Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation was awarded a $499,790 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order by Air Combat Command on September 25, 2020, to support agile software development and authorization for additional level of effort on the Global Adaptive Planning Collaborative Information Environment (GAP CIE) Timeline Viewer. The work is being performed in Herndon, Virginia, with an ultimate completion date of April 29, 2021. This delivery order was not issued under a set-aside program, reflecting Northrop Grumman's competitive standing as a large prime contractor. The GAP CIE represents a mission-critical adaptive planning capability for Air Force operations, and this contract supports the development and enhancement of visualization tools essential to collaborative planning environments.
Northrop Grumman engaged multiple specialized subcontractors to execute this effort, including Mccallie Associates, Inc. (an SBA 8(a)-certified Alaskan Native Corporation), Shyft Solutions LLC (an IT services firm specializing in software development and weather data analytics), Teksystems, Inc. (providing IT staffing and professional services), and Summit Technologies, Inc. (a veteran-owned small business offering engineering and research services). These subcontractors collectively provided engineering services, research and technology-based support, and IT staffing augmentation necessary to deliver agile software development capabilities within the compressed timeline. The subcontract awards, dated primarily in December 2020, demonstrate a structured approach to leveraging specialized technical expertise across the prime contractor's supply chain.