OPNAV N9 Professional Technical and Administrative Services

This Master IDIQ, awarded by Naval Supply Systems Command to provide professional, technical, and administrative support to OPNAV N9 Warfare Systems Division and subordinate units, closed to new task-order awards on July 31, 2021—more than four years ago. The vehicle is no longer active for new orders.

The IDIQ supported liaison work with requirements officers and program managers across OPNAV and DoN stakeholders, with emphasis on decision-support systems, program development, and policy refinement. Task orders funded labor-intensive professional services: program analysis, strategic communications, CBRN support, amphibious warfare analysis, N7 analytics and management support, training-range support, and IT infrastructure work including SharePoint administration and ISMIS support. Most orders used cost-plus-fixed-fee or firm-fixed-price labor contracting.

During its active life, the vehicle issued 36 task orders between September 2016 and July 2022, peaking in 2019 with 11 awards and declining thereafter. Ordering activity was front-loaded; the last three orders arrived in 2022, three years after the vehicle closed to new business. Combined potential value reached $35.8 million, with $34.5 million obligated (97% utilization). Task orders typically ranged from $112 thousand to $2.4 million in ceiling value, with most orders supporting one to two years of performance.

Synchron LLC and Cowan & Associates Inc. dominated the vehicle, holding $13.7 million and $12.2 million in combined potential value respectively, followed by Cydecor Inc. at $9.8 million. These three firms captured roughly 98% of all awards by value; a single small-business firm held the remaining order worth $50 thousand. Work was heavily concentrated among Chief of Naval Operations customers, who placed 31 of 36 orders worth $30.9 million. The remaining five orders went to Naval Supply Systems Command, Defense Contract Management Agency, and general DoN accounts.

About 86% of orders carried no set-aside designation; the remaining 14% (five orders totaling approximately $3.3 million) were set aside for total small business.

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) has awarded a Master IDIQ for professional, technical, and administrative support services required to facilitate overall objectives for OPNAV Warfare Systems (N9) Division and associated subdivisions. The support will require direct liaison with requirements officers and program managers across the OPNAV organization as well as all other DoN stakeholders in support of the development and refinement of executable programs and policies. An in-depth, working knowledge of existing and evolving tools and decisions support systems employed within the enterprise will directly contribute to this objective.