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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2011 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2011-09-13·LATEST ACTION2026-06-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNG11XA04C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, MANUFACTURE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND DELIVER THE HARDWARE, DOCUMENTATION, AND SERVICES SPECIFIED HEREIN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT, AS REQUIRED, FOR PRE-DELIVERY MISSION INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS NPP MISSION OPERATIONS REVIEW AND JPSS DELTA-PDR. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER TASKS SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SOW AND THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTATION REFERENCED IN SECTION 2.3 HEREIN. COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS STATED HEREIN, SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2011 Northrop Grumman contract to design, manufacture, integrate, and test spacecraft hardware and mission support for NPP and JPSS Earth-observation programs.

Sub-sectors
nasa-spacecraft-developmentnpp-jpss-earth-observationm&o-contract
Why this matters

JPSS and NPP are critical U.S. weather and climate monitoring satellites; this 15-year contract sustains continuity in advanced Earth-observation payload development.

Supply-chain signal

Northrop Grumman's role as prime integrator for NPP/JPSS hardware anchors a supply chain of subcontractors in sensors, avionics, and spacecraft bus components.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. Earth-observation satellite leadership depends on sustained domestic manufacturing and integration capability; China is advancing competing weather and climate monitoring systems.

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Period of performance
Start
2011-09-13
End
2029-03-01
Status
activein 975 days
Sources

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