Definitive Contract FA880820C0049

This is a $454,579,538.02 Definitive Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center, a Defense agency, to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation's Space Systems Division. The contract is for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM Space Segment Rapid Prototype (ESS Space Segment RP), a Middle Tier Rapid Prototyping acquisition program focused on developing next-generation strategic satellite communications capabilities. The effort encompasses satellite payload development, hardware and software systems, and associated ground communication architectures. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Major subcontractors include Corporate Computer Centers, Integra Technologies Silicon Valley, Hughes Circuits, Siemens Government Technologies, BAE Systems, Honeywell, Arrow Electronics, and others providing electronic components, technical services, and manufacturing support. The Space and Missile Systems Center is the primary contracting authority for this major defense program.