FA865023C9313↗
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation received this contract from Fa8650 Usaf Afmc Afrl PZL Afrl/Pzl, Department of the Air Force: $180.29M obligated so far for national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development. It runs to 2027-02-25.
Key facts · data as of Oct 22, 2026
- Recipient
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Awarding agency
- Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense)
- Contracting office
- Fa8650 Usaf Afmc Afrl PZL Afrl/Pzl (FA8650)
- Obligated to date
- $180.29M
- Potential value
- $204.46M
- Ends
- 2027-02-25
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 22, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award FA865023C9313, data as of Oct 22, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_FA865023C9313_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation: all federal awards · Department of Defense: spending · Fa8650 Usaf Afmc Afrl PZL Afrl/Pzl: what it buys · The follow-on: recompete brief
DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET CALL 003 MULTI-BAND, MULTI-ORBIT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENTS
Obligated to date$180.29M21 actions
Current value$193.41Mwith options exercised
Potential value$204.46Mif every option is used
Period2023-06-02 → 2027-02-25current end date
Passed on$34.58Mto 28 subcontractors
Up for re-bid: ends 2027-02-25. Recompete brief → · Endless Forge ↗
What it is
- Product or service
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development (PSC AC13)
- Industry
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS 541990)
- Contracting office
- Fa8650 Usaf Afmc Afrl PZL Afrl/Pzl (FA8650)
- Competition
- Full and open competition · 1 offer received
- Pricing
- Cost plus fixed fee
- How it was bought
- Standalone contract
- Solicitation
- FA865017S9300
- Where the work is
- San Diego, CA · district CA-51
Obligations by fiscal year
FY2023$32.52M
FY2024$43.62M
FY2025$68.99M
FY2026$35.16M
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
64 subawards totaling $34.58M (19.2% of what was obligated), as Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $8.31M | 1 | CA | 2024-11-11 | 2024-11-11 |
| Escape Communications, Inc. | $4.64M | 1 | CA | 2024-07-30 | 2024-07-30 |
| KGS LLC | $4.20M | 1 | VA | 2024-08-19 | 2024-08-19 |
| Southland Technology, Inc. | $3.60M | 3 | CA | 2024-08-15 | 2025-01-21 |
| Gird Systems Inc | $3.47M | 1 | OH | 2024-08-06 | 2024-08-06 |
| Aeronix, Inc. | $2.21M | 2 | FL | 2024-08-14 | 2024-09-12 |
| Cognicom Inc | $2.18M | 1 | CA | 2024-08-07 | 2024-08-07 |
| Viasat Inc | $1.82M | 3 | CA | 2023-09-11 | 2023-09-21 |
| Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $1.75M | 24 | UT | 2024-07-08 | 2025-01-29 |
| Nasco Aerospace and Electronics LLC | $988.5K | 2 | FL | 2024-12-05 | 2024-12-23 |
| LCR Embedded Systems LLC | $446.1K | 3 | PA | 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-23 |
| Cableconn Industries Inc. | $287.6K | 2 | CA | 2024-11-14 | 2024-11-21 |
| Green Hills Software LLC | $224.4K | 1 | CA | 2024-09-05 | 2024-09-05 |
| Dye Precision CNC, Inc. | $198.0K | 1 | CA | 2024-11-19 | 2024-11-19 |
| Airmar Technology Corp. | $183.0K | 2 | CT | 2024-09-05 | 2024-12-16 |
| Chula Vista Electric Co. | $174.5K | 1 | CA | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 |
| TTM Technologies, Inc. | $117.0K | 2 | CA | 2024-08-08 | 2024-08-08 |
| Spirit America Labs Corp | $94.4K | 2 | AZ | 2024-11-12 | 2024-11-12 |
| Port Electronics Corporation | $79.4K | 1 | MA | 2024-12-24 | 2024-12-24 |
| Somacis Inc. | $67.2K | 1 | CA | 2024-10-28 | 2024-10-28 |
| Heilind Mil-Aero LLC | $54.0K | 1 | NJ | 2024-09-19 | 2024-09-19 |
| Elma Electronic Incorporated | $47.9K | 1 | CA | 2025-01-27 | 2025-01-27 |
| Hi Tech Electronic Manufacturing Corporation | $40.5K | 1 | CA | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| Avnet Inc | $38.9K | 1 | AZ | 2025-02-19 | 2025-02-19 |
| Advanced Machining Solutions Inc | $34.9K | 1 | CA | 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-23 |
The 25 largest of 28; the rest are on USAspending.gov.
