Advanced Technology Support Program

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Rapid contracting vehicle designed to get advanced technology into the hands of the warfighter

Advanced Technology Support Program (ATSP) IDIQ is a rapid response, government-wide contracting vehicle that allows Government agencies quick and easy access to engineering products, services, and expertise.

Contract

  • Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) task orders
  • ID/IQ $17.4 billion ceiling
  • Foreign military sales (FMS) engineering efforts are allowable

Administered by: Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)


80 days average from RFP to contract award

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Scope

The scope allows nearly all types of engineering efforts, including studies and analyses, design and development, prototyping, test, integration, limited production and logistic support.

All phases of engineering development for integrated hardware and software systems are in scope and can be embedded systems, standalone systems, large-scale integrated systems, network-centric warfare systems, data fusion systems and other systems of systems.

  • Engineering and manufacturing development
  • Risk reduction Parts obsolescence
  • Performance enhancements
  • Reliability/maintainability
  • Software design, simulation, and test
  • Studies and analyses
  • Prototyping, simulation, and demonstration
  • Advanced technology insertions
  • Engineering design models
  • Limited production
  • Training
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Sample Northrop Grumman Innovations

  • Radars and Lasers
  • Sense & warning systems
  • Position, navigation & timing
  • Hypervelocity weapon systems
  • Air & missile defense systems
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Unmanned vehicles
  • Radios & radio frequencies
  • Electronic countermeasures
  • Component technology refreshes/insertions
  • Solar power
  • Space components
  • Space situational awareness
  • Electronics assembly, test & integration
  • Advanced cameras
  • Networks & cyber
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Features and Benefits

  • Rapid contracting vehicle
  • Accessible to all Northrop Sectors
  • Pre-negotiated terms
  • Full or Incremental Funding
  • Broad scope
  • Government agency can rapidly commit funds
  • Single or Multi-year contracting
  • All security classification levels

Steps to Task Order Award

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SCOPE AGREEMENT RFP PROPOSE AWARD
  • Government agency drafts Contractual Engineering Task (CET)

CET acts as the Statement of Work for the task order
  • DMEA reviews scope
  • Government agency sends Independent Government Estimate (IGE) and Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) to DMEA
  • DMEA issues ATSP Request for Proposal (RFP)
  • Northrop Grumman prepares and submits proposal
  • Negotiations
  • DMEA issues task order award

To learn more about ATSP please contact:

Lori Manley
Northrop Grumman ATSP PMO Program Manager
Lori.Manley@ngc.com