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Navy Exploring Re-Opening Contract To Support Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Navy Exploring Re-Opening Contract To Support Unmanned Surface Vehicles
The Mariner Ghost Fleet overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel moored at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. on Aug. 22, 2022. The vessel is expected to join its sister ships in San Diego, Calif. In fiscal year 2023. (Photo: Richard Abott, Defense Daily)

Last week the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) issued a Request For Information (RFI) notice that said it is exploring possibly reopening a multiple award contract (MAC) to provide payloads, sensors, and other support for unmanned surface vehicles. In February 2020, the Navy previously awarded 40 vendors in the Independent Delivery-Independent Quantity Multiple Award Contract (IDIQ-MAC) marketplace for procurement of supplies and services to support the Navy’s USV Family of Systems (FoS). According to the latest Nov. 21 notice, the…

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