SPAWAR picks all 7 bidders for unmanned maritime systems totaling $1,426M IDIQ

Defense.gov Contracts for Monday, July 06, 2015

NAVY

• Exelis, Inc., Herndon, Virginia, (N66001-15-D-0180); 
• Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, (N66001-15-D-0178); 
• Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Virginia, (N66001-15-D-0184); 
•  Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, San Diego, California, (N66001-15-D-0181); 
• Camber Corp., Huntsville, Alabama, (N66001-15-D-0179); 
• MAR Range Services, LLC, Rockville, Maryland, (N66001-15-D-0183); 
• ManTech Advanced Systems International, Fairfax, Virginia, (N66001-15-D-0182) 

are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, multiple
award contract to provide specification and design, fabrication, installation, test and evaluation, fielding, maintenance, training, and configuration and program management of both hardware and software in support of unmanned maritime systems, both surface and subsurface, engaged in waterborne and underwater mine countermeasures.

Contractor	Award	Potential Value
Exelis, Inc.,	$135,565,632	$228,475,722.00
Applied Research Associates, Inc.,	$130,793,226	$221,601,755.00
Science Applications International Corp.,	$128,948,240	$217,498,738.00
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training,	$126,384,412	$214,233,923.00
Camber Corp.,	$110,959,555	$185,898,593.00
MAR Range Services, LLC,	$108,924,539	$183,299,021.00
ManTech Advanced Systems International,	$104,405,786	$174,669,942.00
Total	$845,981,390	$1,425,677,694

 All awardees will have the opportunity to compete for task orders during the ordering period as they are issued. This three-year contract includes two one-year options.

• Exelis, Inc., is being awarded $135,565,632 and if options are exercised, would bring the potential value of the contract to $228,475,722. 
• Applied Research Associates, Inc., is being awarded $130,793,226 and if options are exercised, would bring the potential value of the contract to $221,601,755. 
• Science Applications International Corp., is being awarded $128,948,240 and if options are
  exercised, would bring the potential value of the contract to $217,498,738. 
• Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, is being awarded $126,384,412 and if options are exercised, would bring the potential value of the contract to $214,233,923. 
• Camber Corp., is being awarded $110,959,555 and if options are exercised, would bring the
  potential value of the contract to $185,898,593. 
• MAR Range Services, LLC, is being awarded a $108,924,539 and if options are exercised, would bring the potential value of the contract to $183,299,021. 
• ManTech  Advanced Systems International, is being awarded a $104,405,786 and if  options are exercised, would bring the potential value of the contract to $174,669,942. 

Work will be performed in San Diego, California (70 percent), and outside continental U.S. locations (30 percent), and work is expected to be completed July 5, 2018. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Funding will be obligated via task orders from operations and maintenance (Navy) and research development test and
evaluation. The contracts were competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-14-R-0028 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website and the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website. Seven offers were received and seven were accepted for award. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.

Background/Related:

• Navy Awards Work to Seven Contractors | San Diego Business Journal
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