Northrop Grumman wins postal service contract

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s information technology division has won a contract from the U.S. Postal Service to provide depot-level repairs and inventory and ordering system management.

The contract, for the Central Repair Facility, is for two years with eight option years, and is worth $130 million if all options are exercised. Northrop Grumman has been held the contract for nearly 25 years.

Northrop Grumman of Los Angeles will continue repairing mail processing equipment, stamp vending machines and other mechanical and automated devices. Annually, the company handles more than 100,000 postal service components.

All work on the contract will be done at the Central Repair Facility in Topeka, Kan.