8(a) Incubator for Programmatic, Engineering and Logistics Support

Award Date 9/23/2020
Last Date To Order 9/22/2025
Shared Ceiling $126M
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The 8(a) Incubator for Programmatic, Engineering and Logistics Support is a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle managed by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). The contract is designed to provide comprehensive support for the full system lifecycle of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C5ISR) capabilities. Its scope encompasses a wide range of non-inherently governmental services including research, development, test, evaluation, maintenance, production, and fielding of sustainable and secure technological solutions for defense and information systems.

Task orders under this contract consistently demonstrate a focus on technical, programmatic, and logistics support services across various defense and federal agencies. Most task orders are cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts with values ranging from approximately $500,000 to $20 million, typically lasting between one and three years. Frequently winning prime contractors include small businesses certified under the SBA 8(a) program, often representing Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and other minority-owned enterprises such as Celeen LLC, Red Peak Technical Services, Ghostrock Systems Development, and Nakupuna Solutions. The majority of task orders are 8(a) sole source awards supporting agencies like the Defense Health Agency, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, Office of Naval Research, and U.S. Marine Corps. Performance locations are predominantly in South Carolina, with work focusing on areas like information technology, network administration, systems engineering, logistics support, and technical sustainment across military and federal information systems.

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