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-11 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $8.31M | SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| 2024-07-30 | Escape Communications, Inc. | $4.64M | SERVICES |
| 2024-08-19 | KGS LLC | $4.20M | SERVICES |
| 2024-08-06 | Gird Systems Inc | $3.47M | SERVICES |
| 2024-08-15 | Southland Technology, Inc. | $3.38M | TELCO EQUIP |
| 2024-08-14 | Aeronix, Inc. | $2.24M | SERVICES |
| 2024-08-07 | Cognicom Inc | $2.18M | SERVICES |
| 2023-09-11 | Viasat Inc | $1.93M | SERVICES |
| 2024-12-23 | Nasco Aerospace and Electronics LLC | $951.3K | COMPUTER TERMINAL AND OTHER COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING |
| 2024-11-01 | Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $782.1K | OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING |
| 2024-12-23 | LCR Embedded Systems LLC | $381.2K | SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING |
| 2024-10-16 | Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $241.4K | OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING |
| 2024-09-05 | Green Hills Software LLC | $224.4K | SERVICES |
| 2024-11-21 | Cableconn Industries Inc. | $213.7K | CURRENT?CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING |
| 2023-09-12 | Viasat Inc | $200.0K | BARE PRINTED CIRCUIT |
| 2024-11-19 | Dye Precision CNC, Inc. | $198.0K | MACHINE SHOPS |
| 2024-08-07 | Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $190.1K | SYSTEM BOARDS PROC |
| 2025-01-21 | Southland Technology, Inc. | $188.2K | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING |
| 2024-09-26 | Chula Vista Electric Co. | $174.5K | FACIL MAINT AND MODS |
| 2024-08-08 | Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $171.6K | SYSTEM BOARDS PROC |
| 2024-12-16 | Times Microwave Systems, Inc | $169.6K | OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING |
| 2024-06-11 | Ses Space & Defense, Inc. | $169.1K | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) (SEE FOOTNO |
| 2024-07-09 | Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $141.7K | UNASSEMBLED NHA KITS |
| 2024-09-19 | Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $141.4K | SYSTEM BOARDS PROC |
| 2024-07-08 | Veterans Trading Company, Inc. | $126.7K | UNASSEMBLED NHA KITS |
Every action
21 actions since 2023-06-02. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | P00021 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI), CALL 003 |
| 2026-04-22 | P00020 | Funding only | $957.7K | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) CALL 003 |
| 2026-04-20 | P00019 | Administrative change | $0 | DEUCSI CALL 3 |
| 2026-03-04 | P00017 | Funding only | $16.00M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2026-01-09 | P00016 | Funding only | $3.20M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET |
| 2025-12-11 | P00015 | Funding only | $5.00M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET |
| 2025-11-21 | P00014 | Funding only | $10.00M | DEUCSI - INCREMENTAL FUNDING |
| 2025-09-15 | P00013 | Funding only | $1.39M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2025-07-02 | P00012 | Funding only | $8.50M | 10 USC 4023 DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUSCI) |
| 2025-06-05 | P00011 | Option exercised | $20.64M | 10 USC 4023 DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUSCI) |
| 2025-03-20 | P00010 | Funding only | $8.66M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2025-01-17 | P00009 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2024-11-26 | P00008 | Funding only | $9.81M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2024-11-13 | P00007 | Administrative change | $20.00M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2024-09-24 | P00006 | Funding only | $16.6K | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2024-08-30 | P00005 | Funding only | $17.23M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2024-06-28 | P00004 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $15.00M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET (DEUCSI) |
| 2024-02-26 | P00003 | Funding only | $11.37M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET CALL 003 MULTI-BAND, MULTI-ORBIT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENTS |
| 2023-11-17 | P00002 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET CALL 003 MULTI-BAND, MULTI-ORBIT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENTS |
| 2023-08-01 | P00001 | Option exercised | $1.52M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET CALL 003 MULTI-BAND, MULTI-ORBIT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENTS |
| 2023-06-02 | 0 | $31.00M | DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET CALL 003 MULTI-BAND, MULTI-ORBIT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENTS |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-22). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