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SEA CORP Partners with Prime Contractor BAE in $17.2M Towed Array Support Win SEA CORP is on a BAE team that will provide the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) support in Towed Sonar Arrays as part of a $17.3 Million effort. The effort will involve development through all stages of programs for towed arrays and associated towed array handling systems. The programs include exploratory development, advance development, engineering development and improvements. NUWC serves as the technical agent for the TB-16, TB-23 and TB-29 towed arrays; serves as technical agent for the OK-276, OK-542 and OA-9070 series handling systems; serves as technical agent for the development and upgrade of alternative thin line array handling systems.
NAVSEA Awards $ 6.4 Million to SEA CORP to Support Submarine Data Collection SEA CORP has been awarded a $6.4 Million contract to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in collecting navigation, oceanographic, and target data aboard submarines. The work is will support Navy self-contained, portable microprocessor based systems designed to record data using a series of recorders, interface units and specialized cables to obtain data from existing submarine systems. The system is used to collect, record and distribute data during submarine deployments that is used for worldwide charting efforts and post submarine deployment analysis. "We are pleased to provide support for this high technology equipment that provides for important information collection that is used to improve oceanographic databases and provide information with which to help assess the effectiveness of submarine operations." said Dave Cadorette, SEA CORP’s Business Area Manager for Research Engineering. "This is a continuation of the support we have provided to the Navy in this area for many years. We are glad to continue our support in a vital warfare area that helps enable improvement in the quality of oceanographic databases and future submarine operations." he added.
SEA CORP Lands STTR Phase I Effort for Electronic Surveillance Groom and Certification SEA CORP has been awarded a $100,000 contract under the DoD Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to provide innovative engineering research and development to enhance the functionality to support automated shipboard calibration and verification of submarine electronic surveillance system grooming and certification. The work will be done with the support of the Mercer Engineering Research Center of Mercer University and the Sierra Nevada Corporation. The six month effort will develop and test methodologies for calculating the performance of electronic surveillance systems and subsystems with a goal of increased system performance.
$129 Million Contract Award to Support Navy Electromagnetic Systems is Largest Ever SEA CORP has just been awarded a 28 Month, $129 Million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to support the Electromagnetic Department of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island. SEA CORP is the prime contractor leading a team with 39 subcontractors that will provide support services in the areas of System Engineering, Software Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Ship Alterations, Technical documentation, Test and Evaluation and Library and Database Development for Imaging, Electronic Warfare and Communications Systems and associated sensors and sub-systems for use aboard Naval Ships and support stations. The award is the largest single contract ever awarded to SEA CORP. SEA CORP, as the prime contractor, will coordinate services to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center that are expected to add jobs, and potentially bring new businesses into Rhode Island. Many of the Rhode Island subcontractors indicated an interest to increase their current workforce and those not in Rhode Island are interested in opening offices in Rhode Island by virtue of this award. SEA CORP has committed to a range of small business goals that will greatly enhance the small business participation in Navy systems support. Larry Willner, SEA CORP’s President said, "This is a significant opportunity for us to provide technical support to help develop, build, and test Navy systems that are vital to maintaining the superiority of our Naval forces. It will give us the flexibility to provide the Navy with quick response to emerging needs as SEA CORP leads a team that brings significant and broad technical expertise in every area of electromagnetic systems technology from systems concepts to installation and upgrade of systems aboard ships. Our team includes 21 small businesses that are disadvantaged, women-owned, disabled-veteran-owned, veteran-owned businesses or companies from historically underutilized geographic areas. We will use the unique expertise that those small companies provide and integrate it with the power of the large companies on our team to offer a range of services and flexibility that is unmatched in the marketplace." Dave Lussier, SEA CORP’s Senior Vice President and Company Manager of the effort added, "This is a significant challenge that we are ready to meet in coordinating a large group of companies, each with unique qualities, competencies and facilities that we can leverage to provide support at an exceptionally high technical level at great value to the Navy." SEA CORP CEO and veteran company co-founder, Brian Gilligan, said "The significance of this award, relative to our growth strategies, lies in the fact that this is our first major win competed on an unrestricted basis since we graduated from our small business size status last year. Although we have won other unrestricted competitions in the past, this award is by far our largest. It would be nearly $270 Million if it were over a normal 5-year option period. It provides confirmation that SEA CORP can compete for major procurements and succeed in a fully open competitive environment."
SEA CORP Part of $40.4 Million Contract Award to GDIT for Submarine Periscope Special Support SEA CORP, as a subcontractor in a General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) team, is part of a $40.4 Million contract win for special support to submarine periscope programs at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT). GDIT and SEA CORP will provide services to NUWCDIVNPT Code 34 as tasked by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Naval Security Group and other Government activities to perform engineering and technical/program management functions in support of Periscope, Photonic, Electro-Optic and Electromagnetic Systems. NUWCDIVNPT Code 34 is the Technical Direction Agent (TDA) and In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) for programs and products that provide tactical and strategic systems and TDA/ISEA for special mission sensors for Navy submarine platforms and land facilities. Engineering and technical services are required for planning, development, implementation, installation, maintenance and repair, and test and evaluation of Periscope, Photonic, Electro- Optic, and Electromagnetic Systems and equipment.
