Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has secured a $50 million task order from the U.S. Department of War to provide commercial agile software development services, the department announced. The award is structured as a time-and-materials, firm-fixed-price task order and is aimed at direct sustainment and modernization of a specific suite of software applications.
The scope of the contract covers support for the Strategy Mission Planning and Execution, Data Fusion, and Visualization suite of applications. The work is slated to take place at two Nebraska sites: Bellevue, Nebraska, and Offutt Air Force Base. The program is scheduled to run until October 31, 2031, the stated expected completion date.
Contracting responsibility for the task order rested with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s Command and Control Division at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The award has been assigned contract number FA2217-26-F-B001.
According to the Department of War, the contract was awarded through a competitive acquisition process; however, the agency noted that only one offer had been received in response to that acquisition. At the time the order was awarded, operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $685,155 had been obligated to the contract.
The task order’s dual structure - combining time-and-materials with firm-fixed-price elements - designates how different portions of the work will be funded and priced under the order. The named application areas indicate emphasis on mission planning and execution capabilities, the fusion of disparate data sources, and graphical or visual presentation of information within the suite being sustained and modernized.
All performance associated with the task order will be carried out at the two Nebraska locations identified in the award documentation. The contract number and contracting activity provide the administrative and oversight references for the program as it proceeds toward the October 2031 completion milestone.
Key points
- Northrop Grumman received a $50 million task order for commercial agile software development services focused on sustainment and modernization.
- The work supports Strategy Mission Planning and Execution, Data Fusion, and Visualization applications and will be performed in Bellevue and Offutt AFB, Nebraska.
- The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s Command and Control Division is the contracting activity; contract number FA2217-26-F-B001. Operations and maintenance funds of $685,155 were obligated at award.
Risks and uncertainties
- Only one offer was received during the competitive acquisition process, indicating limited competition for the award.
- Only $685,155 in operations and maintenance funding had been obligated at the time of award, leaving additional funding and budget timing unspecified in the announcement.
- The contract’s scheduled completion date of October 31, 2031, extends across multiple years, which can introduce long-term performance or scheduling uncertainty.
The details released by the Department of War provide the administrative framework for the award and identify where and how the work will be performed, but the announcement does not provide further funding breakdowns beyond the initial obligated amount or additional offers received during the acquisition beyond the single offer referenced.