Northrop Grumman Continuing Work on Naval Navigation System

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Charlottesville, Virginia, was awarded a $10,907,802 firm-fixed-price delivery order to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00024-15-D-5208) to exercise a one-year option for production and associated provisioned items of the Navy’s WSN-7 navigation system. The AN/WSN-7(V) RLGN system is a self-contained inertial navigator designed for Navy surface ships. The AN/WSN-7B(V) RLG is a self-contained gyrocompass system utilizing ring laser gyroscope technology. The RLG is a replacement for the gyrocompasses installed onboard Navy surface ships (AN/WSN-2) and submarines (AN/WSN-2A). Work will be performed in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by December 2019. Fiscal year 2012, 2017, 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); and fiscal year 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $10,907,802 will be obligated at the time of award. Funding in the amount $1,915,616 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-15-D-5208).