SEA CORP Awarded $4.9 Million Contract to Assist the Navy with Financial Data and Analysis SEA CORP has just been awarded a $4.9 Million contract to support the Business Operations Office of the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department at Newport's Naval Undersea Warfare Center. SEA CORP will provide financial data management and non-clerical administrative services. It includes financial data tracking, data manipulation, expenditure analysis, report compilation and utilization of databases and automated data management tools. "This contract will add to our growing company core competency of providing expert financial analysis and data administration." said Robin Alderman, SEA CORP's Business Area Manager for Program Support. "Our people will provide very specific expertise in business process monitoring that will help our customer measure and document their value in providing technology support for undersea sensors and sonars. The job requires not only financial expertise, but an intimate knowledge of technical programs to help the Naval Undersea Warfare Center support a critical technology area vital to submarine force operational superiority," Alderman added.
Launcher Support for NUWC Code 40 to be Provided by SEA CORP as Part of the MRC Team McLaughlin Research Corporation (MRC) has been awarded a $9.3 Million contract to provide technical and logistics services in support of projects under the Launcher Systems and Payload Integration Division of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport Division. Systems to be supported include the Ram and Turbine Ejection Systems, Internal Countermeasures Launchers, Trash disposal Units, Weapon Stowage and Handling, various Weapons Launch System control panels, ancillary equipment and various payload devices. SEA CORP will provide expertise in launcher systems that it has developed as part of its on-going launcher research and development effort that uses Commercial-Off-The-Shelf automotive air bag inflators.
SEA CORP Awarded $1.2 Million Contract to Assist the Navy with Special Support Equipment Management SEA CORP has just been awarded a $1.23 Million contract to support the Navy's in maintaining special support equipment for submarine periscopes, submarine electronic masts and interfacing electronic equipment at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. SEA CORP will assist in the management of equipment inventory, tracking status, maintaining and repairing equipment and designing and modifying equipment to meet emerging Navy needs. "This contract to provide specialized periscope and electromagnetic mast support allows us to apply some of our specific high technology competencies to help the Navy Fleet." said Dave Patridge, SEA CORP's Business Area Manager for Electromagnetic Masts and Imaging Systems. "Our people will provide very specific expertise, that has been gained by their service in our submarine force, to help the Naval Undersea Warfare Center support a critical technology area vital to submarine force operational superiority," Patridge added.
SEACORP Teams with Tele-Communications Incorporated to Support Navy Communications SEA CORP has teamed with Tele-Communications Incorporated (TCI) in a recent contract win to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). TCI and SEA CORP will perform technical tasks for the research, design, development and implementation in support of integrated communications systems, which includes antennas, radio rooms, and satellites. Tasks include initial and on-going design engineering, platform engineering, design drawing development, acquisition support, system interface, tasking and scheduling management support, financial management, technical Operation and test support. SEA CORP and TCI will also provide technical expertise in the areas of Fleet support, training, operational readiness, maintenance and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for all newly-designed communications systems.
SEACORP Wins Research Contract to Develop Emergency Closure Technology SEA CORP has been awarded a contract by the Navy under the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. In the first phase of this effort, SEA CORP will develop a valve closure system for remote "intelligent" emergency closure for future shipboard installations. These valves will be designed to automatically detect and isolate ruptures in shipboard fluid systems and perform automatic isolation of casualties as close to the rupture as possible. SEA CORP will employ their technology of using the energy of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) automotive airbag inflators to demonstrate using them to operate remote shipboard valves. The initial $70,000 study will develop the system with $30,000 to build a working prototype, if an option is exercised. The concept could be further developed under a Phase II SBIR effort that could be worth up to $1 million. Barry Holland and his launcher team lead SEA CORP's efforts.
SEA CORP to Support Navy Imaging Systems Under a $5.8 Million Contract SEA CORP was awarded a $5.8 Million contract to support the Navy’s Photonics Imaging Systems programs at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Code 34. The work is directed at program management, administrative support, engineering analysis, problem reporting and corrective action, and integrated logistics support for systems that use electro-optic technology to replace the traditional optical periscopes on submarines. "We are very glad to be a part of the Navy’s introduction of this new technology into the Fleet," said Dave Patridge, SEA CORP's Business Area Manager for Imaging Systems. "This is a new dimension to a continuation of the support we have provided to the Navy in this area for many years. We are glad to continue our support in this vital warfare area to help enable our forces more effectively conduct their missions," he added.
