Northrop Grumman Corp. was one of four companies selected to receive a contract to provide radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware, software, and engineering services to the U.S. Department of Defense under the RFID III contract, providing increased network functionality, visibility, and security control. Work on the contract, which has a $429 million ceiling, will take place primarily in Williamsburg, VA, and be conducted over a three-year base period with up to seven one-year option years. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman's Information Systems sector will supply active RFID tags, readers, mobile kits, software, and the technical engineering services to implement the technology. The terms also include providing the hardware, maintenance, design, development, integration, deployment, training, and data management of the tags.