Analytical and Technical Undergraduate and Graduate Student Services

The Department of the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Center Pacific (Navy SPAWAR Center Pacific) is recompeting a single-award IDIQ for analytical and technical undergraduate and graduate student services supporting research and development programs, with an estimated award date of January 1, 2027. The contract will be procured on a sole-source basis under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and will fund student technical support across multiple disciplines including computer science, engineering, information warfare systems development, and related technical fields. The period of performance is 120 months.

The estimated award value ranges from $7.5 million to $50 million. Work will be performed in San Diego, California. Recent task orders under the incumbent contract have ranged from approximately $3,700 to $508,680 and are priced on a time and materials basis, with completion dates extending through September 30, 2026 or later. The incumbent awardee operates the contract to support undergraduate and graduate student technical support across NAVWAR and multiple other naval and defense components including Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Naval Sea Systems Command, Defense Advanced Research Projects Projects Agency, Office of Naval Research, Washington Headquarters Service, and the Marine Corps.

The recompeted award is a single-award indefinite-delivery contract, number N6600122D0021, originally awarded to San Diego State University Foundation on January 27, 2022, with a ceiling value of $8,280,280 and an ultimate completion date of January 26, 2028. The incumbent contract funds student services in support of research and development programs at NIWC Pacific and operates on a time and materials pricing basis. Task orders issued since January 2024 reflect the contract's broad use across multiple naval and defense organizations for student technical support in computer vision, radio frequency systems, unmanned aerial vehicle and robotic systems design, intelligence and surveillance reconnaissance systems integration, and software development for generative AI applications.