SEA CORP Ranks 72nd among Defense Contractors in Inc. 500 Magazine’s Recent Survey Inc. Magazine has recognized SEA CORP as number 72 in the national list of Defense Contractors based on growth in their recently published Inc 5000 list. SEA CORP was ranked 7th of all Rhode Island businesses. Ranking was based on revenue growth from 2003 to 2006 where SEA CORP gained 61.3%.
SEA CORP GAINS $36.5M in Potential Support Work for NUWC Imaging and Electronic Warfare Support SEA CORP has been tapped to provide the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Communications, Imaging and Electronic Warfare Sensors Department with highly qualified personnel in support of submarine Imaging and Electronic Warfare (I&EW) systems. SEA CORP has been selected as a subcontractor by Northrop Grumman under a contract through the Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) to support NUWCDIVNPT Code 34 in the areas of Technical Design Agent, System Engineering, Software Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Test and Evaluation, and Library / Database Development in the discipline of Imaging and Electronic Warfare (I&EW) which includes associated sensors and subsystems.
SEA CORP Awarded $47.9 Million Contract to Support Navy Sensors and Sonar Systems SEA CORP was awarded an $47.9 Million contract to support the Navy’s Undersea Sensors and Sonar Systems programs at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. The work is directed at facilities design assessment and maintenance and resolution of fleet hardware, software, and operational system problems and issues associated with the incorporation of updated technology into combat control and acoustic systems. Technology insertion includes new developments from other systems such as the Navy’s Acoustic Rapid Commercial-of-the-shelf program. SEA CORP will provide systems maintenance facility, system engineering, test and evaluation, reliability, maintainability and availability, and programmatic support. "With growing undersea threats to our at-sea forces, keeping the technological edge in being able to detect those threats is exceptionally important to keep our Fleet forces safe from attack," said Mike Jones, SEA CORP’s Business Area Manager for Sonar and Sensor Systems. "This is a continuation of the support we have provided to the Navy in this area for many years. We are glad to continue our support in this vital warfare area to help enable our forces effectively conduct their missions," he added.
BAE to Continue Support to Navy Towed Array Systems with SEA CORP as a Partner SEA CORP is part of a BAE team that recently won a contract to support Code 70 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division, Newport. This contract provides for a full spectrum of engineering support that includes all phases of towed array such as planning, testing, hardware development and procurement. This work in a continuation of SEA CORP’s current work with BAE to support Code 70 that now enters its 10th year of success.
SEA CORP Awarded Contract to Support Navy Submarine Tomahawk Missile Systems The Naval Sea Systems Command has just awarded Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEA CORP) an $8.3 Million contract to support integrating Tomahawk missile strike capability onboard US submarine platforms. SEA CORP will provide systems engineering, technical, and program management support to the Naval Undersea Systems Center in Newport for current and future submarine Tomahawk Missile Weapon Control Systems. The work will include concept development and system requirements definition; analysis and design support; interface engineering; missile system external communications support; integration, test and evaluation, installation support; and technical data documentation. "The Tomahawk missile has been one of the most effective systems in providing a precision strike capability from a covert submarine platform. With our need to have strike forces positioned in forward areas, Tomahawk missile equipped submarines provide a quick-reaction force that can be used to support conflicts virtually anywhere on the globe", said Robert McDevitt, SEA CORP’s Business Area Manager for Systems Engineering. "We have supported the Navy in this area for many years and we are proud to be a part of this vital warfare area to help enable our forces effectively conduct strike operations from the sea," he added.
SEA CORP Gains $18M in Potential Support Work for NAVSEA Sonar and Sensor Systems The U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (C-E COM) has awarded Northrop-Grumman Corporation a contract to provide support to the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Sonar and Sensor Systems Department (Code 15). The vast majority of the work will be performed by SEA CORP as Northrop-Grumman's only subcontractor for this effort. SEA CORP in currently performing this work and this new vehicle will allow the Navy to continue to use SEA CORP's technical expertise to improve sonar and sensor systems to the Fleet. The SEA CORP value of this subcontract could be as much as $18 Million.
Submarine Communications Systems Support to be Provided to the Navy by SEA CORP as a Subcontractor to RDSI The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded a support contract to Research and Development Solutions, Inc. SEA CORP is a major subcontractor on this award that will provide significant support to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Electromagnetic Department (Code 34), the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Naval Security Group and other Government activities to perform a wide range of engineering and technical and program management functions in support of submarine Imaging, Electronic Warfare, and Communications systems. SEA CORP has been a long-time supporter of Code 34 and this contract vehicle will provide flexibility in allowing continued support.
SEA CORP Awarded a $30,000 State Training Grant by the Governor’s Workforce Board SEA CORP has been awarded a matching funds training grant from the Stat of RI, under the 2007 Comprehensive Workforce Training Grant Program, to provide training in areas of administrative support, software applications and software development certifications. The $30K grant, that will be matched by SEA CORP, will provide significantly enhanced training opportunities for SEA CORP employees to receive technical training to increase our support effectiveness and competitiveness in the technology support marketplace. The grant covers training in three vital SEA CORP business an support areas (1) DELTEK automated accounting systems (2) Microsoft Office productivity and database software applications and (3) Software Development Process Improvement under the Capability Maturity Modeling Integration (CMMI) Program.
