Contract Award: Hydronalix Inc. (Green Valley, Arizona) – $9,114,086

Hydronalix Inc.,* Green Valley, Arizona, is awarded a $9,114,086 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N6833522F0152) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N6833522G0002). This order provides advanced concept unmanned vehicle hardware integration with sensor payloads, control software and communication systems to expand the capabilities of a series of micro-unmanned surface and aerial vessels to meet or exceed current Marine Corps Littoral Explosive Ordinance Neutralization Program Office requirements in support of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III requirement under the following multiple SBIR topics: N102-182 titled “Compact, lightweight Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) with robust navigation and range for riverine reconnaissance”; N171-010 titled “Additive Manufacturing Technology for Sonobuoy Applications”; N201-X01 titled “ADAPT – Advanced, Agile Manufacturing of Limited-Production Swarming Unmanned Systems (UxS) to Support Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Operations”; N20A-T006 titled “High Efficiency Propeller for Small Unmanned X Systems (UxS)”; DARPA HR001119S0035-09 titled “Expeditionary Maritime Mine Countermeasures”; NOAA 9.4.01 titled “Unmanned Aircraft System: Rapid Response for Natural Disasters”; and DOE18b titled “SEARCHER – Sea Remote Controlled Hydrographic Explorer and Recorder”. Work will be performed in Green Valley, Arizona, and is expected to be completed in September 2026. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $120,000; and fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,500,000 will be obligated at the time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.