Contract: Northrop, $169.9M

Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems Sector, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $169,851,218 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification on a definitization of an undefinitized contract action for contract logistics support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk. The contractor shall provide all logistics support activities which includes fielded air vehicles, engines, payloads, ground segments and support segments. Work will be performed at San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2014. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WIKBA, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/12/13) Gulf Coast note: Global Hawks are built in part in Moss Point, Miss.