L3 Technologies Inc.

L3 Technologies Inc., a division of L3Harris Technologies, manufactures acoustic communication equipment, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems, and related oceanographic instruments as a prime contractor to the Department of the Navy and allied federal agencies, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designation. The vendor operates from Fall River, Massachusetts (primary manufacturing and service operations) and Imperial Beach, California (training facility), with a portfolio anchored to proprietary Iver series AUV platforms and sensors that command sole-source acquisition authority under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 and Part 13 simplified procedures.

L3 Technologies' customer footprint concentrates heavily in naval undersea warfare and oceanographic research. The Department of the Navy accounts for 62% of recent awards (52 of 86 total awards) and 94% of combined potential value ($53.2 million of $59.6 million) across all customer agencies. Within Navy's structure, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) leads with 17 awards valued at $41.4 million, followed by the Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research (14 awards, $1.8 million), Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (9 awards, $304 thousand), and US Fleet Forces Command Atlantic (7 awards, $276 thousand). Non-Navy federal demand is sparse: GSA Federal Acquisition Service holds a single $2.8 million award, United States Special Operations Command three awards worth $640 thousand, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration six awards totaling $353 thousand.

Capability portfolio reflects vertical integration in unmanned undersea systems. Representative prime work includes a $1.192 million firm fixed-price purchase order from NAVSEA (September 2022) for Iver4 900 AUV aft sections, payload sections, forward-looking sonar, and operator training services; a $249,990 firm fixed-price purchase order from Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (September 2021) for two Iver3 AUVs and transportation cases under simplified acquisition procedures; a $165,498 purchase order from Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (May 2024) for Iver3 Base AUV 200M with mission planning software, cases, and stand; a $136,256 purchase order from Naval Education and Training Command (August 2023) for Iver3 maintenance services; and a $95,000 purchase order from US Fleet Forces Command for Iver3 and Iver4 operator training at L3 Technologies' Imperial Beach facility. Current recurring work flows through a $9.5 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of the Navy (awarded September 30, 2024, running through September 29, 2029), which has generated three delivery orders totaling $118,481.53 for Iver maintenance, repair, spare parts, and materials. A newly awarded March 9, 2026, Other Transaction IDV with NAVSEA carries a $33.7 million ceiling for Low-Cost Undersea Effectors (LCUE) Problem Set 2 prototype development and advanced maritime research capabilities.

The vendor also sits on two government-wide vehicles: Special Operations Equipment - Tailored Logistics Support (6 task orders issued) and Alliant II (1 task order). NAICS concentration is pronounced: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (NAICS 334511) accounts for 53 of 86 awards, with secondary categories in miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing (8 awards) and miscellaneous vessel construction (4 awards). PSC concentration echoes this profile — Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment (8 awards) and Underwater Sound Equipment (7 awards) lead the portfolio.

Activity has grown modestly over recent years, rising from five awards in 2022 to twelve in 2024, with two awards in 2025 and three to date in 2026 (as of June 11, 2026). The recompete cliff is minimal: only two awards (combined potential value $47 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reflecting the long-term nature of Navy undersea system sustainment and the stabilizing effect of the recent five-year IDC and new $33.7 million OT vehicle. The vendor operates predominantly as a 92% prime (79 of 86 awards), with subcontract activity limited to seven sub-awards routed through Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. and Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc., focused on Iver4 system components and training delivery. Service Contract Inventory captures minimal L3 Technologies activity — one SCI record in FY2024 as a named subcontractor with zero FTE allocation — indicating that the vast majority of L3 Technologies' federal revenue flows through product procurement and training delivery purchase orders rather than labor-hour service contracts above the $150,000 SCI reporting threshold.