Northrop to Integrate P-8A Missile Warning Sensors Software

Northrop Grumman Corporation Electronic Systems, Land and Self Protection Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, is being awarded $6,961,416 for ceiling-priced delivery order 5756 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-10-G-0004). This delivery order provides for the procurement of supplies and services required to develop, test and integrate software necessary to upgrade the current P-8A AN/AAQ-24 directional infrared countermeasures subsystem with two color infrared missile warning sensors. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Illinois (95 percent); Jacksonville, Florida (2.5 percent); and Valparaiso, Florida (2.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in October 2015. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,750,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.