Air Force Awards Rocket Component Production

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rocket Center, West Virginia, was awarded a $93,400,000 five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the BLU-138 fuze production. Work will be performed at Rocket Center, West Virginia, and is expected to be completed by October 31, 2029. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 ammunition procurement funds in the amount of $9,845,692 and Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $350,037 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8681-24-D-B002).