The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Aerial Targets Program Office (PMA-208) Patuxent River, Maryland, awarded a sole source, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), and COST Delivery Order (N0001922F0008) under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-20-G-0005 with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), San Diego, California. The delivery order is for the procurement of a “form, fit” replacement of the BQM-34S Subsonic Aerial Target Aileron Actuator (Part Number 415C100-3).The BQM-34 is a recoverable, remote controlled, subsonic aerial target, capable of speeds up to Mach 0.86 and altitudes from 10 to 60,000 feet. The BQM-34 system emulates Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM) and Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) in support of weapons system test and evaluation.

This acquisition was pursued on a sole-source basis under statutory authority of Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements per Class Justification & Approval (CJ&A) 21-0073 - redacted version attached to this announcement. NGSC is the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the BQM-34S Subsonic Aerial Target system. NGSC is the only known contractor with the requisite knowledge, maintenance and repair experience, and noncommercial technical data and software rights to meet the Government’s requirements for the BQM-34S Subsonic Aerial Target system.