SPA wins $126M Navy special warfare support contract

Systems Planning & Analysis won a $126 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to support the Naval Special Warfare Program Office and related Navy expeditionary programs. The award expands SPA’s role in a relationship that has existed since 2012 and runs through March 2031 if all options are exercised.

Why it matters: - The contract expands Systems Planning & Analysis’ footprint in Naval Special Warfare support and deepens its role in Navy acquisition and program management work. - The award gives SPA work across systems that affect special operations capability, from undersea platforms to unmanned systems and diving equipment. - The deal runs through March 2031 if all options are exercised, giving SPA long-term visibility on a major defense program.

What happened: - Naval Sea Systems Command’s Naval Special Warfare Program Office, known as PMS 340, awarded SPA a $126 million contract. - SPA will provide professional support services to PMS 340 and related Navy organizations. - The contract was competitively awarded. - SPA is the prime contractor.

The details: - SPA will provide professional, administrative, engineering and technical services. - The work covers acquisition and program management functions performed by PMS 340. - SPA will also support the extended Special Operations Force community and other Navy expeditionary warfare programs. - The contract includes a one-year base period and four option years. - Performance extends through March 2031. - PMS 340 acquires and sustains systems and equipment for Naval Special Warfare missions and operations. - PMS 340 also manages technology development and insertion for those missions. - The office’s portfolio includes undersea and surface platforms, unmanned systems, weapons and ordnance, diving systems, air operations and other specialized maritime capabilities. - PMS 340 also manages a range of U.S. Navy Service Common Systems. - SPA’s work with PMS 340 began in 2012. - Prior SPA work included support for the Naval Special Warfare Systems Branch and Technical Director. - SPA also served as a trusted agent for full system certification of the first Mark 11 SEAL Delivery Vehicles.

Between the lines: - The award suggests PMS 340 is relying more heavily on SPA’s institutional knowledge and past performance as the office broadens its technical and program needs. - The contract structure indicates the Navy wants continuity in support across multiple years, not just a short-term surge in staffing. - RDML Dave Duryea, SPA senior vice president and Sea, Land, Air division director, said SPA has built the relationship through subject matter expertise, mission knowledge and an understanding of PMS 340’s requirements.

What's next: - SPA will begin or continue work under the base period and then move through the option years if the Navy exercises them. - The company will support PMS 340 as it sustains existing systems and inserts new technology across Naval Special Warfare and related expeditionary programs. - SPA said it intends to build on its existing relationship with PMS 340 and expand support across a broader range of priorities.

The bottom line: - SPA just turned a long-running Navy relationship into a larger, multi-year contract with one of the most specialized parts of the fleet.