Purchase Order N0017308P2008

The Office of Naval Research awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Hill Consulting for upgrades and repairs to a deployment system for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Source Vertical Line Array. The contract, valued at $45,685, was exercised as Option 2 under the existing vehicle and was completed by September 30, 2009. The work was performed in Navasota, Texas, with no set-aside designation applied to this award.

This procurement supports NRL's underwater acoustics and oceanographic research capabilities, which are critical to the Navy's mission in understanding the marine environment and developing acoustic sensor technologies. The vertical line array is an essential component of NRL's acoustic research infrastructure, and the upgrades and repairs sustained the operational readiness of this deployment system for ongoing naval research and development activities.