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HQ0147-17-R-0015Federal

Submission Closed09/20/2019, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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AI Contract Overview

Orbital Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, has been awarded a competitive fixed-price-incentive-fee contract valued at $1,120,178,540 by the Missile Defense Agency. The contract requires the delivery of threat-representative subscale targets featuring both simple and complex re-entry vehicles. Additionally, the scope of work includes the storage, surveillance, and maintenance of hardware and software, as well as the range execution of end items. The performance period for this project runs from September 2019 through September 2027, with primary work conducted in Chandler, Arizona. The contract was awarded following a competitive procurement process that received two proposals, with an initial obligation of $7.4 million from Fiscal Year 2019 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds. The contracting activity is managed by the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, Alabama.

General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Contract Value

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

Orbital Sciences Corporation, Launch Vehicles Division, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems 3380 South Price Road CHANDLER AZ 85248 USA

Award Issued Date

09/20/2019, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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AwardedSep 20

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

09/20/2019, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Contacts2 people available

OfficeHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Office AddressHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

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Krystal BallingerContracting Officer

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Quentin HarrisContract Specialist

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Full Description

FedBizOpps Award Notice Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, of Chandler, Arizona, is being awarded a competitive fixed-price-incentive-fee contract. The total value of this contract is $1,120,178,540. Under this new contract, OSC will provide MDA with threat-representative subscale targets with simple and complex re-entry vehicles as well as storage, surveillance, maintenance of delivered hardware and software, and range execution of end items. The work will be performed in Chandler, Arizona, with a performance period from September 2019 through September 2027. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website with two proposals received. Fiscal Year 2019 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds in the amount of $7.4M are being obligated at the time of contract award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (Contract # HQ0147-19-C-0005). Contracting office point of contact: Ms. Krystal Ballinger (256-450-4181) Report Control Symbol: 19-MDA-10214 (18 Sep 19)