General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. awarded $10.8M contract modification for support of Marine Corps UAS operations

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $10,844,293 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00005) to an order (N0001923F0021) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). This modification provides for the procurement, transportation, and installation of delta support equipment at seven operational sites, as well as associated non-recurring engineering in support of flight and strike operations of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary Medium Altitude Long Endurance MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper air vehicles and Ground Control Stations for the Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Poway, California (60%); Saber Springs, California (20%); and Grey Butte, California (20%), and is expected to be completed in September 2025. Fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $6,124,029 and fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,720,264 will be obligated at the time of award, $4,720,264 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.