MQ-9A Unmanned Air System (UAS) Engineering Logistics Support (ELS) Optix Sustainment

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a sole-source modification under Basic Ordering Agreement N0001922G0006 to General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems, Inc. for the sustainment of the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) Optix software, supporting the MQ-9A Unmanned Air System. This action, issued as a contract award under solicitation N00019-26-RFPREQ-WPM266-0121, is grounded in statutory authority permitting non-competitive procurement due to the unique and proprietary nature of the software, with no other provider able to meet the Department of Defense’s requirements. The work will be performed at the contractor’s facility in Poway, California, while the contracting activity is headquartered in Patuxent River, Maryland. The acquisition is classified under NAICS code 488190 and was executed without competition based on a determination that only General Atomics possesses the necessary expertise, access to system architecture, and sustainment capabilities tied to the CIP Optix software. The government retains full discretion in this sole-source decision under Title 10, U.S.C. Section 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1. Primary point of contact for the contract is Sharina Miller, with Kristina Johnson serving as secondary contact, both reachable via U.S. Navy email addresses. The contract was awarded with a posted date of July 27, 2026, and is part of ongoing engineering logistics support for MQ-9A UAS operations.