Contract: multiple, $47.5M

Gibbs & Cox Inc., Arlington, Va. (N6449822D4008); HII Fleet Support Group LLC, Virginia Beach, Va. (N64498-22-D-4009); NDI Engineering Co., Thorofare, N.J. (N64498-22-D-4010); Noblis Mission Solutions for Defense LLC, Philadelphia, Pa. (N64498-22-D-4011); and VISTA Technology Services Inc., Arlington, Va. (N64498-22-D-4012), are awarded a combined $47,458,616 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of engineering and technical services for the design of small to large-scale test sites at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD). The procurement includes design planning for hull, mechanical, and electrical systems and equipment, the DDG-51 land-based engineering site, and current and future test sites at NSWCPD and the required design support may range in scope from design of small test stands to full scale land based test and engineering sites, replicating actual shipboard systems and ancillary equipment to be installed at NSWCPD. Each awardee will be awarded $500 (minimum contract guarantee per awardee) at contract award. Work will be performed primarily off-site at the contractor’s facilities, in either New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Virginia (83%). The remaining work will be performed at the government site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (15%); and other government sites (2%) including Washington, D.C.; Newport News, Va.; Pascagoula, Miss.; Bath, Maine; Bremerton, Wash.; Marinette, Wisc.; and other sites as directed. Work will be assigned according to the selected awardee for individual task orders and is expected to be completed by September 2028. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation appropriation account funds in the amount of $500.00 will be obligated at time of award. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with five offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/19/22)