Contract Award: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Melbourne, Florida) – $87,800,000

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Melbourne, Florida, has been awarded an $87,800,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed price, cost-plus-fixed fee, and cost-reimbursable no fee contract for the support and sustainment of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) weapon system. This contract provides for program management, system engineering, system sustainment, Joint STARS unique asset management, Joint Integrated Maintenance Information System (JIMIS) hardware and software infrastructure sustainment, weapon system interoperability certification, IC system sustainment, flight crew training, mission crew training, mission support training, training sustainment, field service representatives, and cybersecurity. The location of performance is Melbourne, Florida. The work is expected to be complete by Oct. 31, 2023. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funding in the amount of $10,537,983 is being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8529-23-D-0001). (Awarded Oct. 26, 2022)