Contract Award: The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) – $9,827,419

The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, is awarded a $9,827,419 cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This university affiliated research center contract with the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies provides for modeling and simulation, immersion, content creation, graphics, artificial intelligence, sound, and creative technologies and simulations in support of providing prototypes for the design of a fully immersive simulation environment for education and training across multiple weapon and aircraft platforms for the Navy. Work will be performed in Los Angeles, California, and is expected to be completed in July 2028. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity (N6893623D0003).