Mobility Platform Prototyping

Naval Sea Systems Command established this Master IDIQ for design, engineering, fabrication, and testing of prototype components and systems for DOD vehicles and mobility platforms on July 21, 2021, with a combined shared ceiling of $74 million and ordering authority expiring July 20, 2026—in four days.

The vehicle is effectively closed for new business. Of the $74 million ceiling, only $5.4 million in combined task-order potential value has been awarded across 28 delivery orders, with $5 million obligated (94% of potential value awarded). Activity spiked in 2021 with 17 orders, then declined sharply to 2–3 orders annually in 2022–2025. The most recent award was December 18, 2025. The gap between the vehicle's $74 million authorization and the $5.4 million actually tasked suggests the contracting strategy either underestimated demand or shifted emphasis elsewhere; either way, the imminent ordering deadline makes this vehicle impractical for new pursuit.

Awarded work spans vehicle-specific testing and prototype development: Infantry Squad Vehicle suspension and autonomous testing, LTATV alternate tire studies and cold-start kits, E-GMV testing, trailer systems, and hybrid utility vehicle modifications. Task orders are firm-fixed-price, typically ranging from $160 thousand to $800 thousand with durations of 12–24 months.

Competition is heavily concentrated. Hodges Transportation, Inc. dominates with 8 orders and $3.2 million combined potential value—nearly 59% of all task-order value—followed by Hendrick Technical Solutions LLC, GS Engineering Inc., and MSI Defense Solutions LLC, each with 2 orders. The top five primes hold roughly 85% of combined potential value. Fifteen distinct primes are awardees overall.

Customer demand is sharply concentrated: the Department of the Air Force placed 24 of 28 orders ($4.1 million combined potential value), with the balance split among Naval Sea Systems Command (2 orders, $778 thousand), Air Mobility Command (1 order, $516 thousand), and Army Space and Missile Defense Command (1 order). Set-asides are minimal—only 3 of 28 orders (11%) carried a Total Small Business designation; 25 orders (89%) were unrestricted.

Design, engineering, fabrication and testing of prototype components and systems for Department of Defense (DOD) vehicles and mobility platforms, such as, Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV), Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP), Light All-Terrain Vehicle (LTATV), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), Non Standard Commercial Vehicle (NSCV), trailers and auxiliary power systems.