BAE awarded $90.5M US Navy C5ISR engineering and support contract

BAE Systems has received a $90.5m contract for technical support to help the US Navy implement and deploy mobile command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.

The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers up to 1M man-hours of engineering and operational systems customisation support for the service’s small craft, special operations forces and consequence management vehicles and enroute and transportable communication systems, the Department of Defense said Thursday, the contract notice is displayed below:

“BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded a $90,503,763 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for up to 1,008,710 man-hours of operational systems customization and engineering and technical services for implementation from concept through deployment of mobile deployable command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems products. 

These systems are comprised of special operations forces and consequence management vehicles, small craft, transportable communication systems, enroute communication systems, and intra-platform systems.  These services are in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Special Communications Mission Solutions Division.  Work will be performed in St. Inigoes, Maryland (42 percent); Little Creek, Virginia (42 percent); and Fayetteville, North Carolina (16 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2024. 

No funds are being obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued.  This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals; one offer was received.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00421-19-D-0033).”

BAE’s systems technology solutions and services business will perform work in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina through to February 2024 in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division special communications mission solutions unit.