Contractor profile
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Active registration
UEIQ11ZHUFBW741
CAGE code8L7J1
Primary NAICS336414
LocationDULLES, VA, 20166
Federal obligations$6B
Prime awards18
Active awards12
Latest award actionJul 28, 2026
Federal award activity
Public award recordTop federal customers
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration11 awards$6B
- Department of Defense7 awards$109M
NAICS award mix
- 4812121 awards$4B
- 5417121 awards$2B
- 3364148 awards$787M
- 5417157 awards$108M
- 5179191 awards$29M
PSC award mix
- V1261 awards$4B
- AR211 awards$2B
- 18102 awards$678M
- AR132 awards$91M
- AC241 awards$79M
- AR151 awards$29M
- AC251 awards$22M
- AR114 awards$17M
Contract vehicles
- NNG10AZ13B1 awards$575M
- FA880725DB0031 awards$8M
- FA881926DB0011 awards$100,000
Potential recompetes
- Department of Defense$100,000
- Department of Defense$87M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$87M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$31M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$745,840
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$607M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$103M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$21M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2B
Prime award history
| Award | Agency / office | Category | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NNG14FC04CTHIS EFFORT IS FOR WORK PERFORMED DURING PHASE B THROUGH F OF THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MISSION. THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THESE PHASES ARE PRESENTED IN INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS BELOW. THE EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES TASKS TO: DESIGN, ANALYZE, VALIDATE, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND DELIVER THE TESS SPACECRAFT; INTEGRATE, TEST, AND OPERATE THE TESS OBSERVATORY; AND DEVELOP, TEST, OPERATE, AND SUSTAIN THE ASSOCIATED MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC). THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPACECRAFT AND CAMERA ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE SUNSHADE. THE TESS INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF THE CAMERA STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY, DATA HANDLING UNIT AND HARNESS, WILL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT AND THE SPACECRAFT WITH INSTRUMENT PERSONNEL SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THESE ACTIVITIES. | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NAICS 336414PSC 1810 | $103M | Mar 24, 2014 – Dec 31, 2028 |
| NNH15CN76CIGF::OT::IGF NEXTSTEP NRA AWARD. THIS NEXTSTEP CONTRACT BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS OF COMMERCIAL ORBITAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SPACE ACT AGREEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND AN EXISTING INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES (CRS) CONTRACT. ORBITAL HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED FROM COTS TO THE CRS PROGRAM, FLYING THREE VERY SUCCESSFUL PRESSURIZED CARGO RESUPPLY MISSIONS TO THE ISS, USING THE CYGNUS SPACECRAFT. ORBITAL ALSO SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED SPACECRAFT FOR SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION TO INCLUDE THE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL DAWN MISSION. THIS MISSION WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2007, COMPLETED ITS RENDEZVOUS MISSION AT VESTA IN JULY 2012 AND IS EN ROUTE TO CERES IN EARLY 2015. WITH SPACE AGENCY BUDGETS CONTINUING TO BE TIGHT, EXPLORATION PLANS NEED TO EMPHASIZE EVOLUTION OF EXISTING SYSTEMS, WHERE COST AND SCHEDULE IS BETTER CONTROLLED, AND DEVELOPMENT RISK REDUCED. SPECIFICALLY, ELEMENTS OF THE CURRENT ISS, INCLUDING CYGNUS, CAN BE EVOLVED TO SUPPORT MORE DISTANT SPACE DESTINATIONS. TO SUPPORT THESE ENDEAVORS, ORBITAL CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT OF CYGNUS AND TO NEXTSTEP ACTIVITIES AND HAVE INVESTED IN THE COTS CRS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ENDEAVOR. ORBITAL'S EXPLORATION AUGMENTATION MODULE (BAM) ARCHITECTURE USES A MODULAR, BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH THAT LEVERAGES THE CYGNUS SPACECRAFT TO EXPAND CISLUNAR AND LONG DURATION DEEP SPACE TRANSIT HABITATION CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES CRITICAL TO NASAS LONG-TERM EXPLORATION GOALS. ORBITALS ARCHITECTURE CONCEPT BLENDS IN-PRODUCTION HARDWARE WITH ADAPTATION, EVOLUTION, PLANNING, AND FORWARD THINKING. CYGNUS WILL SERVE AS A MODULAR HABITAT AND TEST PLATFORM FOR QUALIFYING TECHNOLOGIES IN A DISTANT RETROGRADE ORBIT (DRO) OR IN A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO), EITHER WHILE ATTACHED TO THE ISS OR AS A FREE-FLYER. USING THE EXISTING, OPERATIONAL CYGNUS TO PERFORM THESE MISSIONS HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF DECREASING OVERALL DEVELOPMENT TIME AND COSTS, AND FREEING UP RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE SPENT ON DEVELOPING A SPACECRAFT TO FOCUS ON CULTIVATING MISSION ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A CYGNUS DERIVED EAM DEPLOYED IN CISLUNAR SPACE BEFORE 2020. THIS SPACECRAFT WILL BE THE FIRST BUILDING BLOCK IN SUPPORTING BOTH COMMERCIAL MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES. THE PROPOSED EFFORT FOR THIS NEXTSTEP BAA PHASE I, INVOLVES DEFINING AN EAM ARCHITECTURE AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) THAT ADDRESSES COMMERCIAL MARKETS AND NASA EXPLORATION OBJECTIVES, TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND TO IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AND DEMONSTRATED IN THE ISSILEO ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. TO MATURE HABITATION TECHNOLOGIES, THE CONTRACTOR WILL IDENTIFY STATE OF THE ART (SOA) TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS NASA TECHNOLOGY AREAS (TAS) DEFINED IN THE NASA TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP. FOCUS WILL BE ON MATURATION OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HABITATION THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AUTONOMOUS HABITATION SYSTEMS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT DOCKING AND CAPTURE MECHANISMS AND DEPLOYABLE HABITATION ELEMENTS | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | NAICS 541712PSC AR21 | $2B | Sep 3, 2015 – May 31, 2029 |
| NNG15VE05DJOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-2 SPACECRAFT. GD-300HP CORE SPACECRAFT INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SOURCE CODE, MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE JPSS-2 SPACECRAFT MISSION. | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NAICS 336414PSC 1810 | $607M | Mar 30, 2015 – Apr 30, 2028 |
| NNJ16GU21BIGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | NAICS 481212PSC V126 | $4B | Jan 14, 2016 – Not stated |
| 80GSFC22CA018ICE, CLOUD, AND LAND ELEVATION-2 (ICESAT-2) MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC) SUPPORT CENTER CONTRACT - PROVIDE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MISSION OPERATIONS SUPPORT TO MEET ICESAT-2 SCIENCE OBJECTIVES. | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NAICS 517919PSC AR15 | $31M | Feb 14, 2022 – Nov 14, 2026 |
| 80MSFC24CA014STABLE: SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARCHITECTURE BASELINE | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NAICS 541715PSC AR11 | $4M | Sep 15, 2024 – Sep 14, 2026 |
| 80ARC024CA007HELIOSWARM PROGRAM SUPPORT | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER | NAICS 541715PSC AR13 | $87M | Oct 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 80GSFC26C0013HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS AND MISSION ARCHITECTURE STUDIES | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NAICS 541715PSC AR11 | $21M | May 11, 2026 – May 10, 2029 |
| FA880725DB003DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SPACE VEHICLES, ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS AND ANCHOR STATIONS. | Department of DefenseFA8807 MIL COMM AND PNT SSC/CGK | NAICS 336414PSC 1555 | $0 | Jul 28, 2025 – Not stated |
| FA881926FB022CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MINIMUM GUARANTEE | Department of DefenseFA8819 SDA AND COMBAT POWER SZK-LA | NAICS 336414PSC 1555 | $100,000 | Apr 28, 2026 – Apr 27, 2027 |
| FA881925CB002RAPID ON ORBIT SPACE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION RING (ROOSTER-5) INTEGRATION, TEST, AND OPERATIONS EFFORTS | Department of DefenseFA8819 SDA AND COMBAT POWER SZK-LA | NAICS 336414PSC AC25 | $73M | Feb 12, 2025 – Jun 30, 2029 |
| FA881422C0004RAPID ON-ORBIT SPACE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION RING | Department of DefenseFA8819 SDA AND COMBAT POWER SZK-LA | NAICS 336414PSC AC24 | $87M | Jul 6, 2022 – Jul 31, 2027 |
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Industries and classifications
NAICS 334220Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment ManufacturingNAICS 334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument ManufacturingNAICS 336414Guided Missile and Space Vehicle ManufacturingNAICS 336419Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment ManufacturingNAICS 481212Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air TransportationNAICS 541330Engineering ServicesNAICS 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)NAICS 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Public points of contact
ALESSANDRA ZANDIGovernment business
HELEN ACKLEYAlternate government business
HELEN ACKLEYElectronic business
SHANNON GRANADAAlternate electronic business
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