Compass Systems, Inc., a small business engineering firm headquartered in Lexington Park, Maryland, received a $25.0M delivery order from the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract structure. This Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program award, issued on February 10, 2022, represents Year One of a no-cost period of performance extension, with ultimate completion targeted for December 31, 2025. The contract carries no small business set-aside designation and will be performed at the company's facility in Lexington Park, Maryland. Compass Systems will leverage its expertise in command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) capabilities to advance innovative technological solutions for naval aviation and joint warfighting applications.
This delivery order is issued under Compass Systems' $90M Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with NAVAIR, a strategic partnership vehicle that enables the agency to issue multiple task orders through 2026 for transitioning SBIR-developed technologies with military and commercial applications. The company regularly collaborates with major subcontractors including The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, BAE Systems, Raytheon, and American Electronic Warfare Associates to execute complex research and development initiatives. Through this BOA mechanism and related contract vehicles, Compass Systems continues to support NAVAIR's technology development priorities in advanced sensor systems, autonomous platforms, operational intelligence technologies, and emerging weapons delivery capabilities.
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