USN picks partner for third-party planning
Sole-source contract comes before a follow-on competitive effort, says DoD
Q.E.D. Systems has received a $76.36 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from Naval Sea Systems Command for third-party planning services on USN guided missile cruisers, guided missile destroyers, landing helicopter assault ships, landing helicopter dock landing platforms, and dock landing ship vessels.
Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia; San Diego, California; and Everett, Washington State, for completion by October 2023.
The deal will be worth $229.41 million if all options are exercised.
‘This single-source contract to Q.E.D. will allow the government additional time to conduct extensive market research in preparation for a follow-on competitive effort,’ the DoD noted on 28 October.
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