The contract is an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), a major command within the U.S. Navy, to Penta Research Inc., a for-profit small business. The contract, valued at up to $4 billion, is part of the SEAPORT-NXG multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) program and has an ultimate completion date of January 1, 2029.
Under this contract, Penta Research will provide research, engineering, technical services, and consulting to NAVSEA and its Navy SYSCOM partners, including NAVAIR, NAVWAR, NAVFAC, NAVSUP, ONR, and USMC. The company's work will span a range of activities such as systems engineering, performance analysis, risk assessment, software development, and technical advisory services for complex defense systems and emerging technologies, with a focus on areas like missile defense, hypersonics, aviation and missile systems, modeling and simulation, and other national security applications. The contract was awarded without any set-asides, and Penta Research's expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, scenario planning, systems engineering, and software development will be leveraged to enhance military planning, modeling, simulation, and operational capabilities for the defense agencies.
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