SAM #N6339424C0004

Award: In-Service Engineering and Life Cycle Support for LCS Independence Variant C5I Systems

This award notice details a contract modification by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), under the Department of the Navy, for in-service engineering and life cycle support of C5I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, and Intelligence) systems on the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS): - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) - Awardee and OEM: - General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. (GDMS) - Sole-source provider due to proprietary data rights and technical expertise - Scope of Services: - In-service engineering, design, integration, test and evaluation - Software development, loading, and testing - System upgrade and replacement planning (including TSCE and L&S modernization) - Logistics product development and distribution - Configuration management - Training systems for shipboard C5I equipment, components, software, and support equipment - Notable Requirements: - Addresses increased operational demands and technical upgrades for the LCS Independence variant - Sole-source justification under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) - Contract modification increases labor hour ceilings and material costs to maintain full performance through the option periods - Period of Performance: - 12-month base period plus two 12-month option periods, supporting operations through March 2027 - Place of Performance and Contracting Office: - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, Port Hueneme, CA

Description

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) term modification to previously awarded contract N6339424C0004. This procurement provides in-service engineering and life cycle support services for the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in support of the Digital Engineering Department of NSWC PHD.

General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. (GDMS) is responsible for providing overall in-service engineering and life cycle support for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems and Intelligence (C5I) systems critical engineering; design; integration; test and evaluation; software development, testing, and load; system upgrade/replacement planning on board and at sites; logistics product development and distribution; configuration management of the systems and logistics products; as well as training systems. These activities will be executed in support of the shipboard LCS C5I equipment, components, software, training and support equipment.

The contract action was not awarded competitively (Approved J&A for Use of Other than Full and Open Competition: Statutory Authority: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1). Rationale justifying use of cited Statutory Authority is in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), when the services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. Redacted J&A for use of Other than Full and Open Competition was posted SAM.gov and attached to this notice March 31, 2026.

GDMS, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was awarded a $60,811,614 cost-plus-fixed-fee term modification to previously awarded contract for design agent services and lifecycle sustainment services in support of the Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship.

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