Information technology, engineering, and science solutions firm Leidos has landed a $36 million Naval Sea Systems Command contract to develop torpedo countermeasure technologies for submarine defense.
The work will be performed in Washington, Northern Virginia, Ohio, California, and Florida. It involves building and testing the ADC MK5, an acoustic device countermeasure launched from submarines to defend against incoming torpedoes.
The project is part of the Navy’s Next Generation Countermeasure program to replace existing ADC MK3 systems with newer technologies.
“We employ a different mindset on how to keep up in a dynamic and rapidly changing defense environment where world-class systems are the only option for our defense customers to accomplish their missions,” Gerry Fasano, Leidos Defense Group president, said. “This win opens a new market for our organization in underwater sensors, and our focus is to provide the right combination of technical depth and customer insight to deliver the right solutions within challenging operational environments.”
Officials noted the single award, cost-plus-fixed-fee agreement has a two-year base period of performance and three one-year option years. Leidos’ 32,000 employees support missions for government and commercial customers while also working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil and health markets.