Torpedo Power Expanded: SAIC Secures $136.4M Contract for MK 48 Production and Support

Science Application International Corp., Reston, Virginia, is awarded a $136,427,161 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-only modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-6419) to exercise options for the production, spares, production support material, engineering support, and hardware repair of components for MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo All Up Round. This contract combines purchases to support the Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Bedford, Indiana (80%); and Middletown, Rhode Island (20%), and is expected to be completed by May 2028. Fiscal 2025 weapons procurement (Navy) in the amount of $104,699,420 (78%); funding from foreign partners in the amount of $27,482,824 (20%); fiscal 2023 weapons procurement (Navy) in the amount of $2,469,840 (1%); and fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) in the amount of $233,940 (1%), will be obligated at the time of award and funds in the amount of $2,703,780 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.