Cognitive Radar Electronic Attack Environment (CREATE)

The Naval Air Warfare Center at the Department of the Navy is pursuing a sole source procurement for Phase 2(a) of the Cognitive Radar Electronic Attack Environment (CREATE) system, a joint Navy and Air Force research and development initiative classified under NAICS 541715. The requirement encompasses detailed design and critical design review services supporting ground-testing capabilities for modern aircraft radar modes, including air-to-air Advanced Signals Type 2 testing, cognitive radar detection processing, and realistic synthetic target creation with integrated jamming. The Government team at Patuxent River, Maryland will serve as Lead System Integrator, with work to be performed at contractor facilities and multiple Government locations including Edwards Air Force Base in California and Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The procurement is being pursued under the sole source authority of Title 10 U.S.C. Section 2304(c)(1), and this pre-solicitation notice was posted on February 9, 2026, with a response deadline of February 24, 2026. Interested parties may direct inquiries to Michael Woods, Contract Specialist at NAWC-AD (michael.d.woods102.civ@us.navy.mil), and should note that this notice is published for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive proposals.

This procurement involves no set-aside designations and is intended as a sole source award to Mercury Systems, Inc., located in Andover, Massachusetts, with Georgia Tech Research Institute serving as a primary developer for the CREATE systems. Phase 2(a) is structured as a seven-month effort expected to be incrementally funded upon successful completion of intermediate milestones, following the previously awarded delivery order N0042125F0572 against Basic Ordering Agreement N0042124G0003. The Statement of Work encompasses four distinct scope sections, including Phase 1 completion, Phase 2a detailed design and critical design review, Phase 2b system development and delivery with a twenty-four-month timeline, and J-PRIMES Build to Print RAGE Advanced Signals Test Capability delivery. Extensive deliverables are required throughout the contract lifecycle, including work breakdown structures, integrated master schedules, system functional specifications, design documentation, test procedures, technical manuals, and spare parts lists, with monthly status reporting required.