LAIRCM CITADELS IDIQ Justification & Approval (LASER-X Follow-on)

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8638 AFLCMC HBKD

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Solicitation details

Solicitation number: FA8638-29-D-XXXX
Notice type: Special Notice
NAICS: 334419
Set-aside: No Set aside used
Posted: 2026-08-18
Response deadline: Sep 30, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Place of performance: Rolling Meadows, IL
Contracting contact: benjamin.rispoli@us.af.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

The AFLCMC/ESYK – Large Aircraft Survivability (LAS) office, on behalf of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), has awarded a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) for a follow-on contract to the LASER-X (LAIRCM Acquisition Sustainment Engineering Requirements Cross Functional) FA8638-19-D-0001 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CY19-28 in which the new IDIQ contract (CY29-3X) will enable the continued procurement of the Large Aircraft Survivability Systems (LAIRCM) system/subsystems, associated support, engineering efforts, integration/installation, and sustainment for Department of War (DoW), other United States (U.S.) Government Agencies (OGAs), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. This action was executed on a sole source basis in accordance with RFO 6.103-1(c)(2), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The attached Justification and Approval (J&A) document supports this contract action. Please note that the attached J&A has been redacted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) and applicable Department of War (DoW) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines to protect sensitive source selection information, proprietary contractor data, or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

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Point of contact: Benjamin Rispoli
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Email: benjamin.rispoli@us.af.mil
Secondary: frank.batz@us.af.mil

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