$249M Marines Organic Precision Fires - Light (OPF-L) Awarded

The Marine Corps announced it has awarded a $249 million contract to produce Organic Precision Fires - Light (OPF-L) to AeroVironment, Anduril Industries, and Teledyne FLIR.  The OPF-L system is designed to give Marine squads an organic, loitering, precision strike capability to engage the enemy beyond the line of sight.

According to the Statement of Work, the OPF-L system consists of a loitering munition, an associated ground control station to operate and control the loitering munition, a training simulator, and ancillary equipment required to support the system.  Marines will employ OPF-L at the tactical level to enable rapid engagement of threat personnel, weapons, and facilities beyond the range of direct fire weapons while minimizing collateral damage and exposure to enemy direct and indirect fires.

Delivery of systems is set to ramp up through fiscal year 2026 when deliveries are expected to reach a delivery rate of 75 live warheads and 27 ground control stations per month.  The award notice did not state a period of performance but prior documents indicated a 5-year ordering period with a three-year option period.  

The award follows a sources sought seeking contractors with experience providing an individually operated, man-portable, anti-materiel, anti-personnel, ground-launched, loitering munition system in 2022 followed by a formal solicitation due last October.

Additional contract details will be available on HigherGov within 30 to 90 days once the contract is formally disclosed by the government.

Anna Davis

Staff Writer

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