Contract Award: General Dynamics Mission Systems (Fairfax, Virginia) – $10,131,817

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Fairfax, Virginia, is awarded a $10,131,817 fixed-price incentive (firm target) delivery order (N00024-22-F-6307) under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract N00024-20-D-6331 for design and fabrication of a prototype Containerized Tethered Elevated Mast (C-TEM). This delivery order includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this delivery order to $39,402,998. Work will be performed in Essington, Pennsylvania (48%); Pittsfield, Massachusetts (35%); Taunton, Massachusetts (14%); and Fair Lakes, Virginia (3%), and is expected to be completed by December 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through June 2027. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,131,817 will be obligated at time of award. This delivery order was competitively procured via the Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems multiple award contract with three offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.