Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Mission Systems Division, doing business as Northrop Grumman IS, is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation that operates as a full-and-open prime contractor (100% of recent awards) delivering aircraft component modification, electronic warfare systems engineering, and mission software development to the Department of the Navy, with no set-aside footprint. The division is headquartered in Bethpage, New York, and competes across multiple naval warfare centers and supply commands without small business designations.

Northrop Grumman IS maintains deep concentration in naval aviation: the Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center accounts for 537 awards worth $2.23 billion combined potential value; the Department of the Navy broadly represents 567 awards totaling $1.59 billion; and the Naval Sea Systems Command carries 66 awards valued at $1.19 billion. The Naval Supply Systems Command, while leading by award count at 1,960 orders, represents only $788.2 million in combined potential value, reflecting smaller component and spare-parts procurement orders. The top five customer agencies account for 88% of award volume and 93% of combined potential dollars—a highly concentrated customer base centered on the Navy's aircraft platforms and electronic warfare modernization.

The division's core capability portfolio centers on airborne electronic attack systems engineering, including EA-18G Growler Block II development and integration, Next Generation Jammer software configuration sets, and low-band dedicated receiver firmware development. Representative work includes a $29.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (November 2025) for AEA Growler Block II Phase 2 hardware and software development, a $25 million order (March 2025) for Growler Block II next-generation electronic attack unit software development and test, and a $19.2 million delivery order (November 2025) for the same platform. Recent orders also cover aircraft component modification, mission planning software engineering, electronic warfare test and integration, and contractor support services—all concentrated at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, with subsidiary work at Camarillo and Patuxent River. The division invoiced $55.8 million across SCI-reportable service contracts from FY2022 through FY2024 (FY2024 showing $29.3 million across 71.1 FTEs), with median government-paid rates around $189/hr and senior labor pricing through $199/hr.

Northrop Grumman IS operates under five primary indefinite delivery vehicles: the Basic Ordering Agreement N0038312G034G (544 task orders, $115.5 million combined potential value) for Naval Supply Systems Command spares; Indefinite Delivery Contract N0038306G004P (511 task orders, $47.6 million); Indefinite Delivery Contract N0042105G0001 (285 task orders, $336.9 million), covering broader naval systems support; and two additional IDCs (N0038300G027B and N0038300G003D) with 472 and 237 task orders respectively. A single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with Naval Supply Systems Command (effective through November 2026) provides repair coverage for 47 National Item Identification Numbers supporting F/A-18 E/F/G and EA-18G aircraft. All vehicles are full-and-open, non-set-aside vehicles reflecting the division's large-contractor competitive positioning.

The vendor operates primarily as a direct prime on Naval Air Warfare Center and Naval Air Systems Command delivery orders, with minimal subcontractor engagement on captive work—SCI data shows zero average sub-hours share across prime contracts. However, the division regularly engages tier-one and specialized subcontractors on engineering-intensive programs: Green Hills Software LLC (INTEGRITY real-time operating system and embedded development), Sterling Computers Corporation (women-owned small business, computer software solutions), Wolfssl, Inc. (cryptographic and secure socket layer software), Real-Time Innovations, Inc. (Connext Data Distribution Service middleware), Padova Technologies, Inc. (HUBZone-certified small business, computing hardware and networking), and DY4 Inc. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions Division (printed circuit boards and electronic components). The subcontractor base reflects the security, real-time computing, and electronic component integration demands of modern naval electronic warfare platforms. On the prime side, Northrop Grumman IS serves as a subcontractor to The Boeing Company on F/A-18 integrated product support and logistics support representative efforts, with awards dating back at least to January 2025 covering both RAAF foreign military sales and domestic Navy training support.

Award activity has grown from 24 orders per year in 2022 and 2023 to 39 in 2024 and 33 in 2025, with 6 orders recorded through early April 2026. The division faces a modest recompete window: 20 awards totaling $47.9 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months. The top NAICS categories underscore the division's hardware and component focus—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (1,118 awards), Aircraft Manufacturing (592 awards), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (564 awards), and Engineering Services (437 awards). PSC concentration aligns similarly: Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (1,019 awards), Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment (509 awards), and Airframe Structural Components (371 awards). Cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing dominates delivery order awards, reflecting the R&D and integration character of electronic warfare modernization work.