The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to the Catholic University of America (CUA) to provide ocean acoustics services, research, and graduate-level education courses. The $103,500 contract has a completion date of May 9, 2020. CUA is a private, non-profit educational institution that has previously held prime and subcontract awards with agencies like NASA and the National Science Foundation to conduct research and provide subject matter expertise across a range of scientific and technical disciplines. This contract aligns with the Navy's efforts to efficiently obtain specialized knowledge to advance its maritime capabilities through a single blanket purchase agreement with CUA valued at up to $968,000 over five years. CUA also holds a $147 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under the United States Naval Community College Partnerships program to deliver educational services.