Navy Awards Contract to the Applied Research Laboratory at University of Hawaii

The Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaii is awarded a $110,327,498 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research, development, engineering, and test and evaluation for programs throughout the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) within its core competency areas including: ocean environmental effects, astronomical research, advanced electro optical systems, detectors, arrays and instrumentation, environmental sensor research and remote sensing, new renewable energy, and mission-related and public services-oriented research and development. This contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $290,000,000. Work will be performed in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by December 2029. If all options are exercised, work will continue through December 2034. Fiscal Year 2024 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $149,606 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Funds of multiple different appropriation types and years from program offices and agencies throughout the DoD may be obligated on individual task orders for efforts that fall within the core competency areas. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-25-D-6402).