SEA CORP to Support SPAWARS Non-Propulsion Engineering Systems as Part of an EG&G Team Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWARS) systems Center (SSC) San Diego (SD) has awarded EG&G a contract to provide technical support services. This contract will include SEA CORP as a subcontractor to support continuing and new work to support submarine Command, Control, communications and Intelligence (C3I) for Virginia Class Submarines and Acoustic Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Insertion (A-RCI) for Sonar, towed systems, and combat Control electronics systems in Los Angeles, Seawolf and Trident Class submarines. Systems supported under this effort include nearly every Non-Propulsion Electronic System (NEPS) aboard Navy submarines including acoustic, combat control, weapons systems, communications, navigation, periscope and electronic surveillance systems an suites including their power supplies, peripherals, sensors, support equipment, trainers, training and tactical software, and handling systems and equipment.
SEA CORP Teams with Raytheon to Support Navy Torpedo Programs SEA CORP is part of a Raytheon Team that has just been awarded a Seaport-e Task Order to provide scientific, engineering and technical services to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Torpedo Systems Department’s Heavyweight and Lightweight Torpedo programs. SEA CORP will provide services in the areas of research and development; engineering, systems engineering and process support; modeling, simulation, stimulation, and analysis support; prototyping, pre-productions, model-making and fabrication support; system design documentation and technical data support; software engineering, development, programming, and network support; reliability, maintainability, availability support, information system development, information assurance, and information technology; interoperability, test & evaluation, trials support; and in-service engineering, Fleet introductions, installation and checkout support.
The NUWC Sensor and Sonar Systems Technical Code to have SEA CORP Support as part of a RITE Solutions Team SEA CORP is poised to support the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Weapons and Vehicles Product Area Director (WVPAD) as part of a 5-year Seaport-e task order award to a Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)-led team. SEA CORP will provide scientific, engineering, technical and programmatic services to support the WVPAD in support of reports to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Technical Director and to the Vice Commander of NAVSEA.
Award of $15.7 Million Navy Contract for Submarine Systems & Engineering Test Evaluation allows SEA CORP to Continue Submarine support to NUWC SEA CORP just won a five-year, 15.7M contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide engineering and test services for submarine combat systems to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). "This continued work effort involves engineering and test and evaluation services for SEAWOLF, ballistic missile and the new Trident guided-missile-converted submarines," said David Lussier SEA CORP’s Vice President of Research and Development. "This award to our SEA CORP team, a follow-on contract for continuing current support work, reinforces our long-standing history in this business area where we provide responsive and leading edge innovative services that meet the Navy’s needs. We are proud of our dedicated technical experts who have the right skills and experience to do this important work in support of our National security. We look forward to continuing this type of work for many years to come," he went on.
Largest Single Contract in SEA CORP History in $57.3M Win SEA CORP won a five-year, $57.3 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide engineering services for submarine combat systems. "This work will involve the full spectrum of technical support for the combat systems of virtually every class of submarine in the U.S. Fleet," said Robert McDevitt, SEA CORP’s Senior Vice President for Technical Operations. "Our professional corps of systems engineers, under the direction of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, will develop the procedures and perform the testing to make sure that the submarines' weapons and sensors are working together perfectly and that they can perform their vital national security missions," he went on. For this effort, SEA CORP as prime contractor will be supported by an industry team comprising American Systems Corporation, Applied Systems Engineering Solutions LLC, Deegan Research Group, Digital Diagnostics Inc, Dorazio Defense Systems, EG&G Technical Services, Peter Martin Company, Rite Solutions and Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
SEA CORP Teams with MRC to Support NUWC Submarine Launch Systems SEA CORP has teamed with McLaughlin Research Corporation (MRC) in a contract award to provide support to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) for design, development, test and evaluation, tactical development, logistics, training, and in-service support for existing and future Navy underwater weapons systems, countermeasure systems, and support systems. The NUWC External Launcher Systems Branch (Coded 4124) is the Design Agent (DA) and In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) for the launching systems for surface launched torpedoes and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapons. Code 4124 is responsible for engineering and operational support of Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT) Mk 32 for launching Torpedo Mk 46, Mk 54 and Mk 50, and the development of future surface ship ASW weapons launchers.
SEA CORP Teams with Rite Solutions in Win to Support the NAVSEA CC PAD SEA CORP, as part of the Rite Solutions Team, will support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Command and Control Product Area Director (C&C PAD) who is tasked by the Naval Seas Systems Command (NAVSEA) with broad management, leadership and technical responsibilities in the areas of Undersea Warfare Combat and Control, Sonar, Electronic Warfare, Communications, and Periscopes and Imaging. The team will support the C&C PAD, as well as all other PADs, as part of their Senior Leadership responsibilities in being routinely called upon to support resolution of organizational, management and technical matters at a both NUWC Divisions, NUWC Headquarters, and with NAVSEA and related Program Executive Offices.
