Army Culvert Challenge IDIQ

The Army Culvert Challenge Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle focuses on developing, demonstrating, and refining counter-improvised explosive device (IED) surveillance solutions specifically for culvert environments. The contract supports advanced technological efforts to inspect and survey subsurface structures that may pose potential security risks. The primary objective is to create innovative inspection and surveillance systems capable of detecting and mitigating hazards within culverts and similar confined underground spaces.

The task orders under this IDIQ predominantly involve solution refinement, demonstration, and inspection event participation, with most deliveries ranging from $3,400 to approximately $650,000. Key prime contractors include QinetiQ North America, Robo-Team NA, Inc., iRobot Corporation, Applied Research Associates, and PAE National Security Solutions. The contract vehicle is managed by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), with task orders consistently using cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm fixed-price pricing mechanisms. None of the task orders were set aside for specific categories of businesses, indicating open competition. Performance locations appear to be distributed, with at least one noted in Braintree, Vermont. The contract vehicle was originally awarded on September 17, 2014, with the last order date set for September 16, 2019, suggesting a five-year period of performance.