Synopsis for Department of the Navy (DoN) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Red-to-Blue (R2B) Built in Test (BIT) Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) Software Update for Sensor Calibration Data
ID: N00019-25-RFPREQ-TPM272-0150Type: Presolicitation
AwardedMay 14, 2025
$3.3M$3,267,625
AwardeeNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION Rolling Meadows IL 60008 USA
Award #:N0001920G0005
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE NAVYNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMANDPATUXENT RIVER, MD, 20670-5000, USA

NAICS

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

PSC

ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES, COUNTER-COUNTERMEASURES AND QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY EQUIPMENT (5865)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/aac5188c3e4e4b84b69245a3ddfcabba/view
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    Description

    The Department of the Navy, through the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), is seeking to award a modification for Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) related to a software update for the AN/AAQ-24 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system. This update aims to facilitate the transfer of Integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (iASE) Advanced Threat Warfare (ATW) sensor calibration data to support the MAGTF Agile Network Gateway Link (MANGL) family of systems. The contract will be awarded on a sole source basis to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), as they are the sole developer and producer of the AN/AAQ-24 system, and no other suppliers can meet the agency's requirements. Interested parties must direct inquiries to Contract Specialist Sarah Willis at sarah.m.willis10.civ@us.navy.mil, with responses due by April 10, 2025.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Sarah Willis
    sarah.m.willis10.civ@us.navy.mil
    Jessica L. Guy-Dietrich
    jessica.l.guy-dietrich.civ@us.navy.mil
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    The inquiry involves determining the status of a government contract, specifically whether it is a new contract or if there is an incumbent contractor involved. The response from NAVAIR clarifies that the contract in question is not new and that an incumbent contractor is currently providing these services. The existing contract number associated with this arrangement is N0001924F1082, falling under the Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) numbered N0001920G0005. This information is relevant in the context of government RFPs, as it indicates continuity in service provision and highlights the importance of existing contractual agreements in federal procurement processes.
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