SEA CORP Support to Submarine Communications Continues with Anteon Win SEA CORP teamed with Anteon Corporation in a contract award to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), Submarine Electromagnetic Systems Department, Code 34, and the Technical Direction Agent (TDA) for submarine electromagnetic programs and products to provide support for communication systems and components, periscopes and imaging systems, electronic support measures (ESM) systems, and electro-optic systems, including overall design, implementation, integration and test within the submarine platforms.
Unidyne Win to Support NUWC Code 34 with SEA CORP as a Primary Teammate SEA CORP will continue its strong presence in the area of signals intelligence as part of the Unidyne Team supporting the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Submarine Electromagnetic Systems Department, Code 34. The subcontract is expected gain SEA CORP over $2M over the next five years in support of the AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Surveillance System.
Navy Transition Assistance Program Symposium Provides a Showcase for Two SEA CORP SBIR Projects SEA CORP was invited to present two of their Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II projects at the Navy’s SBIR Transition Assistance Program Symposium held in Washington D.C. June 5-7. SEA CORP showcased their Advanced Gas Impulse Launch Ejector (AGILE) that uses innovative commercial automobile air bag inflators for impulse energy to launch sonobuoys, and their XTDAS (XML-Based Test Data Analysis System) that facilitates gathering and analysis of system test data in real time. In addition to providing presentations on each system, SEA CORP had two display booths where potential users of the innovative technologies could get ‘hands-on’ knowledge of the SEA CORP projects.
$578M Contract Win by MILCOM Puts SEA CORP as a Major Team Player to Support Military Communications Work SEA CORP is part of the MILCOM team that was recently awarded a contract worth over a half-billion dollars to support military communications work. SEA CORP’s expertise in the area a submarine communications, particularly with the new Common Submarine Radio Room will make them a significant player in this contract in submarine communications design, shipboard installations and testing.
SEA CORP Wins $3.2M Prime Contract to Continue Submarine Test Support SEA CORP was awarded work to support the Naval Sea Systems Command Weapons and Vehicles Product Area director to provide Test and Evaluation support for the Attack (SSN), Ballistic Missile (SSBN) and Guided Missile (SSGN) Submarines.
Navy Awards SBIR Contract to SEA CORP for Improved Sonobuoy Functionality The Navy awarded SEA CORP a $100K Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract. The award by the Naval Air systems Command will be to develop an improved electrical selection interface for sonobuoys.
SEACORP Joins the Lockheed Martin Team to Support SWFTS SEA CORP was part of a $17.4M award to to Lockheed Martin Corporation for the Submarine Warfare Tactical Systems (SWFTS) Naval battlegroup interconnectivity initiative. SWFTS is comprised of all submarine combat system subsystems, mainly consultation, command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C5I). This effort provides for the overall architecture integration of the subsystems to achieve a single total combat system.
SEA CORP Wins Subcontract to Support NUWC Submarine Communications Work SEA CORP Teamed as a subcontractor to Anteon Corporation in a contract win to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Submarine Electromagnetic Systems Department, Code 34 for the Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR).
SEA CORP Wins Program Management Contract The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport has awarded Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEA CORP) a new contract to provide program management services for the Sensor and Sonar Systems Department. The five year effort, worth $8,394,258, may ultimately employ as many as 24 full-time workers performing such duties as documentation, presentation support and strategic and business planning. "This is a growing field of endeavor for us," said Robin Alderman, SEA CORP’s Business Area Manager for Program Support. "We’ve been expanding our capabilities for several years and honing the skills we need to offer our Navy customers the very best value in this important support function. This new contract is a measure of our success."
Automotive Airbag Inflators Provide the Push for New Surface Vessel Launcher NEWPORT, RI -- The Naval Undersea Warfare Center recently conducted tests in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay to demonstrate a new torpedo launcher concept for surface ships and to gather launch vehicle water entry data from high speed launches. From the deck of a high-speed catamaran "flying" at over 35 knots (40 mph, 65 km/hr) several torpedoes and countermeasures of various diameters were launched using the U.S. Navy’s developmental "Advanced Surface Launcher (ASL)." The launches were conducted over a broad range of platform speed, launcher exit velocities and launcher pitch angles. The data obtained will be used to quantitatively analyze launcher performance, in-air trajectories and water impact dynamics. This capability is invaluable in developing new launcher systems in support of both new platforms and payloads.
