The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a series of delivery order contracts under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, to support the Navy's Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence (EMC) program.
The initial IDIQ contract, valued at up to $50 million over its period of performance from June 2020 to June 2028, is for the operation and management of the EMC. The EMC aims to identify, develop, and transition new electro-optic manufacturing technologies to reduce costs and lead times for critical naval sensor systems. The delivery orders awarded to Penn State, a public research university, total over $26 million to date and cover center operations, management, research and development, and other technical services in support of the Navy's objectives for the ManTech program. These cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts do not have any set-aside designations and leverage Penn State's expertise in areas like materials science, manufacturing, and STEM education to advance national security capabilities.
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