- The two-year base period runs $68.8 million, climbing to $606.5 million if all five one-year options are exercised
- MDA placed the order through the Air Force’s Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract
- Northrop will supply simulation and threat-modeling tools that could predict potential attack scenarios
Northrop Grumman has received a task order from the Missile Defense Agency covering simulation and threat modeling work. The base period runs two years at $68.8 million, and exercising all five one-year options would bring the total to $606.5 million, the company said Monday.
MDA placed the order, designated Modeling and Simulation Vistas – Threat and Advanced Simulation Development, or MSV-TASD, through the Air Force’s Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract.
What Will Northrop Grumman Deliver Under MSV-TASD?
The company will supply simulation and threat-modeling tools to support operational and training requirements on a round-the-clock basis. Northrop said the work involves predicting and simulating potential attack scenarios so capabilities can be developed ahead of emerging threats.
Raymond Sharp, vice president of missile defense integration at Northrop, said the agency is moving quickly and that the company is focused on adaptability and performance against changing threats.
What Contract Does MSV-TASD Succeed?
The task order follows the Specialized Warfighter Development Contract, under which Northrop said it delivered simulation tools to MDA for close to a decade.
MDA awarded Northrop a potential five-year, $475 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in March 2018 to develop advanced discrimination algorithms for the Ballistic Missile Defense System and to sustain the tools used to model BMDS capabilities. A $244.7 million modification followed in May 2023, extending simulation and modeling work through March 4, 2026.
