DARPA-TTO Program Support 2014-2017

The Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command awarded a Master IDIQ to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC LANT) for advanced systems program management and technical engineering support to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Tactical Technology Office (DARPA/TTO) programs, with ordering closed on February 28, 2023.

The vehicle is no longer active for new task-order placement. The most recent order was issued on January 31, 2023, and all 51 awarded task orders have reached their ultimate completion dates, with the final orders completing in late 2024. The IDIQ was established on March 2, 2018, as a successor to the 2014–2017 iteration of the same program. Ordering velocity peaked in 2019 with 19 task orders, then declined to a single order in 2023; the trend reflects the wind-down of vehicle activity prior to the ordering deadline.

Task orders provide scientific, engineering, and technical assistance (SETA) and program management support across a portfolio of DARPA/TTO initiatives including space systems, autonomous systems, advanced propulsion, weapons, and maritime programs. Representative programs include Tactical Boost Glide (hypersonic flight), Blackjack (space technology), Manta Ray (autonomous undersea vehicle), DRACO (cislunar rocket), Gremlins (expendable unmanned aircraft), RACER (robotic autonomy), and numerous others. All pricing is Cost-Plus Fixed Fee; scope typically spans technical leadership, subject-matter expertise, programmatic and financial planning, and administrative support.

Concentration among prime contractors is moderate. Schafer Government Services, LLC leads with 22 orders and $85 million combined potential value, followed closely by Centra Technology, Inc. with 16 orders and $84.6 million. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. holds 8 orders worth $35.3 million. The three firms account for approximately 81% of combined potential value; ECS Federal, LLC and Mantech SRS Technologies, Inc. hold the remainder. All task orders are unrestricted (no set-aside designation).

Customer concentration is extremely high: 50 of 51 orders ($202.2 million) fund Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command; a single $7.8 million order supports the Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research. The combined potential value of the vehicle is $210 million, with $177.5 million (85%) obligated. Task-order ceilings range from $549,000 to $23.7 million; most individual orders fall between $2 million and $6 million. The largest single order, Tactical Boost Glide support, carries a $23.7 million ceiling.

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC LANT) has awarded a Master IDIQ for advanced systems program management and technical engineering support services in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Tactical Technology Office (DARPA/TTO) programs and initiatives.