Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, operating through its Aeronautics Systems Division and doing business as Northrop Grumman Computing Systems, is a large prime contractor delivering B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sustainment, modernization, and advanced aerospace engineering to the U.S. Air Force on a competitive (non-set-aside) basis, with $38.77 billion in combined potential value across 469 awards in recent years.

The company is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation and competes exclusively as a prime contractor—zero sub-award footprint in the source data. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp is headquartered in Palmdale, California, and operates under primary NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and related aerospace codes, with secondary strength in engineering services and aircraft components manufacturing. The vendor performs no work under small business set-asides; all awards carry competitive or full-and-open designations, reflecting its large-contractor status.

Customer concentration is extremely narrow and defense-centric. The top five funding entities account for 76 percent of recent awards by count, but the dollar picture is sharper: the Aeronautical Systems Center (73 awards, $29.9 billion combined potential value) and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (133 awards, $7.58 billion) together represent 99 percent of the vendor's combined potential value across the portfolio. These two Air Force Materiel Command customers anchor the entire footprint. Workload has remained relatively flat—averaging 10 to 14 awards per year over the past five years—but the dollars flow almost entirely through two B-2 program gates.

The vendor's vehicle position is dominated by three IDCs. The largest is a $7.0 billion single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (FA8616-24-D-B001, Aeronautical Systems Center, awarded May 3, 2024, completion May 2, 2029) for B-2 modernization and sustainment; roughly 155 task orders under this and related IDCs carry $3.05 billion in combined potential value. A second $975 million single-award IDC (Aeronautical Systems Center, awarded July 11, 2022, completion August 17, 2032) supports Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) prototyping in Palmdale. A third, a $50.4 million Other Transaction IDV (DARPA, awarded February 9, 2024) provides flexibility for research and development. The B-2 vehicle is the spine of the portfolio.

Representative prime work includes a $472 million delivery order (March 14, 2025, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex) for B-2 CY25-27 Programmed Depot Maintenance under fixed-price-incentive terms, performing at Lake Los Angeles, California; a $267.9 million B-2 Contractor Logistics Support order (March 1, 2025, $267.9 million ceiling) for fiscal years 2025-2028; a $228.5 million B-2 CY26-CY28 Capabilities, Development, Innovation, and Sustainment (CDIS) II order (January 1, 2026, cost-plus-fixed-fee) for depot maintenance, contractor logistics, hardware sustainment, and modernization installations; a $150.2 million B-2 Display Modernization engineering, manufacturing, and development order (April 30, 2025, firm fixed price) transitioning from engineering development to production; and a $118.8 million B-2 Hardware Sustaining Engineering order (January 1, 2025) covering fiscal years 2025-2027. Each order draws on the core $7.0 billion IDC. Performance occurs primarily at Palmdale, California, with additional work at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri; and the Ogden Air Logistics Complex.

Subcontractor footprint is substantial and names major aerospace and defense primes. Recurring named subs on B-2 work include Lockheed Martin (Aeronautics Company and Rotary and Mission Systems divisions), The Boeing Company, Raytheon Company, General Electric Aviation, Collins Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright Controls, and Roc-Aire Corp. (precision machined assemblies). Specialized suppliers include Honeywell International (navigation systems), Rockwell Collins (avionics), Frontgrade Technologies / Cobham Integrated Electronic Solutions (electronics), and smaller firms providing electronics, hydraulics, coatings, and ground support equipment. The vendor self-performs all SCI-reportable labor—zero average sub-hours share across prime contracts—meaning subcontractor hours are not captured in the Service Contract Inventory dataset; the named subs represent goods and engineering services, not labor sub-award volume.

SCI-reportable invoiced revenue (federal services contracts above the $150,000 threshold) totaled $904.4 million across fiscal years 2022–2024: $269.5 million (FY2022, 293 FTEs), $289.3 million (FY2023, 327 FTEs), and $345.7 million (FY2024, 464 FTEs). The FTE trajectory shows growth from 293 to 464 FTEs over three years, reflecting scaling of the B-2 depot maintenance and sustainment base. Median government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts run around $434.15/hr, with senior labor and specialized engineering reaching the 90th percentile of $4,728.37/hr and entry-level technical support at the 10th percentile of $191.69/hr. This rate spread reflects the portfolio's mix of depot-level maintenance labor, software engineers, avionics specialists, and program management roles.

Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months totals 23 awards with combined potential value of $2.12 billion—significant but manageable relative to the $38.77 billion total portfolio. The B-2 program itself is not in recompete; the vendor holds the dominant single-award IDC through May 2029, but individual delivery orders within that vehicle will roll off and require task-order recompetes under the master contract framework. No major IDV vehicle itself faces termination or recompete in the next two years based on the source data provided.