Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Elkton, Maryland, was awarded a $9,800,000 ceiling, five year, firm-fixed-price, requirements type contract for additive manufacturing to improve test and evaluation. This contract provides for development, analysis, and demonstration of a capability for using additive manufacturing to create advanced test facility components and test articles for the Hypersonic Aerothermal and Propulsion Clean-Air Testbed facility. Work will be performed at Ronkonkoma, New York, and other relevant Department of Defense test facilities, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 27, 2028.  This contract was a sole source acquisition.  Fiscal 2022 and 2023 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $466,524 are being obligated at time of award.  Air Force Test Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, is the contracting activity (FA9101-23-D-B010).