USA | MD | SAINT MARYS COUNTY | PATUXENT RIVER
Aircraft Maintenance
MQ- 9A Unmanned Air System ( UAS) Engineering Logistics Support ( ELS) Optix Sustainment - The Naval Air Systems Command ( NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, awarded a modification to Order **** under existing Basic Ordering Agreement ( BOA) **** to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. ( GA- ASI), Poway, CA, for th
Unmanned Air System ( UAS) Engineering Logistics Support ( ELS) OPTIX Sustainment 1. Conversion of MQ- 9ABlock 5 Reaper air vehicles to USMC configuration, including ground control stations, components, sensors, payloads, terminals, and spares. 2. Recurring and nonrecurring engineering, investigations, analyses, surveys, and studies. 3. Training and associated support. 4. Hardware and support equipment, including kits, consumables, materials, spares, and repair parts. 5. Programmatic, engineering, logistics, and other technical support. 6. Engineering change orders ( ECOs), engineering change proposals ( ECPs), upgrades, and modifications to the MQ- 9 MUX Male System and associated equipment. 7. Obsolescence support. 8. Software builds and sustainment. 9. Testing, flight demonstration support, deployment, and deployment support. 10. Cybersecurity support. 11. Providing related technical, financial, and administrative data.
AI helper
This is a modification to an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for Unmanned Air System (UAS) Engineering Logistics Support (ELS) and OPTIX Sustainment for the MQ-9 Reaper. The modification adds sustainment engineering support, conversion of sensors and payloads to USMC configurations, and procurement of additional ground control stations. The acquisition is being awarded on a sole source basis to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) because they are the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the MQ-9 UAS since **** and possess unique capabilities and data. The authority to act under this Class Justification and Approval (CJA) expires on January 31, 2027. The government did not procure the technical data package (TDP) necessary for other sources to compete. A competitive award would require significant delays for developing an alternative TDP and qualifying a second source, estimated at a minimum of 24 months, plus additional design, development, and testing time. GA-ASI is the only responsible source with the unique capabilities and data to fulfill the Navy's requirements.