Eyed as a replacement for the venerable Mk32 ASW torpedo tubes (used in various but similar forms by navies around the world for over 40 years) the ASL is not only modular and reconfigurable for various-size payloads, it uses automotive airbag inflators as a source of launch energy. Until now, torpedoes launched from destroyers and cruisers have used high-pressure air, replenished from the ships’ compressors. "We need a source of energy that is 100% reliable and can be tailored to fit the needs of various sized vehicles," explained Dan Godfrey, a senior Navy engineer overseeing the project. "We also want a modular launcher, a completely self-contained system that can be loaded aboard a ship like the new Littoral Combat Ship for a shallow-water ASW mission, and then removed when the mission is over," he went on. In order to satisfy the requirements of future Navy warships for flexibility, a new concept was needed and that’s where the automotive airbag inflators came in.
In a related development, SEA CORP is also developing a helicopter sonobuoy launcher based on the same principle, but using relatively tiny inflators from side-door airbags. "We can reduce the complexity and weight of launchers like these and make them much more versatile," said Lussier. "We hope to see these launchers become the standard for cold launches aboard Navy ships and aircraft."
Submarine Electromagnetic Systems Contract Win for SEA CORP SEA CORP was awarded a five-year, $26.3 million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) to provide Field Engineering and Technical Services for Electromagnetic Systems. The term "electromagnetic systems" encompasses antennas, receivers and electronic countermeasure devices installed as part of the electronics suite aboard nuclear submarines. "This work will involve the full spectrum of technical support from the design of specialized hardware to upgrading of systems and troubleshooting of equipment problems for fleet submarines deployed all over the world," said Robert McDevitt, SEA CORP's Senior Vice President for Technical Operations. "Electromagnetic systems and communications is an area where we have been expanding our expertise over the past few years," he went on, "our team of engineers and technicians is now one of the most experienced in this field." Last year, according to Brian Gilligan, SEA CORP's President, the Company was again the number one small business contractor for NUWC, based on revenues of over $21 million, a rate of growth of over 30% from the previous year. The company, headquartered in the Aquidneck Corporate Park, with a branch office in Groton Connecticut, employs about 200 professional engineers, scientists and technicians. For this effort, SEA CORP as prime contractor will be supported by Northrop Grumman Information Technology, also located in Middletown, and MILCOM Systems Corporation of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
SEA CORP Wins Research Contracts SEA CORP has won two new contracts under the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The SBIR program is designed to take advantage of the untapped research potential of small businesses nationwide and provide funding to take new technologies from the concept to the prototype stage and then on to production. Both of the new contracts are being awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command, which is the U.S. Navy's aircraft and missile acquisition agency. Under the first contract, SEA CORP will develop a new piece of helicopter equipment dubbed the "AGILE" Sonobuoy Launcher. Sonobuoy launchers are used to eject small, disposable sonar detection buoys from the helicopter into the water to detect and track submarines. SEA CORP would apply its patented technology to use automotive airbag inflators to propel the sonobuoys out of a new lightweight structure. The second project is for "Intelligent Test Data Analysis Technology" for weapons systems to be employed on the future "Joint Strike Fighter." The primary objective of this research is to design a software system using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically collect and interpret data from several subsystems simultaneously. Under this three-part SBIR program, each Phase I contract provides $100,000 over nine months to prove the feasibility of the new technology. Upon successful completion of Phase I, the company must compete for Phase II, a $750,000, two-year contract to build and test a full-scale prototype. Phase III is commercialization, where the company must find a customer and move to full-scale production. SEA CORP has experience in the SBIR program and is now well into Phase III of a program to build a new kind of torpedo launcher for U.S. Navy destroyers. Like the helicopter sonobuoy launcher, the torpedo launcher uses automotive airbag inflators to launch torpedoes from the ships into the water.
SEA CORP Awarded Navy Contract for Submarine Sonar Work SEA CORP has won a five-year, $15 million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center for technical services on submarine sonars and other electronics. The services entail a full-range of system engineering, including design, analysis, installation and testing of sonars and other combat systems equipment aboard all classes of submarines. The contract was awarded to SEA CORP based on a nationwide competition among all eligible small businesses. "An interesting aspect of this work, much of it sonar related, is the increasing emphasis on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf components," said Brian Gilligan, SEA CORP's President. "When we started in this business over 20 years ago, the Navy relied exclusively on unique, so-called 'Military Specification' hardware for its front-line combat equipment," Gilligan went on. "No longer. In order to control costs and to get the systems out to the fleet as quickly as possible, the clear trend is to try to find commercial parts that will do the job." This latest contract is a follow-on to a similar five year effort now being completed by the company. For this contract, SEA CORP will be supported by two other small businesses, Rite Solutions, also based in Middletown, and the local office of Progeny Systems of Manassas, Virginia.
