The U.S. Navy has started soliciting offers for a potential five-year, $243.9 million contract to conduct research and build tactical electronic warfare and combat systems.
According to a solicitation published Friday, the Naval Research Laboratory will accept proposals for the Tactical Combat and Electronic Warfare Systems Research and Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through Dec. 4.
IDIQ Contract Scope
NRL’s tactical electronic warfare division will complete the multiple-award IDIQ contract as a total small business set-aside program.
According to the statement of work, the contract’s areas of interest include systems engineering, electronic warfare tactics development, test and evaluation, electronic attack and electronic support systems performance, combat systems analysis, data collection and computer modeling and simulation.
Tasks include supporting engineering and technical work to support the development of advanced SLQ-62, Scaled Onboard Electronic Attack, or SOEA, and other emerging electronic warfare capabilities; offering subject matter expertise to help execute Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command data gathering events and analysis; and providing development and operational testing support, including validating and verifying testbed elements.
The service branch is also seeking contractor support in element and federation development, integration, testing, verification and accreditation, as well as theoretical research, systems R&D and test and evaluation related to the interactions of various U.S. Navy platforms, sensors, weapons and electronic systems.
The NRL office in Washington, D.C., will be the primary place of performance for the contract.
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