Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, operating as Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems and doing business as Northrop Grumman IS, manufactures precision aerospace components and structural hardware for military aircraft platforms as a large-business prime contractor competing in full and open procurements with no SBA designations. The division operates from El Segundo and Hawthorne, California, with secondary manufacturing in Beavercreek Township, Ohio, and serves as a subsidiary of parent Northrop Grumman Corporation.

The vendor's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in aircraft parts, structural components, and aerospace hardware. Recent representative work includes a $1.35 billion delivery order from Department of Defense Aviation for aircraft tip components (awarded April 23, 2026), a $635 million order for aircraft ground shields (May 28, 2026), a $578 million order for leading-edge aircraft components (May 5, 2026), a $4.09 million Naval Supply Systems Command delivery order for aircraft door and access components (November 28, 2025), and a $200 million Air Force Indefinite Delivery Contract for Multidisciplinary, Aerodynamics, and Structures Technologies Research (MASTR) with a ten-year period of performance through April 2036. The vendor also holds two Other Transaction Agreements with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency valued at $9.6 million (April 2026) and $4.5 million (May 2026) for research programs. Beyond aircraft components, the vendor performs NASA Glenn research (DAMASCUS-CD, $999,973, awarded August 2026) and supports Air Force aeronautics research at Beavercreek.

Customer concentration is asymmetric across the two revenue rankings. By award count, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation dominates with 7,268 awards ($857 million combined potential value), followed by Department of Navy Naval Supply Systems Command with 1,347 awards ($3.53 billion), Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime with 821 awards, and Naval Air Systems Command with 736 awards. By potential value, Department of the Air Force leads at $48.02 billion across 85 awards—a dramatic concentration driven by the $200 million MASTR IDIQ and related Air Force development work. Naval Supply Systems Command anchors the second tier at $3.53 billion. This split reflects the vendor's dual posture: high-volume, small-order component supply to DLA Aviation for aircraft sustainment, and large-dollar development and research contracts with Air Force laboratories.

Northrop Grumman IS maintains position on multiple parent vehicles. The two largest by task-order volume are Basic Ordering Agreements SPRPA115G001Z (3,259 prior task orders, $226.5 million combined potential value) and SPRPA111G002Z (1,656 prior task orders, $127 million), both supporting DLA Aviation component procurement. Three additional vehicles—Indefinite Delivery Contract N0038306G032D (786 task orders, $71.3 million), IDC SPE4AX19D9405 (713 task orders, $40.9 million), and BOA SPRPA121GCT01 (698 task orders, $29.2 million)—collectively account for thousands of routine delivery orders. The MASTR IDIQ sits outside this routine supply base, supporting Air Force research development.

Activity has declined from a peak of 661 awards in 2023 to 403 in 2025 and 142 year-to-date in 2026, reflecting the vendor's shift from high-volume logistics orders toward larger-value development work. Within the next twenty-four months, 243 awards with combined potential value of $96.7 million face ultimate completion, creating recompete risk and opportunity. The vendor's NAICS concentration is acute: 9,226 of 11,181 awards fall under "Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing," with aircraft structural components (PSC 4371) and miscellaneous aircraft accessories representing the primary scope.

Northrop Grumman IS operates predominantly as a prime (93% of awards), with subcontract work concentrated under Boeing on F/A-18E/F major structures and related platforms. The vendor subcontracts to Boeing across multiple task orders covering F/A-18E/F production, Service Life Management aircraft major structures, performance-based logistics material support, integrated product support, and design development work for satellite communications retrofit. Recent Boeing sub-awards span August 2026 through October 2025, indicating sustained engagement on naval aircraft sustainment. A secondary sub relationship appears under Leidos for technology experimentation and critical materials research. Service Contract Inventory data shows minimal SCI-reportable service work—15 records total across FY2022 through FY2025, with 10.1 FTEs reported in FY2025 and $0 invoiced revenue for the period—indicating the vendor's federal revenue model centers on goods procurement (aircraft components) and development contracts rather than labor-based services.