Navy Expands Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rocket Center, West Virginia, was awarded a $178,000,000 firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action for immediate expansion of the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Allegany Ballistic Laboratory. Work will be performed in Rocket Center, West Virginia, and is expected to be completed by September 2026. Fiscal 2023 weapon procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $65,276,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(7) (public interest). Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Awarded September. 30, 2023)