The Multifunctional Information Distribution System Weapons Data Link Small Weapons Attritable Family 2 Radio Master IDIQ contract, awarded by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command on September 29, 2025, supports the development, production, and sustainment of National Security Agency-certified secure communications equipment for the Department of the Navy. This five-year ordering vehicle, with a shared ceiling of $939.6 million through September 24, 2030, procures advanced radio terminals and systems engineering and integration support that enable tactical data link communications and network integration across U.S. and allied military air, land, and sea platforms. The contract encompasses both design and manufacturing activities, as well as facilitization efforts to support production readiness and program sustainment initiatives.
Recent task orders under this vehicle demonstrate significant initial obligations to prime contractors with established expertise in defense communications systems. Collins Aerospace Government Systems received a $57.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for MIDS WDL SF2 Radio Production, with performance through August 31, 2027, executed from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Concurrently, L3 Technologies, Inc. Communication Systems-West Division was awarded a $42.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for facilitization efforts with performance through the same completion date, executed from Salt Lake City, Utah. Both delivery orders were issued without set-aside designations to large business contractors and reflect the government's reliance on established prime contractors with relevant communications systems expertise. The cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and substantial task order values indicate this vehicle prioritizes flexibility in requirements and performance-based risk allocation typical of complex defense systems development and production activities.