Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems (USV FoS)

The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems Master IDIQ on February 5, 2020, with ordering authority extending through February 5, 2030 — approximately 3.5 years of active ordering time remaining. The vehicle carries a shared ceiling of $982.1 million and supports design, development, fabrication, prototyping, integration, testing, maintenance, and sustainment of unmanned surface vehicle systems and subsystems. The vehicle is unrestricted; 99 of 100 awarded task orders carry no set-aside designation.

Activity has accelerated sharply in the past two years. Fifty task orders were awarded in 2024 alone, compared to single digits annually from 2021 through 2023 and a single award in 2025. Most recent orders include platform production (Textron Systems, $106.2 million potential value), autonomy and vehicle control systems testing (General Dynamics, $67.9 million), and operations and sustainment support (combined potential value exceeding $145 million across multiple cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts). The portfolio has crossed the halfway point on obligated spend: $128.4 million of $390.2 million combined task-order potential value has been obligated to date, or 33 percent.

Prime concentration is pronounced. Textron Systems and Leidos together hold roughly 47 percent of combined potential value across four task orders. General Dynamics Mission Systems ranks third at $58.6 million. The remaining 87 prime contractors collectively hold 26 percent of potential value; activity is otherwise fragmented across systems integrators, payload developers, and specialized maritime technology firms. All 100 task orders fund Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command programs, eliminating customer diversification risk.

Task-order scope ranges from minimal-guarantee planning and analysis efforts (multiple $1,000 purchase-card orders in 2020 and 2024) to major production and sustainment buys. Significant mid-range orders include operations and sustainment support at $42.2 million to $103.1 million ceilings, design-and-prototype efforts at $41.2 million, and cost-plus-fixed-fee program management and payload integration work. Pricing structures mix firm fixed price, cost-plus fixed fee, and fixed-price incentive models depending on development maturity and technical risk. With over three years remaining on the ordering period and obligated spend still well below the vehicle ceiling, the vehicle remains actively pursued for substantial follow-on requirements.

The Government intends to utilize the IDIQ-MAC to support current and future USV systems and subsystems, including products and/or services to: design, develop, fabricate, prototype, integrate, test, maintain, and support multiple variants of USVs.