The Army on Wednesday told Northrop Grumman [NOC] to stop work on the Counter Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) program, according to company spokesman Randy Belote.
Northrop Grumman beat out BAE Systems Aug. 28 for the $35 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price hybrid contract with options for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) and low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract. The Army’s current missile warning system is BAE’s Common Missile Warning System (CMWS), which is responsible for detecting and declaring an infrared (IR) threat (Defense Daily, Aug. 28).
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BAE filed a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday.
“Following a careful review of the debrief received from the Army customer, we have identified some inconsistencies,” BAE Systems spokesman Paul Roberts said Wednesday in an email.
GAO has a deadline of no later than Dec. 17 for its bid protest decision.