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Contract Award: Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (San Diego, California) – $142,483,296

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $142,483,296 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery requirements contract modification (P00017) to previously awarded (FA8539-21-D-0001) to award and to exercise Option Year 5 and to award Option 6 for test, teardown and evaluation, repairs, and management of national stock numbers of the RQ-4B Global Hawk Unmanned Air-Vehicle System. Work will be performed at San Diego, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; El Segundo, California; San Jose, California; Buena Park, California; Harbor City, California; Irvine, California; Gardena California; Corona, California; Los Angeles, California; Reno, Nevada; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Valencia, California; Joplin, Missouri; Kalamazoo, MI; Vandalia, Ohio; Troy, Ohio; Longueuil, Quebec; Heroux, Canada; Eaton UK- Bedhampton, GB; Woodland Park, New Jersey; Whippany, New Jersey; Indianapolis, Indiana; Woburn, Massachusetts; Twinsburg, Ohio; Medford, New York; Cypress, California; Wichita, Kansas; Linthicum, Maryland; Sterling, Virginia; Dulles, Virginia; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Sunnyvale, California; Tempe, Arizona; Forest, Mississippi; Warner Robins, Georgia; and Macon, Georgia; and is expected to be completed by December 31, 2026. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal year 2026 contract depot maintenance direct cite funds in the amount of $13,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity. (FA8539-21-D-0001-P00017)



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