Battlefield airborne communications node (bacn) operations and sustainment and support indefinite-delivery indefinite quantity
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA872621D0001
- Awardee
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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation UEI LEMLXG994AU3 Part of Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 14 $772,993,117 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
- $828,954,434 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 82% complete
- IDV ceiling 21% used
- $3,600,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $3,600,000,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Aeronautical Systems Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Air Force Electronic Systems Center awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on January 24, 2021, with a $3.6 billion ceiling for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Operations and Sustainment and Support (BOSS). The contract is a no-set-aside vehicle supporting operations, sustainment engineering, payload integration, and software deployment for the BACN airborne communications relay platform across multiple aircraft configurations and build standards.
Work is performed in San Diego, California and Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, with subordinate technical facilities including Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. The ultimate completion date is January 21, 2026.
The Electronic Systems Center and Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (both under Air Force Materiel Command) have issued numerous delivery orders under this IDIQ since award. Recent high-value task orders include a $299.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order for BACN Payload Operations and Sustainment Support (Task Order 10, awarded April 24, 2024, completing October 31, 2027); a $63.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order for 3.3.4 Build Operations and Sustainment Support (awarded July 1, 2024, completing March 1, 2027); a $18.2 million firm-fixed-price order for BACN Operations, Sustainment and Support Task Order 13 (awarded September 18, 2024, completing September 17, 2025); and a $16.3 million firm-fixed-price order to retrofit a Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft at Hanscom AFB (awarded May 31, 2024, completing May 31, 2026). Earlier foundational orders include a $296.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery for BACN Deployed Operational Sustainment (Task Order 1, awarded January 21, 2021). Task orders employ firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee structures and draw subcontractor support including L3 Technologies Communication Systems-West, Fuse Integration (SDVOSB), and Southland Technology, among specialized aerospace and electronics providers.
Task orders
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Transactions
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA872621D0001?
FA872621D0001 was awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation by Air Force (Department of Defense) on January 24, 2021.
How much is contract FA872621D0001 worth?
Orders under FA872621D0001 have obligated $772,993,117. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $828,954,434. FA872621D0001's own ceiling is $3,600,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $3,600,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract FA872621D0001?
14 orders have been placed under FA872621D0001, the latest on September 18, 2024.
Which agency awarded contract FA872621D0001?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA872621D0001, with funding from Aeronautical Systems Center (Air Force Materiel Command).
Who can order from contract FA872621D0001?
FA872621D0001 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract FA872621D0001 competed?
The extent of competition for FA872621D0001 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 1 offer.
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