Definitive Contract FA872618C0005

This is a $218,394,980.00 cost plus fixed fee contract awarded by the Defense Department's Electronic Systems Center to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Follow-On program. The contract has no set-aside designation. Northrop Grumman will provide follow-on support, including operations and sustainment, for the BACN payload which enhances communications, data link, and information exchange capabilities for military forces. Major subcontractors include Viasat Inc. for communications equipment, Nasco Aerospace And Electronics LLC for electrical components, Data Device Corp for circuit cards, and other providers of engineering services, hardware, and software. The BACN system is a critical capability that enables real-time information sharing between military platforms and improves situational awareness for the warfighter.