Systems & Technology Research Wins $9.6M Navy Mod for Acoustic Warfare Payloads

Systems & Technology Research LLC, Woburn, Massachusetts (N6600123C4037) was awarded a $9,565,901 contract modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of innovative payloads to conduct acoustic warfare to counter active surface sonars, bringing the cumulative face value of the contract to $20,467,210. Work will be performed in Braintree, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts; Woburn, Massachusetts; South Kingstown, Rhode Island; and Arlington, Virginia. The expected completion date is Jan. 3, 2027. This modification exercises and incrementally funds the first option of the contract. At the time of the award, $3,000,000 in fiscal 2026-2027 research, development, test, and evaluation funds from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency were obligated. The contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. NIWC Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.