Rapid Product Development and Sustainment (RaPDS)

The Rapid Product Development and Sustainment (RaPDS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award vehicle established by the Department of the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to support the Sea Warrior Program Office. The master contract focuses on developing, acquiring, deploying, and sustaining information technology (IT) systems with full lifecycle support for both warfighter and business enterprise applications. This IDIQ provides a flexible contracting mechanism for naval and defense-related IT system development and maintenance, with a total shared ceiling of $300 million and an ordering period extending through November 14, 2025.

The task orders under this IDIQ predominantly support critical naval information management systems, with typical contract values ranging from approximately $7 million to $39 million. Key contractors include Rite-Solutions, Inc. (a service-disabled veteran-owned small business) and Ideamatics, Inc. (a woman-owned business), who have been awarded delivery orders for systems such as the Total Force Manpower Management System (TFMMS), Department of Defense Information Technology Portfolio Repository (DITPR), Department of the Navy Application and Database Management System (DADMS), and Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Customer Relationship Management (MPT&E CRM). The task orders are predominantly cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts, with no specific small business set-aside designations, and are typically performed in locations like Charleston, South Carolina, and McLean, Virginia. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has been the primary funding and executing agency for these task orders.