This federal contract award to Mercury Systems Inc., a commercial manufacturer of electronic components and integrated subsystems for aerospace and defense, is for the delivery of five Q-Band Up-Converters. The $81,536.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), a defense agency, with an ultimate completion date of May 24, 2019.
The contract was awarded under a limited competition solicitation that was not set aside for any specific business category. The solicitation was for non-commercial items and specified the use of Source Control Drawing G706348. Mercury Systems was one of three approved sources that were eligible to compete for this requirement, which has a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals). The contract also requires the delivery of a Unique Item Identifier (UID) for items costing $5,000 or more.
In addition to this specific contract, Mercury Systems holds several significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the U.S. Air Force and Naval Air Warfare Center, demonstrating its broad capabilities in providing mission-critical electronic products and services to the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies.