Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) Engineering & Software Support IDIQ   2

Background
The Department of the United States Air Force, specifically AFLCMC/WNRK at Hill AFB, UT, has awarded a $49,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for software support for the Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) program. This contract is essential for the continued operation of the JTE systems, which rely on proprietary technology and require specialized support services.

Work Details
The contractor will provide comprehensive software and hardware support for the JTE systems, which include proprietary data owned by Northrop Grumman. The services required include:

- On-call software and hardware maintenance
- Intermittent software patches
- Yearly software revisions
- Cybersecurity implementation
- Planned and unplanned hardware upgrades
- Engineering Change Proposals (ECP)
- Configuration file maintenance
- Technical Data Package updates and delivery
- Troubleshooting support
- On-site support
- Field problem report tracking
- Root-cause failure analysis
- Expertise in operational software and hardware.

Specific tasks include delivering Quarterly Patches/STIGS, conducting Bi-Weekly Telecons with meeting minutes, providing standard software fixes and upgrades including emergency releases, and yearly baseline releases with up to 8 standard fix requests from users. The contractor will also provide JTE Hotline support for troubleshooting, verify firmware update integrity, and assist with firmware implementations across the fleet. Additional task orders may include First Article Testing (FAT), Site Integration Testing (SIT), software installation/setup across the fleet, bi-weekly field support meetings, Technical Data Packages (TDPs), Validation/Verification (Val/Ver), contractor-level installation rollouts if required, and Semi-Annual Program Management Reviews (PMRs).

Period of Performance
The contract has a five-year ordering period with an option to extend the term by six months. The current contract supporting JTE ends in March 2026.

Place of Performance
The work will be performed at locations associated with the Joint Threat Emitter program as specified by the Air Force.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation’s prior JTE software maintenance support contract (FA821018C0001) valued at $5,111,162 with performance from 09/30/18 to 03/29/26. The prior award covers software maintenance/support for Air Force-owned and operated JTE systems within the fleet, which aligns closely with the current requirement for ongoing engineering and software support to sustain JTE operations (e.g., patches/revisions, troubleshooting, and related support activities).