JCREW Moves to Low-Rate Initial Production

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virginia, is being awarded a $95,010,055 fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-only contract for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) low-rate initial production in support of the Expeditionary Warfare Program Office. This contract includes options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $213,430,199. Work will be performed in San Diego (53 percent); Beaverton, Oregon (23 percent); Rochester, Minnesota (15 percent); Santa Ana, California (5 percent); and Sierra Vista, Arizona. (4 percent), and is expected to be completed by January 2017. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy); other contingency funds (Air Force); fiscal 2015 other procurement (Navy); fiscal 2015 operation and maintenance (Navy); and fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funding in the amount of $95,010,055, will be obligated at the time of award, and funds in the amount of $800,001 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The vendor, as the original source, is the only contractor capable of producing units to meet the Navy's requirement without unacceptable delays. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-15-C-6327).