Contract award
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
THIS EFFORT IS FOR WORK PERFORMED DURING PHASE B THROUGH F OF THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MISSION. THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THESE PHASES ARE PRESENTED IN INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS BELOW. THE EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES TASKS TO: DESIGN, ANALYZE, VALIDATE, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND DELIVER THE TESS SPACECRAFT; INTEGRATE, TEST, AND OPERATE THE TESS OBSERVATORY; AND DEVELOP, TEST, OPERATE, AND SUSTAIN THE ASSOCIATED MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC). THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPACECRAFT AND CAMERA ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE SUNSHADE. THE TESS INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF THE CAMERA STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY, DATA HANDLING UNIT AND HARNESS, WILL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT AND THE SPACECRAFT WITH INSTRUMENT PERSONNEL SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THESE ACTIVITIES.
- PIID
- NNG14FC04C
- Award key
- CONT_AWD_NNG14FC04C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
- Recipient UEI
- Q11ZHUFBW741
- Source as of
- —
Current award value
$103,452,1073
Obligated to date
$103,107,1222
Potential with options
$104,766,0133
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contractor
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
- Place of performance
- Sterling, Virginia
- Set-aside
- No set-aside used
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition22 offers received
- Period of performance
- Mar 24, 2014 — Sep 30, 2027Through Dec 31, 2028 if all options are exercised
- Benchmark category
- Unclassified
Transaction history
Every action recorded against this award, in the order the government reported them.
| Mod | Action date | Reason | Obligation | Value at action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | May 28, 2014 | Initial award | $8,000,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 1 | Jun 18, 2014 | B | $762,115.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 2 | Jul 28, 2014 | C | $514,320.75 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 3 | Aug 19, 2014 | C | $10,874,062.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 4 | Sep 4, 2014 | C | $71,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 5 | Nov 19, 2014 | B | $696,209.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 6 | Dec 10, 2014 | C | $11,000,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 7 | Jan 29, 2015 | B | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 8 | Feb 5, 2015 | L | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 9 | Feb 11, 2015 | L | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 10 | Feb 25, 2015 | C | $1,675,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 11 | Apr 9, 2015 | M | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 12 | Jul 23, 2015 | L | $5,000,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 13 | Aug 3, 2015 | B | $3,000,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 14 | Sep 1, 2015 | C | $12,072,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 15 | Sep 16, 2015 | C | $1,633,314.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 16 | Oct 13, 2015 | L | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 17 | Oct 20, 2015 | L | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 18 | Dec 9, 2015 | L | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 19 | Feb 1, 2016 | B | $3,178,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 20 | Apr 25, 2016 | L | $276,432.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 21 | May 9, 2016 | B | $1,466,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 22 | Jun 29, 2016 | C | $3,306,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 23 | Jul 27, 2016 | B | $319,408.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 24 | Aug 29, 2016 | B | $1,300,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 25 | Aug 31, 2016 | C | $2,020,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 26 | Oct 13, 2016 | C | $4,000,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 27 | Dec 22, 2016 | C | $4,500,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 28 | Feb 27, 2017 | D | $1,530,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 29 | Mar 13, 2017 | D | $894,545.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 30 | May 3, 2017 | D | $98,615.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 31 | May 24, 2017 | M | $834,255.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 32 | Aug 2, 2017 | C | $304,876.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 33 | Sep 1, 2017 | M | $1,967,895.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 34 | Sep 12, 2017 | C | $1,226,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 35 | Sep 27, 2017 | C | $3,534,961.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 36 | Dec 21, 2017 | B | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 37 | Jan 22, 2018 | B | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 38 | Mar 1, 2018 | B | $374,808.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 39 | Mar 29, 2018 | B | $4,648,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 40 | Jul 5, 2018 | B | $989,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 41 | Jul 18, 2018 | C | $9,485.73 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 42 | Jul 25, 2018 | C | $24,659.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 43 | Jul 30, 2018 | C | $29,304.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 44 | Aug 14, 2018 | D | $600,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 45 | Aug 16, 2018 | C | $16,003.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 46 | Nov 19, 2018 | B | $982,269.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 47 | Apr 1, 2019 | C | -$600,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 48 | Apr 12, 2019 | C | $600,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 49 | May 23, 2019 | B | $700,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 50 | Jun 13, 2019 | C | $357,461.52 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 51 | Jan 15, 2020 | B | $170,811.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 52 | Jul 17, 2020 | B | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 53 | Jul 29, 2020 | B | $1,090,753.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 54 | Jan 7, 2021 | C | $500,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 55 | May 27, 2021 | C | $600,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 56 | Sep 21, 2021 | C | $240,457.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 57 | Sep 30, 2021 | M | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 58 | Nov 8, 2021 | M | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 59 | Mar 23, 2022 | C | $303,333.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 60 | Jun 24, 2022 | B | $512,495.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 61 | Oct 26, 2022 | B | $100,649.69 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 62 | Feb 28, 2023 | B | $11,666.67 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 63 | Mar 10, 2023 | B | $1,093,882.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 64 | Mar 22, 2023 | J | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 65 | Jun 20, 2023 | M | $112,151.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 66 | Aug 14, 2023 | C | $342,500.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 67 | Feb 29, 2024 | C | $500,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 68 | Aug 30, 2024 | B | $1,000,000.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 69 | Oct 21, 2024 | B | -$146,406.46 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 70 | Mar 14, 2025 | C | $38,968.10 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 71 | Apr 29, 2025 | M | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 72 | Sep 4, 2025 | B | $442,652.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 73 | Dec 22, 2025 | D | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 74 | Jan 20, 2026 | B | $278,606.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 75 | Mar 18, 2026 | M | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 76 | May 22, 2026 | B | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 77 | May 22, 2026 | B | $37,374.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 78 | May 29, 2026 | M | $0.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 79 | Jun 18, 2026 | B | $64,657.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
| 80 | Jul 28, 2026 | B | $1,026,575.00 | $103,452,107.00 |
Provenance
Which source record produced each displayed rollup figure.
| Field | Source | File | Retrieved | Parser | Artifact hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awarding_agency_id | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | ad2ecd3c74f0 |
| contractor_id | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | ad2ecd3c74f0 |
| current_award_value | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | ad2ecd3c74f0 |
| naics_code | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | ad2ecd3c74f0 |
| potential_award_value | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | ad2ecd3c74f0 |
| psc_code | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | ad2ecd3c74f0 |
| total_obligated | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | ad2ecd3c74f0 |
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
This page is a record of one federal award, assembled from the transactions the government published against it. Note 1 describes where the rollup came from. Values are award values, not unit prices.
- 1Rollup values derive from 81 transaction records parsed from USAspending.gov, retrieved Aug 10, 2026 by transform awards@2026.08.1.
- 2Obligations are the sum of signed federal action obligations across all transactions; deobligations are negative and remain negative.
- 3Current and potential award values are taken from the latest reported action, not summed across modifications.