Contract Award: Innovative Defense Technologies LLC (Arlington, Virginia) – $98,635,397

Innovative Defense Technologies LLC,* Arlington, Virginia, is being awarded a $98,635,397 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the rapid and affordable software development supporting Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). Innovative Defense Technologies LLC stood up a prototype development environment that not only allows for rapid and affordable software development, but also allows for simultaneously monitoring and analyzing the effects of the software change in performance, in the physical realm and in the cyber realm. This contract provides for the delivery of this transformational and essential environment to the Navy enterprise and its frontline fleet platforms. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, and is expected to be completed, if all options are exercised, by April 1, 2025. The maximum dollar value, including a 12-month base period, and two 12-month option periods, is $98,635,397. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,146,183 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III follow-on contract that derives from, extends, or completes efforts made under prior SBIR/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I or II awards. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-22-C-1042).