WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense today announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.
Hydroid, LLC, Pocasset, Mass., is being awarded a $25,954,622 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee, indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract for the maintenance, repair, alterations and upgrades of the Remote Environmental Measuring Unit (REMUS) Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) system variants, as well as upkeep of documentation used with these UUV systems. The REMUS UUV is a two-man portable underwater vehicle.
Efforts of this contract will include services and supplies required for the operation and maintenance of UUV systems, including maintaining them in state-of-the-art configuration. The contract will also provide for procurement of up to 24 additional UUV replacement vehicles/ auxiliary support equipment, should UUV's be lost or damaged beyond repair.
Work will be performed in Pocasset, Mass., and is expected to be completed by May 2012.Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-07-D-0001).