Seascraper: sea-bottom surveillance cable for real-time awareness of point-of-entry risks project
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 70RSAT22CB0000018
- Awardee
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RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. UEI JAXJSTJJSP74 Part of RTX Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Office of Procurement Operations
Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $6,249,098
Award facts
- Contract value 98% obligated
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- $6,249,098.00 Current, with exercised options
- $6,376,067.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 82% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Science and Technology Directorate Department of Homeland Security
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $899,998 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $544,472 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $1,059,592 | |
| Change Order | $33,311 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $179,083 | |
| Exercise an Option | $2,512,049 | |
| Change Order | $213,138 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $807,455 |
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About this award
RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. (doing business as BBN Technologies), a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, was awarded a $6,376,067 definitive contract by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate for the SEASCRAPER project (sea-bottom surveillance cable for real-time awareness of point-of-entry risks) on September 30, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. The contract carries no set-aside.
Work is performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing. The originating solicitation calls for development of sea-bottom surveillance cable capabilities and addition of within-scope tasking to the baseline effort.
Service Contract Inventory data captures actual government-invoiced labor from FY2023 through FY2025: FY2023 invoiced $1.2 million (1.1 FTEs, 2,190 hours); FY2024 invoiced $1.8 million (2.0 FTEs, 4,311 hours); and FY2025 invoiced $1.8 million (1.8 FTEs, 3,764 hours). Derived government-paid hourly rates declined from $540.26/hr (FY2023) to $424.55/hr (FY2024), recovering to $490.92/hr (FY2025). In FY2025, RTX BBN engaged three subcontractors performing 22% of contractor hours. Nautilus Cables, LLC served as subcontractor on an optional task exercise in May 2024.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Nautilus Cables, LLC | $294,000 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 70RSAT22CB0000018?
70RSAT22CB0000018 was awarded to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. by Office of Procurement Operations (Department of Homeland Security) on September 30, 2022.
How much is contract 70RSAT22CB0000018 worth?
The government has obligated $6,249,098 on 70RSAT22CB0000018. Its potential value, with all options, is $6,376,067.
Which agency awarded contract 70RSAT22CB0000018?
Office of Procurement Operations (Department of Homeland Security) awarded 70RSAT22CB0000018, with funding from Science and Technology Directorate (Department of Homeland Security).
Was contract 70RSAT22CB0000018 competed?
The extent of competition for 70RSAT22CB0000018 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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