Clearing the Fog: Sierra Nevada Wins $471M SOCOM Contract for Visual Navigation Systems

Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, was awarded a $471,590,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9224125D0002) with firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursement terms for production, sustainment, and contractor logistics support of Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System units without the IR camera lens sensor in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Technology Applications Program Office. The contract has a maximum ceiling of $471,590,000. At the time of award, $52,892,515 is obligated, comprising $8,064,279 for Task Order One (contractor logistics support); and $44,828,236 for Task Order Two (B-Kits). Work will primarily be performed in Sparks, Nevada, and is expected to be completed by June 2030 with an optional six-month extension to November 2030. USSCOM, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity. (Awarded June 20, 2025)