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InnovaSystems International LLC in San Diego, CA received a $14.1 cost-plus-award-fee contract to support the Defense Readiness Reporting System – Navy. Work will include system engineering, system design/development, integration, testing, installation, training, lifecycle maintenance, procurement support, help desk services, management support, and system documentation. This one-year contract includes 4 one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the potential, cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $75.8 million. This award follows an August 2005 contract, which had a maximum value of $47.6 million.

Work will be performed in San Diego, CA and work is expected to be complete in February 2009. This contract was a sole-source justification and approval was signed in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C. 2304c1, for Only One Responsible Source. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego, CA issued the contract (N66001-08-D-0030).

Interestingly, the US Congressional GAO issued a related report on Feb 1/08: “GAO-08-264: Military Readiness: Navy Is Making Progress Implementing Its Fleet Response Plan, but Has Not Fully Developed Goals, Measures, and Resource Needs” examines the US Navy’s March 2003 Fleet Response Plan (FRP), which made significant, positive changes in the way the Navy manages its forces, and is intended to more rapidly prepare and then sustain readiness in ships and squadrons. Will it be enough, in light of expected shipbuilding?