Navy Awards Contract to FSU for R&D

Florida State University - Center for Advanced Power Systems, Tallahassee, Florida, is awarded an $88,011,380 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost only contract for research and development activities associated with modeling-based systems engineering, simulation and testing of Navy advanced shipboard electrical power and energy systems and components. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $99,469,604. Work will be performed in Tallahassee, Florida (53%); Manassas, Virginia (10%); Columbia, South Carolina (10%); Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin (8%); Milwaukee, Wisconsin (8%); Laurel, Maryland (7%); West Lafayette, Indiana (3%); and Fairfax, Virginia (1%), and is expected to be completed by June 9, 2031. Fiscal 2026 research, development test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,350,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via white paper selection under a broad agency announcement via the beta.SAM.gov website with multiple offers received. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-26-C-4113).