This federal contract award provides engineering services in the form of a finite element module (FEM) to the U.S. Department of the Air Force through the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Hill Air Force Base. The prime contractor is Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. (doing business as Defense Systems Sector), a for-profit manufacturing organization. The contract has a firm fixed price of $1,023,193.98 and a completion date of September 30, 2018. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Northrop Grumman has previously received other federal contract vehicles and awards, including a $154,252 purchase order from the Department of the Army related to ASBCA #61775, as well as subcontract work with the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, and aircraft manufacturing. This contract appears to be part of the AFLCMC's efforts to acquire engineering services in support of defense platforms and systems.