Opportunity
SAM #N66604
Award for continued TETRA system engineering, fabrication, and support
Buyer
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport
Posted
November 03, 2026
Identifier
N66604
NAICS
541330, 541715, 334511, 336419
The Department of the Navy’s NUWCDIVNPT Code 45 awarded OII continued work on the TETRA system and its subsystems. - Buyer: Department of the Navy, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), Code 45. - Awardee/vendor: OII, for a sole-source logical follow-on task order. - OEMs: No equipment manufacturer is identified by name in the provided information. - Scope of services: Continue TETRA system engineering, program management, fabrication, and manufacturing, covering systems, subsystems, payloads, and support equipment. - Includes design and analysis, modifications, sustainment, integration, testing, installation, certification, operator training, logistics, and cybersecurity surveillance. - Also includes configuration and quality management, technical data package updates, reviews, and prototype hardware fabrication, testing, and acceptance. - Products, quantities, and part numbers: No specific line-item products, quantities, or part numbers are provided. - Notable requirements: Work must support the existing NAVSEA-approved TETRA baseline. The justification cites system complexity, transition costs, schedule and mission risks, and the need to continue the work without a disruptive transition. Funding may come from O&MN, OPN, and RDT&E.
Description
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) awarded a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Cost Reimbursement (CR) task order to Oceraneering International Inc. (OII) under the NUWCDIVNPT Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Family of Systems Multiple Award Contract for the continuation of maturation and fabrication of the TETRA II system and subsystems.
Award was made to OII on an Exception to Fair Opportunity basis under FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), which states "The order must be issued on a sole source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a loigical follow-on to an order under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order."
See attached redacted Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity.