Naval Sea Systems Command issued a delivery order to QED Systems, Inc. on August 2, 2022, with a $4.2 million ceiling to install and execute ship control system and navigation critical distribution system upgrades aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), with ultimate completion by August 30, 2026.
The order is issued under the Upgrade Hull, Mechanical And Electrical Machinery Technology For Navy Modernization Programs parent IDIQ. Place of performance is Virginia Beach, VA. The contractor is executing five ship change documents (SCDs 9958, 12850, 13821, 19426, and 19594) covering hardware upgrades to the Situational Awareness Bridge Display System (SABDS), Ship Control System Government (SCS-GOV), and Navigation Critical Distribution System (NCDS). Work is priced on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis.
QED Systems is a Virginia Beach-based small business providing hull, mechanical, and electrical systems engineering and ship maintenance services to the Navy. Subcontractors include Ksaria Service Corporation for fiber optic installation, troubleshooting, and repair; La Playa Inc of Virginia (LPI Technical Services), a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for labor support; Kitco Fiber Optics Inc. for fiber optic cabling repair labor; and Brandywine Communications for time code readers and related timing components. Anixter Inc. provided fiber optic cable materials.