Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services

The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) is a Major Automated Information System (MAIS) acquisition program managed by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). CANES consolidates and modernizes shipboard information technology networks and computing infrastructure across the U.S. Navy fleet into a single, secure enterprise architecture. The program aims to standardize the Navy's afloat networks while improving cybersecurity, reducing variants, and providing enhanced operational capabilities through integrated command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems.

Contract awards under CANES typically range from $2 million to $25 million with performance periods of 12-24 months. Major prime contractors include BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Serco Inc., Leidos Inc., DRS Laurel Technologies, Global Technical Systems, and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Common subcontractors provide IT hardware, software licenses, and network components, with CDW Government LLC, Crystal Group Inc., and Sirius Federal LLC appearing frequently. The majority of contracts are firm-fixed-price delivery orders against the CANES Full Deployment Production indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle. Work is primarily performed in locations such as San Diego, California; Summerville, South Carolina; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Herndon, Virginia. While most large contracts have no set-aside designation, some smaller IT product and service orders utilize small business set-asides through vehicles like the Chief Information Officer Commodities and Solutions government-wide acquisition contract.