This federal contract award to Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (S I S) was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the design, development, and simulation of an environment suitable for the rapid prototyping of solution concepts related to unmanned surface vehicles (USVs).
The $499,085 firm-fixed-price contract requires S I S to build representative simulation scenarios that will test the USV's ability to deviate from its optimal path and interact with other moving surface vehicles. S I S will also conduct an integration study for vehicle control, perception, and behavior engines for potential future platforms. This contract is not set aside for any particular business category.
S I S is a Siemens Digital Industries Software Platinum Expert Partner that specializes in computer-aided design, manufacturing, and product lifecycle management software and services for various federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. The company holds multiple IDIQ contracts to support the Navy's Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems program and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.