Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block IAU Transition to Production (TTP) Award Notification

This notice serves to document the award announcement via SAM.gov that on 24 September 2026, Raytheon Missile and Defense (RTX), Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $160,892,270 Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) (N00024-25-C-5409 P00010) for Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Transition to Production efforts. This effort will support the initial production and preparation for Full Rate Production (FRP) of the SM-6 Block IAU missile, which is a critical obsolescence upgrade to the SM-6 Block IA AUR.

This contract is funded with U.S. Navy funds.

This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(7) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-7, public interest exception to full and open competition. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Interested subcontractors should reach out to the prime contractor for subcontractor opportunities.

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has a requirement for the SM-6 production contract. This effort will support the initial production and preparation for Full Rate Production (FRP) of the SM-6 Block IAU missile, which is a critical obsolescence upgrade to the SM-6 Block IA All-Up-Round (AUR). This program will develop and validate the design and manufacturing process to meet all requirements of the SM-6 Block IAU Missile Performance Specification (MPS). This requirement will be solicited from Raytheon, 1151 East Hermans Road Tucson, AZ 85756. 

This requirement will be procured, without full and open competition, from the only qualified source capable of developing and producing the SM-6 missile system along with its associated production requirements. Firms interested in subcontracting opportunites should contact Raytheon directly.