Contract for Submarine Special Sensors SEA CORP won a five-year, $2.85 million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center to install special sensor packages and data acquisition equipment in Navy submarines. "The work will involve setting up special equipment on submarines before they go out on a mission and then removing it upon the boat's return. We'll have to do some design work to build special cables and junction boxes for various boats. Each installation may be slightly different," said Brian Gilligan, SEA CORP's founder and President. The special sensors measure environmental conditions, such as temperature, turbulence, sound propagation and salinity in various parts of the ocean. The data is retrieved and used for post-mission analysis and to provide a database of information to be used in future operations. Also included in the contract tasking is the training of the crews in the use of the special equipment. The new work follows on the heels of another Navy contract awarded to SEA CORP just last month ($35 million for engineering and testing services).
SEA CORP Awarded Navy Contract for Submarine Engineering and Testing SEA CORP won a five-year, $35 million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center for engineering services associated with submarine combat systems. Submarine combat systems are the complex electronic controls, displays and computers which interconnect weapons and sensors and provide the man-machine interface for the crew. SEA CORP's role will be to analyze, test & evaluate those systems to ensure that they are performing as required. The work is done in the laboratory here in Newport and on fleet submarines, both at the dock and at sea, anywhere in the world. "This is a well traveled group," said Robert "Mac" McDevitt, SEA CORP's Vice President for Technical Operations, who will manage this contract. "This contract is a continuation of the kind of work we've been doing for over twenty years," McDevitt went on, "In fact, it's a direct follow-on to a previous five-year effort we're just completing." About half of SEA CORP's work force of 130 will be working at one point or another under this contract. "We have a unique mix of degreed engineers and highly-qualified technical experts with direct Navy experience," said McDevitt. "Our group of professionals has earned a well-deserved reputation for excellence at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and out in the fleet. Our solid record of performance has contributed to our standing as the number one small business contractor for the Navy in Newport." For this effort, SEA CORP as prime contractor will be supported by the local offices of Northrop Grumman Information Technology, American Systems Corporation, Raytheon, Digital Diagnostics Incorporated and TSM Corporation.
SEA CORP Awarded Navy Contract for SEAWOLF Support SEA CORP has won a five-year, $40 million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center to provide engineering and technical services for SEAWOLF and new attack submarine programs. SEAWOLF is the newest operational class of Navy attack nuclear submarine. The work spans the full range of engineering and program management functions, from design studies through system-level testing, on all non-propulsion electronic systems. "This contract will continue a trend of steady growth over the past decade-despite a decline in defense budgets." according to Brian Gilligan, SEA CORP's President. "We have been involved in submarine electronic systems for nearly twenty years," he went on, "and our reputation as a provider of the highest quality engineering services is stronger than ever. I'm extremely proud of our engineers and technicians whose solid performance is maintaining the company's strong position in the challenging defense engineering market. SEA CORP's success has come as a direct result of our relentless focus on customer satisfaction." For this effort, SEA CORP leads a team which includes three other companies, Logicon Information Systems, Mantech International and Progeny Systems. The contract was competed on a multiple-award basis; SEA CORP was one of three awardees.
SEA CORP Receives Tibbets Award WASHINGTON, DC - SEA CORP was among sixty-three small business winners from 47 states and the District of Columbia receiving the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) prestigious Tibbetts Award for their exemplary achievements in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The award is named for Roland Tibbetts, founder of SBA's SBIR program, in recognition of small businesses' superior achievements in innovation, research and technology. The awards were presented to the recipients during the Fifth Annual Tibbetts Award ceremony in Washington, DC. SEA CORP's award recognizes its success in the area of new launcher system concepts for surface ships and submarines. In a three-year SBIR project, the "Modular Gas Generator Launch Canister," SEA CORP developed and tested a new concept for Navy shipboard launchers. This new concept replaces conventional high-pressure air and specially-designed explosive charges with commercially-available gas-generators used in automotive airbags. For surface ships, the new gas-generator launcher makes possible a sealed and self-contained torpedo launch canister. Torpedo launchers currently in the fleet can also be modified to take advantage of the gas generator technology to reduce maintenance and increase operational readiness. On submarines, the concept can be applied to launch countermeasures (decoys) underwater, providing an environmentally friendly alternative to the hazardous and more expensive pyrotechnic devices now in use. The torpedo launcher has been thoroughly proven during several test launches of actual Navy torpedoes; SEA CORP now has a patent pending on its "Improved Torpedo Launch Mechanism and Method." The novel pressure-balanced submarine launcher has also been successfully demonstrated, with underwater launches of a large projectile. Additional potential applications for surface ships include various kinds of countermeasure launch devices, including an anti-torpedo torpedo. Both the torpedo and countermeasure launcher applications show great promise for wide use in the U.S. and allied navies. The U.S. Navy recently commissioned a formal technology insertion program, providing SEA CORP with an additional $3.7 million to prove the feasibility of modifying current and planned surface ships with the new torpedo launch mechanism. In parallel with this funded effort, SEA CORP has teamed with a major Naval shipyard to formally propose that the submarine countermeasure launcher be fitted on future U.S. submarines. The Company also has a teaming arrangement in place with a major naval weapons system manufacturer to develop, manufacture and market a fully-modular torpedo launcher for the Navy's newest destroyer class.
