Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
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Pricing Type
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Place of Performance
Bloomington, IN, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
2
Legislative Mandate
Walsh Healy Act
National Interest Action
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Research Type
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Primary Consortia Member
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Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $44 million definitive contract to Tristar, Inc. for waterfront and alteration installation team services supporting maritime electromagnetic warfare systems at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division on February 7, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.
Tristar is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The contract carries a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure with an ultimate completion date of February 6, 2030.
The originating solicitation, posted as a pre-solicitation notice in March 2024, sought proposals for logistics support, site representatives, subject matter experts, and technicians to support modernization and installation efforts for maritime electronic warfare systems. Performance is required at NSWC Crane (15 percent), temporary duty locations (55 percent), and contractor facilities within 30 miles of Naval Station Norfolk, VA and Naval Station San Diego, CA (15 percent each). The solicitation designated NAICS 336611 and PSC J020.
In FY2025, the contract invoiced $2.3 million in labor across 10.3 FTEs and 21,365 contractor hours, reflecting a blended government-paid rate of $108.57 per hour. Subcontracting accounted for 24 percent of contractor hours, with HII Fleet Support Group LLC engaged as a named subcontractor. Place of performance is Bloomington, IN.