Northrop to Provide Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot

​Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Falls Church, Virginia, is being awarded a $14,150,405 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System Increment 1, dismounted operations variant.  Northrop Grumman will procure and integrate the handheld operator control unit, communications link, mobility capability module, master capability module, power capability module, manipulator capability module, end effector capability module, visual sensors capability module, autonomous behaviors capability module and other minor components that comprise the dismounted operations system.  The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to $483,328,860.  Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, and is expected to be complete in August 2017.  Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funding in the amount of $3,482,667 is being obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website with five offers received.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, Indian Head, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00174-15-D-0011).