Contract Award: Seasatellites Inc. (San Diego, California) – $70,687,286

Seasatellites Inc.,* San Diego, California, is awarded a $70,687,286 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract (N6523625D1020) for Unmanned Maritime Vessels (UMVs). The commercial contract awarded under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III will provide small UMVs capable of persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection in the open ocean, coastal littorals and inland waterways. The planned contract will include development of additional engineering modifications that derive and extend from the Collisions at Sea Regulations algorithm developed under Seasatellites Inc.'s SBIR Phase I contract. The contract includes a single five-year ordering period and a two-year option period. The option period, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $89,159,971. Work will be performed in San Diego and is expected to be completed in September 2030. If the option is exercised, work could continue until September 2032. Expiring fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,290,821 will be placed on the first delivery order issued concurrently with the contract award. An additional $712,692 of non-expiring fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation funds will also be placed on the first delivery order. This requirement was solicited using other than full and open competition under the authority of 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(5) – authorized or required by statute (Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 6.302-5). The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Charleston, South Carolina, is the contracting activity.