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Contract Award: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (San Diego, California) – $25,303,971

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $25,303,971 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-6400) to exercise options for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment One Block One engineering and sustainment support and associated other direct costs. This contract action combines purchases for the Navy (63%); and the government of Australia (37%), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be complete by January 2027. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,699,024 (59%); FMS (Australia) funds in the amount of $1,055,000 (37%); fiscal 2026 research development test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount $102,365 (4%), will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.



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