CACI [CACI], Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC], G2 Software Systems Inc., Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] were each awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award from the Navy to provide command and control (C2) software development as well as modification and enhancement of existing C2 and tactical data link systems.
The contracts were awarded Feb. 16.
Each contractor will be awarded a $5,000 task order at the time of contract award. The contracts include a three-year base period and two one-year award terms, making the potential period of performance five years. The five-year estimated amounts of each of these contracts range from $493 million to $648 million. These five contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contracts. Thus, the total potential value of the five contracts is $3.2 billion, according to the Space and Naval Warfare System Command (SPAWAR).
The contractors will provide the following services under the contracts: software design, development, and modification; software integration at the unit- and system-level; related test and evaluation support; software systems engineering support; and support functions including integrated logistics support, configuration and program management support, according to SPAWAR.
“Northrop Grumman remains fully committed to the Navy’s mission for future open architecture solutions based on guidance from Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and Net- centric Enterprise Solutions for Interoperability (NESI),” Mike Twyman, vice president of Integrated Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Systems for Northrop Grumman’s Information Systems sector, said. “We will continue evolving Navy C2 systems to meet future requirements and rapidly deliver the new capabilities to our warfighters.”
The members of Northrop Grumman’s team are: Del Rey Systems and Technology Inc., J5 Systems, MilVets Systems Technology Inc., TechFlow Inc., Vector Planning and Services Inc. and X-Feds Inc., all based in San Diego; MicroTechnologies, Vienna, Va.; Referentia Systems Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii; and ViaSat Inc. [VSAT], Carlsbad, Calif.
A total of 13 bids were received for this competition.