On Monday, Northrop Grumman announced that it has been awarded two contracts: One for Joint Collaborative Analytic and Adaptive Planning (APEX) support, and another contract to provide analytical support for the Joint Distribution Process Analysis Center (JDPAC), both at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
Under the terms of the four-year $8 million Analysis and APEX Support contract, Northrop Grumman will provide modeling and simulation support, planning, operations research analytical support and system administration services. For the three-year JDPAC contract, also valued at $8 million, Northrop Grumman will perform studies and analyses for supply chain risk assessment, business case analysis, data management, distribution performance analysis, modeling and simulation support, and deployment and distribution cost/benefit analysis.
“Working shoulder to shoulder with government analysts and action officers, we provide the analysis and quantitative insight to assist the senior leadership decision making as they face major issues today and tomorrow, ” said Jay Marcotte, Northrop Grumman Technical Services program manager for the contracts. “We have the proven analytical capabilities to provide the JDPAC Team the studies and analyses that will support the optimization of global transportation and distribution operations across the Department of Defense.”
