Northrop Awarded G/ATOR Funds

Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is being awarded a $113,276,299 modification under a previously awarded contract (M67854-07-C-2072) to exercise an option for procurement of two additional Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) low-rate initial production (LRIP) systems. Exercise of this option brings the total production of G/ATOR LRIP systems to six systems. 

Work will be performed in Linthicum Heights, Maryland (55 percent); East Syracuse, New York (24 percent); Stafford Springs, Connecticut (5 percent); Wallingford Center, Connecticut (2 percent); San Diego, California (5 percent); Camarillo, California (1 percent); Big Lake, Minnesota (3 percent); Londonderry, New Hampshire (2 percent); High Point, North Carolina (2 percent); and Woodbridge, Illinois (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2017. 

Fiscal 2013 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $1,396,263, fiscal 2014 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $4,320,179, fiscal 2015 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $80,992,517 and fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $22,230,000 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds in the amount of $1,396,263 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification is awarded against a sole-source contract in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.