Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $7,904,175 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of digital threads for naval platforms. This contract provides for the development of engineering tools, with a focus on digital threads. The contractor will perform fundamental research on data science and naval engineering processes, pursue a digital thread motivated pilot study for autonomous systems, and assist the Office of Naval Research in integrating research into a new digital thread architecture and software tool prototype. Work will be performed in Middletown, Rhode Island (70%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (20%); and Arlington, Virginia (10%). Work is expected to be completed by May 2, 2028. The maximum dollar value, including a 60-month period of performance with no options, is $7,904,175. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $50,000 are obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under N00014-22-S-B001, Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology. Since proposals will be received throughout the year under the long range BAA, the number of proposals received in response to the solicitation is unknown. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-23-C-1003).