GTARC follow-on effort

The contract is a sole-source, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) follow-on to Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation (GTARC), awarded to sustain critical research, development, and engineering support in Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cybersecurity, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C5ISRT) for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division. GTARC, as a Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Center, is the only entity with the decades-long institutional knowledge, infrastructure, and prior performance under contract N61331-16-D-0003 to deliver the required capabilities without prohibitive transition risks, which would otherwise require four to five years and substantial duplication of effort. The base period of performance is twelve months, with four optional twelve-month periods, extending the total potential contract term to sixty months, with performance occurring at GTARC’s facility in Atlanta, Georgia, while oversight and acceptance occur at the contracting office in Panama City Beach, Florida. No competitive evaluation process was conducted, as competition is deemed infeasible under FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), and no formal evaluation factors, pricing tables, or cost estimates are provided, consistent with the non-competitive nature of the award. The work encompasses the design and development of hardware and software tools, systems engineering, proof-of-concept assessments, cyber-electronic warfare convergence studies, and unmanned systems research aligned with Navy and Marine Corps enterprise architectures and DoD cybersecurity standards, with delivery of services rather than physical goods eliminating the need for FOB, packaging, or marking specifications. The contract leverages existing authority under FAR 52.217-9 and DFARS 217.204(e)(i)(C) for extension, with no set-aside applied, and while specific security clearance requirements are not stated, the sensitive nature of the work implies the necessity for Top Secret/SCI clearances. Personnel and organizational continuity are central to the justification, with no formal representations, certifications, or invoicing instructions provided, and no payment office, accounting codes, or contracting officer representative details disclosed.