Missile Defense Agency Awards $750 Million Modification

Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems, Colorado Springs, Colo. is being awarded A $750 million in-scope contract modification (P00023) to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to increase the estimated contract maximum from $2.5 billion to $3.25 billion. The contract remains a ten (10) year contract with an ordering period from Nov. 21, 2005 through Nov. 21, 2015. The contract is a hybrid omnibus contract performing predominantly research, development, test and evaluation services for the development of the Ballistic Missile Defense System’s Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications; the support infrastructure including all information technology; facilities; ground and flight test; warfighter wargames and exercises; modeling and simulation; several operational cells including the Ballistic Missile Defense Network Operations and Security Center, the Joint Functional Command Component for Integrated Missile Defense, and the 100th Missile Defense Brigade. Places of performance under the contract are worldwide but mainly support the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center, Colorado Springs, Colo. Also supported are the Missile Defense Agency sites in Huntsville, Ala., the National Capital Region, and Dahlgren, Va. The Missile Defense Agency, Colorado Springs, Colo. is the contracting activity (#H95001-10-D-0001).