Northrop Awarded Airborne Laser Mine Detection Funds

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is being awarded a $20,144,483 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-15-C-6318) for the exercise of options for Airborne Laser Mine Detection Systems (ALMDS); depot services and software support; and peculiar support equipment in support of Program Executive Office, Littoral Combat Ships. ALMDS is a laser-based system which uses streak tube imaging light detection and ranging to detect, classify and localize surface and near-surface moored sea mines. ALMDS provides a revolutionary, high area coverage rate capability. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Florida (41 percent); Tucson, Arizona (31 percent); St. Charles, Missouri (11 percent); Irvine, California (7 percent); Santa Clarita, California (6 percent); and Brentwood, New York (4 percent), and is expected to be complete by March 2018. Fiscal 2016 other procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $19,732,562 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds in the amount of $1,275,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.