Additional research funding for electro-optic component

Other Transaction IDV Awarded Last action

Contract number
W56KGU2490010
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
0

Award facts

Last date to order
Not on record
IDV ceiling
$71,771,956.00
Funding agency
Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Competed Broad Agency Announcement
Pricing
Other

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

The Research Development and Engineering Command awarded an Other Transaction IDV to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC with a ceiling of $71.77 million on October 1, 2024. This OT IDV sits outside the FAR and supports additional research funding for electro-optic component development and sensor prototyping to deliver an improved camera module before the end of 2030, along with thermal imaging research efforts.

DRS Network & Imaging Systems, a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, Inc., manufactures advanced thermal imaging systems, night vision equipment, and optical sensor components for the Department of Defense. The company operates from Melbourne, Florida, with secondary performance locations at Dallas, Texas; Arlington, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; and Cypress, California.

DRS Network & Imaging Systems competes as a large business without set-aside restrictions across Army, Navy, and Air Force programs. The company holds substantial recurring task orders for thermal imaging and optical components supporting armored vehicle platforms and soldier-portable systems, with a $63.8 million Army delivery order for Family of Weapon Sight - Individual long-wave infrared sensors and optical components (September 2025) and a $21.6 million Aviation and Missile Command delivery order for target acquisition equipment (September 2025) representing recent representative volume.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00011 $0
Funding Only Action P00012 $0
Other Administrative Action P00010 · Thermal imaging research and dutch $0
Exercise an Option P00009 · Thermal imaging research $19,320,000
Funding Only Action P00008 · Research related to thermal imaging. $412,719
Other Administrative Action P00007 $0
Funding Only Action P00006 · TO2 8UM camera $577,665
Funding Only Action P00005 · TO1 8UM camera $1,428,599
Other Administrative Action P00004 · TO2 8UM camera $0
Funding Only Action P00003 · 8UM balometer camera program $1,809,400
Other Administrative Action P00002 · Adding 1,000,000 in funding for development of electro component development and sensor prototyping program to deliver an improved camera module . $1,000,000
Funding Only Action P00001 · Adding $150,000 in funding for development of electro-optic component development and sensor prototyping program to deliver an improved camera module. $150,000
Original award Additional research funding for electro-optic component development and sensor prototyping program to deliver an improved camera module before the end of year… $1,500,000
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Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Senseeker Corp ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FUNDING FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND SENSOR PROTOTYPING PROGRAM TO DELIVER AN IMPROVED CAMERA MODULE BEFORE THE END OF YEAR… $302,100
Senseeker Corp ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FUNDING FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND SENSOR PROTOTYPING PROGRAM TO DELIVER AN IMPROVED CAMERA MODULE BEFORE THE END OF YEAR… $38,312
Senseeker Corp ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FUNDING FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND SENSOR PROTOTYPING PROGRAM TO DELIVER AN IMPROVED CAMERA MODULE BEFORE THE END OF YEAR… $146,000

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract W56KGU2490010?

W56KGU2490010 was awarded to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on October 1, 2024.

How much is contract W56KGU2490010 worth?

W56KGU2490010's own ceiling is $71,771,956.

Which agency awarded contract W56KGU2490010?

ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W56KGU2490010, with funding from Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command).

Was contract W56KGU2490010 competed?

The extent of competition for W56KGU2490010 was competed.

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