Combat identification automated target recognition technologies (catch) call 06
Active Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- FA237726CB034
- Awardee
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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation UEI GUVUU89P78Q3 Part of Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,000,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Pre-Solicitation · FA237726RB005 · Posted Apr 1, 2025
- Contract value 7% obligated
- $14,776,103.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 5% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 6 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Linthicum Heights, MD 21090, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a definitive contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technologies (CATCH) Call 06 on July 17, 2026, with a ceiling value of $14.776 million under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing and no set-aside.
The originating solicitation (pre-solicitation posted April 1, 2025, proposal deadline March 14, 2030) funds research and development across TRL 3 to TRL 7 in sensor exploitation, modeling, simulation, algorithm and software development, hardware modification, and demonstration testing. Work encompasses air, ground, and surface domain sensor exploitation; multi-modal sensor fusion from single and multiple platforms; all-domain and all-sensor modeling and simulation; and operationalization of Combat Identification enabling technologies. Place of performance is Linthicum Heights, MD. The contract runs through October 17, 2031. Personnel must be U.S. citizens for base and IT network access; work requires current DD Form 2345 certification (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement). Amendment 1 (effective June 7, 2026) added FAR 52.222-90 (DEI nondiscrimination) and updated FAR 52.244-6 (commercial subcontracts).
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA237726CB034?
FA237726CB034 was awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation by Air Force (Department of Defense) on July 17, 2026.
How much is contract FA237726CB034 worth?
The government has obligated $1,000,000 on FA237726CB034. Its current value, with exercised options, is $14,776,103.
Which agency awarded contract FA237726CB034?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA237726CB034, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA237726CB034 competed?
The extent of competition for FA237726CB034 was full and open competition. The government received 6 offers.
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