Southwest Research Institute part of group selected to support Navy undersea vehicle research
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Research Institute is one of 23 organizations awarded a contract valued up to nearly $800 million over the next five years to support unmanned undersea vehicle research and development for the U.S. Navy.
"SwRI has a long history of providing innovative services in ocean engineering and subsea research," said Joe Crouch, program director of Marine and Offshore Systems in SwRI's Mechanical Engineering Division. "Our expertise in the construction of marine structures, such as low-cost, high-quality pressure hulls, is particularly beneficial to this Navy program."
The contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity award, a contract vehicle that funds work tasks over specified periods of time -- five years, in this case. The IDIQ supports the procurement of materials and services used to develop, build, fabricate and support the Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Family of Systems. As part of the contract, SwRI and the other selected organizations will bid on task orders issued by the Navy to support its undersea vehicle research and development program.
https://www.swri.org/press-release/swri-navy-undersea-vehicle-research
For more information, visit our subsea engineering and offshore technology page at https://www.swri.org/industries/subsea-engineering-offshore-technology.
About SwRI:
SwRI is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization based in San Antonio, Texas, with nearly 2,600 employees and an annual research volume of more than $528 million. Southwest Research Institute and SwRI are registered marks in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. For more information, please visit newsroom.swri.org or www.swri.org.
Contact: Maria Stothoff -- (210) 522-3305 or maria.stothoff@swri.org
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