13 firms share Navy ISR contract

Under a new Navy the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, 13 winning companies will have a chance to bid on task orders to support research and development of special ISR components and systems, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The contract is worth up to $49 million.

The companies are: Alion, BAE, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, DigitalGlobe, Exelis, G3 Technologies, Herrick Technology Laboratory, The HumanGeo Group, Leidos, NAL Research Corp., Northrop Grumman. Scientific Research Corp., and Southwest Research Institute.

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