Unmanned Maritime Systems Support

The Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command awarded a Master IDIQ for Unmanned Maritime Systems Support on June 15, 2021, with ordering authority extending to June 14, 2029—approximately 2 years 10 months of remaining ordering opportunity. The vehicle carries a shared ceiling of $249.7 million and supports studies, analysis, design, fabrication, development, integration, assembly, installation, test, evaluation, demonstration, fielding, operations, maintenance, training, logistics, and program management of hardware and software for Navy unmanned maritime systems across explosive ordnance disposal, mine countermeasures, force protection, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and related undersea and surface platforms.

Ordering momentum has slowed materially. The vehicle opened with 15 orders in 2021 and 9 in 2022, but awarded only 6 orders in 2023, 4 in 2024, and 1 through April 2026. Across 35 total orders, combined task-order potential value stands at $251.2 million, with $160.5 million (64 percent) already obligated. Competition is heavily concentrated among a small set of primes. Peraton Inc. leads with 13 orders representing $110.7 million in combined potential value, followed by Oasis Systems, LLC ($55.9 million across 4 orders), HII Mission Technologies Corp ($39.9 million across 4 orders), and Serco Inc. ($22.6 million across 3 orders). These five firms hold approximately 95 percent of the vehicle's combined potential value. Customer demand is dominated by Naval Sea Systems Command, which placed 19 orders worth $207.8 million in combined potential value; the remaining Navy offices account for $43.4 million across 16 orders. All 35 task orders carry unrestricted, full-and-open competition designations.

Task orders reflect cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost (no fee) pricing arrangements with typical ceilings ranging from $2 million to $24 million. Representative 2024–2025 orders include UUV operations and fleet support ($11.5 million ceiling), enhanced software support ($8.3 million ceiling), minefield maintenance support ($5.3 million ceiling), and software development for PMS 408 ($9.7 million ceiling). Security requirements span unclassified through Top Secret with Sensitive Compartmented Information. NAICS code 541330 (Engineering Services) applies with a $41.5 million small-business size standard.

Studies and analysis, specification and design, fabrication, development, integration, assembly, installation, test, evaluation, demonstration, fielding, operations, maintenance, training, logistics, documentation, administration, configuration management (CM), and program management (PM) of both hardware and software in support of unmanned maritime systems engaged in supporting U.S. Navy missions under contract with Naval Warfare Information Center (NIWC) Pacific.