Unmanned Maritime Systems Support

Award Date 6/15/2021
Last Date To Order 6/14/2029
Shared Ceiling $250M
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Unmanned Maritime Systems Support (UMSS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award vehicle issued by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NIWC) Pacific to support advanced unmanned maritime technologies and systems. The contract encompasses a comprehensive range of services including studies and analysis, specification and design, fabrication, development, integration, assembly, installation, testing, evaluation, demonstration, fielding, operations, maintenance, training, logistics, documentation, administration, configuration management, and program management for hardware and software systems. These services are specifically targeted at supporting U.S. Navy missions involving unmanned underwater and surface vehicles across multiple mission domains such as explosive ordnance disposal, mine countermeasures, force protection, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, mine warfare, and anti-submarine warfare.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a focus on technical and engineering support services, with contract values ranging from $5,000 minimum guarantee orders to substantial multi-million dollar efforts approaching $45 million. Peraton Inc. emerges as the most frequent prime contractor, securing numerous delivery orders with typical ceiling values between $3 million to $24 million and performance periods extending 3-5 years. Other key prime contractors include HII Mission Technologies Corp, Serco Inc., Oasis Systems LLC, SAIC, Leidos, and Ispa Technology LLC. Most task orders are cost-plus-fixed-fee type, have no small business set-aside designation, and are primarily performed in locations like San Diego, California, and Herndon, Virginia. The primary funding agencies include Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Expeditionary Combat Command, and the Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command, reflecting a concentrated maritime defense technology support mission.

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