The federal contract IDV award is held by Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI), through its Microwave Power Products Division, with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Naval Supply Systems Command. The contract, valued at $19,778,184.00, is for the new manufacture, repair, and rebuild of continuous wave illuminator traveling wave tubes (CWI TWTs), which are critical components in radar, electronic warfare, and communications systems used on naval vessels, particularly the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer program.
Under this IDV, CPI has received multiple delivery order contracts from NAVSEA and the Naval Supply Systems Command for the production, repair, and rebuild of CWI TWTs, as well as other electron tubes such as simplified driver traveling wave tubes (SDR TWTs) and F-16 APG-68 TWTs. These awards, which do not utilize any set-aside designations, demonstrate the government's reliance on CPI's specialized capabilities in maintaining and upgrading critical electronic warfare and communications systems across various defense platforms. The work is primarily performed at CPI's facilities in California and South Carolina.