GQM-163A Supersonic Sea Skimming Targets (SSST) Full Rate Production (FRP) Lot 18

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, has awarded a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract, N00019-26-C-0122, to Northrop Gumman Systems Corporation, (NGSC), Launch Vehicle Division (LVD), Chandler, AZ for the Ful Rate Production (FRP) Lot 18 of twenty-eight (28) GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-skimming Targets (SSST) to support the United States Navy (USN), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). This contract was awarded on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only one Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements". NGSC is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the GQM-163A Coyote SSST and is the only responsible source possessing the engineering data, technical skills, and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, and operational characteristics of the GQM-163A Coyote SSST required to perform the necessary follow-on production efforts within the required timeframes and without substantial duplication of costs.