NAVAIR Funds Ongoing Triton Support in $188.6M Sole-Source Award

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $188,584,592 modification (P00014) to a cost-plus fixed-fee contract (N0001924C0005). This modification exercises options to provide continued logistics and test support, and continued field service representatives technical support, as well as supports reach-back engineering support to ensure that the MQ-4C Triton air vehicle are mission-capable for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions in support of the Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Work will be performed in San Diego, California (38%); Patuxent River, Maryland (13.5%); Jacksonville, Florida (6.8%); Apra Harbor, Guam (6.7%); Sigonella, Sicily Italy (5.3%); Whidbey Island, Washington (3.8%); Baltimore, Maryland (3.4%); Chantilly, Virginia (3%); Mayport, Florida (2.2%); Katherine, Australia (2%); Sierra Vista, Arizona (1.6%); Adelaide, Australia (1%); various locations within the continental U.S. (CONUS) (4.2%); and various locations outside of the CONUS (8.5%), and is expected to be completed in May 2026. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,201,834; fiscal 2025 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,548,352; fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $50,000; and RAAF Cooperative partner funds in the amount of $6,384,601, will be obligated at the time of award, $16,548,352 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This effort was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.