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Astro MAX

Federal · Department of DefenseDue Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Client
Department of Defense
RFP Number
—
Posted
10/5/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
—
NAICS
336411
Set-aside
—
Contact
Marche Hampton

Description

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The Naval Research Laboratory intends to award a sole source purchase order to Freefly Systems Inc. located in Woodinville, Washington. The buyer needs the vendor to furnish ASTRO MAX under Simplified Acquisition Procedures for purchases not exceeding $250,000. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation, as the agency determined that only one responsible source will satisfy its requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by submitting clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the Government within two calendar days of the notice's publication. The Government will use any received information solely to decide whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
N00173-27-Q-1301395885
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Dept of the Navy › Naval Research Laboratory
Notice type
Special Notice
Responses due
Oct 7, 2026, 7:00 AM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 5, 2026
NAICS
336411 · Aircraft Manufacturing
Product/service code
1550
Place of performance
Washington, DC, 20375
Contracting contact
Marche Hampton
Marche.t.Hampton.civ@us.navy.mil
Read the official notice description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and email requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Freefly Systems Inc. , Woodinville, WA to furnish: ASTRO MAX The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 336411 with the size standard of 1500. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 1550. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: ? Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within 2 calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is: Marche Hampton, email: Marche.T.Hampton.civ@[email protected] Please reference this Notice of Intent number, N00173-27-Q-1301395885 on your correspondence and in the “Subject” line of your email.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Aircraft Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 336411, performed in DC

Vendor and awardValueEnds
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONN0001925F2570 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO AWARD LIGHTWEIGHT PFE AND NOR PEST REQUIREMENT.$24.2MApr 30, 2031
FREEFLY SYSTEMS INCN0017326P0040 · ALTA X + PILOT PRO DRONE WITH NEEDED MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.$41,155Jun 23, 2026
HARRIS AERIAL LLCN0017325P5538 · GROUP-II UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.$66,868Oct 11, 2025
SKYDIO, INCN0017325P5171 · SKYDIO X10D STARTER SOLUTION (MULTI-BAND, IR) NA + VT300-Z W/SKYDIO ACADEMY ONLINE - ALL A$50,447Feb 28, 2025
FREEFLY SYSTEMS INCN0017325P5805 · FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC. UAV LIDAR PLATFORM AND ACCESSORIES$39,190Jan 30, 2025

Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 336411, since Oct 1, 2024

27,273 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$45.2B
  2. 2. THE BOEING COMPANY$28.2B
  3. 3. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$6.6B
  4. 4. BELL TEXTRON INC$3.1B
  5. 5. SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$2.9B

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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