Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a $55,521,811 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-21-C-2104 to exercise an option to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine platforms. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by September 2025. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $15,389,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Awarded Oct. 30, 2024)