Electro-Optical Infrared Direct Injection (EOIRDI)

The Naval Air Warfare Center, an agency under the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command, is seeking to procure continuation and completion efforts for the Electro-Optical Infrared Direct Injection (EOIRDI) system, a research and development program focused on developing scene generation systems capable of direct injection of EO/IR imagery into F-35 aircraft and rotary-wing platforms for developmental testing. The procurement encompasses continuation of Tier 1 modeling efforts, completion of terrain/radiance map generation, development of additional user and developer documentation, and implementation of ARINC interface requirements. Key objectives include system design, hardware build and factory acceptance testing, tiered modeling capability development, and site acceptance testing at NAS Patuxent River and either Eglin or Edwards Air Force Base. This is being pursued as a sole source procurement under Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c)(1), citing that only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The response deadline is April 9, 2026, with the notice published March 25, 2026, providing interested parties with 15 days to submit any inquiries or objections.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is intended as a continuation award to the incumbent contractor, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Buffalo, New York, which holds the previously awarded delivery order N00421-23F0031 under Basic Ordering Agreement N0042122G0004. The effort will increase the ceiling of CLIN 0001 (Tier 1 baseline) and establish option CLINs to expand the scope of work under the existing agreement. While specific award values are not disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, the contract involves multiple CLINs including baseline 6-channel systems, optional Air Force systems, terrain/radiance map generation, documentation development, and reserved CLINs for spares and post-delivery support. The work requires compliance with DoDM 5200.01 security standards and MIL-STD-961 specification formats, with deliverables including technical data packages, system design documents, user manuals, and firmware support materials. The contractor must provide comprehensive program management, systems engineering support, and post-delivery on-site and remote support at government facilities throughout the project lifecycle.