Orbital Sciences Corporation in 2018 and is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the GQM-163A target system.
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