Northrop Grumman Obtains Grant for Bomb Fuze Production

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, Rocket Center, West Virginia, is awarded a $197,516,776 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the full-rate production of 56,000 FMU-139D/B Bomb Tactical Electronic Fuze systems. Additionally, this contract procures 500 FMU-139D/B Fuze, accessory kits; 50 FMU-139D(D-1)/B Fuze system inserts; 2,000 FMU-139D(D-2)/B inert load crew training Fuze systems; 50 FMU-139D(D-5)/B inert cut away Fuzes; 100 FZU-48A/B bomb initiators; 100 power cables; and 100 closure rings; as well as associated nonrecurring engineering, data and first-article testing in support of the Joint Direct Attack Mission family of weapons for the Navy, Air Force and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in Rocket Center, West Virginia (91.09%); Plymouth, Minnesota (7.54%); and Camden, Arkansas (1.37%); and is expected to be completed in December 2029. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code. 3204(a)(1). Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001924D0104).