The Kraken
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0018926PB029
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to Kadiak LLC
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N0018926PB029 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command awarded contract N0018926PB029 to Environmental Tectonics Corporation for $1.57 million on June 26, 2026, for critical life cycle upgrade and service life extension work on the Disorientation Research Device (the Kraken), a proprietary motion platform at Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton (NAMRU-D) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
The award was made as a sole source procurement under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1). The work involves design, engineering, and on-site upgrades to migrate the distributed input/output system from the obsolete Interbus protocol to the industry-standard EtherCAT protocol. Multiple Interbus components are no longer manufactured or supported. Environmental Tectonics Corporation, the original equipment manufacturer, maintains exclusive proprietary access to the source code, concept of operations, and technical expertise required for all software maintenance and upgrade activities. The Kraken was originally developed under contract award in January 2009 and reached operational activation by December 2016. Funding derives from Fiscal Year 2026 Navy Operations & Maintenance appropriations.
Notice text
The U.S. Navy Medicine Disorientation Research Device (DRD) also known as The "Kraken, is a bespoke and complex motion platform designed to
support advanced aerospace medical research objectives unique to the Department of War and other agency partners, built by Environmental
Tectonics Corporation (ETC). Due to its unprecedented performance requirements and one-of-a-kind nature, the system underwent an extended
design, development, integration, and validation period.
Awarded contract N0018926PB029 to Enviromental Tectonics corp for 1570000.00 on 2026-06-26.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1.27 ASN Justification Approval Template - 4-30-26 Redacted.pdf |
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