SEA CORP Awarded Navy Contract for Missile Programs SEA CORP of Middletown, Rhode Island, has won a five-year, $11.6 million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center to perform systems engineering and technical analysis services for Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs. Tomahawk and Harpoon are guided missiles fired from Navy surface ships and submarines. The work will include the test and evaluation of existing systems as well as supporting the development of new designs. This contract is an important step in SEA CORP's continuing development as a full-service systems engineering company, according to Brian Gilligan, SEA CORP's President. "The work represents significant growth in the Company's core competencies," he said. "We have been involved in shipboard electronic combat control systems for nearly twenty years," he went on, "so expansion into the sophisticated weapons and UAV's associated with those control systems is a natural evolution for us. I'm extremely proud of our engineers and technicians whose solid performance is maintaining the company's strong position in the challenging defense engineering market." For this effort, SEA CORP as prime contractor will be supported by the local offices of General Physics Corporation, Mystic, Connecticut and Middletown, Rhode Island.
SEA CORP to Develop Navy Launchers The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWC) has awarded Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEA CORP) of Middletown, Rhode Island a $ 3.7 million contract to continue development of shipboard launchers using automotive airbag inflator technology. The initial work, performed over a period of three years under a two-phased Small Business Innovation Research contract, resulted in the successful demonstration of both surface ship torpedo and submarine countermeasure launcher prototypes. As in the previous efforts, NUWC will be providing technical oversight and guidance for the new project. Phase three of the project calls for an intensive analysis of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of taking systems based on this technology to sea in current and future ships and submarines. Working closely with NUWC engineers, SEA CORP will continue its design work, with modeling and simulation leading to designs for new prototypes and production systems. According to SEA CORP's lead engineer for this project, Dave Lussier, "We expect this new type of launcher to provide the Navy with several advantages, both in cost and operational effectiveness. We're taking inexpensive, commercially-available components the automotive airbag gas generators and applying them to specific military applications, as opposed to the more common approach of designing everything from scratch to meet military specifications. We can get the equipment into the fleet faster and more economically using these off-the-shelf items." In addition to its launcher development program, the company is also preparing to build a low-cost, portable control system for submarine-launched torpedoes and mobile underwater mines. "These SBIR contracts," said SEA CORP's President, Brian Gilligan, "are leading the company's expansion of its business base to include design, development and, ultimately, production of new military systems incorporating the latest technology."
SEA CORP Listed on Worldwide Contract for Engineering Services Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEA CORP) of Middletown, Rhode Island, has been awarded a Worldwide Federal Supply Schedule contract for Professional Engineering Services by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). This contract allows any Federal Government agency to obtain engineering services from companies which the GSA has determined are qualified, experienced and cost-effective. The services to be provided under this contract range from the testing of equipment through the design and development of complex systems. Fewer than 60 companies nationwide and only a handful in New England (none in Rhode Island) have so far successfully completed the rigorous requirements to be included in this new, multiple award, five-year contract.SEA CORP was awarded a contract under another major GSA Schedule, for Information Technology Services, last year. SEA CORP, a privately-owned small business founded in 1981, provides systems and software engineering services, primarily to Government customers. The company, headquartered in the Aquidneck Corporate Park, with a branch office in Groton Connecticut, employs about 100 professional engineers, computer scientists and technicians.
SEA CORP Awarded GSA Contract Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEA CORP) of Middletown, Rhode Island, has been awarded a contract by the General Services Administration (GSA). Under the GSA Information Technology Services Contract, SEA CORP has been listed as an approved supplier in the Federal Supply Services Catalog, which offices throughout the Federal Government may use in acquiring services. By listing SEA CORP, the GSA has made an official determination both that SEA CORP is capable of performing information technology services and that SEA CORP's prices are fair, reasonable and competitive. The GSA Federal Supply Schedules are designed to reduce the time and cost associated with traditional Government contracting, and are consistent with new, simplified federal acquisition guidelines. The contract will run for five years with an option for an additional five years. The contract includes services for a wide variety of information technology needs from system analysis and design to program management. The value of the contract is dependent on the Company's ability to market its services more widely to Government agencies. But the flexibility and efficiency of GSA contracting is expected to increase SEA CORP's appeal to a broad range of prospective customers.
SEA CORP Awarded Navy Contract for Acoustic Trainer Development Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEA CORP) of Middletown, Rhode Island, will support the development of submarine acoustic trainers for the U.S. Navy. SEA CORP will perform the work under a contract with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport. The value of the contract is estimated at $21,593,717 over a five-year period, said Laura Clarke, the company's Contracts Manager. SEA CORP will be supported in its work by Analysis and Technology (A&T), North Stonington, Connecticut, Progeny Systems, Manassas, Virginia and Unidyne Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia. "We have put together a uniquely qualified team," said SEA CORP's president, Brian W. Gilligan, "our combined strengths in the areas of systems development, testing and evaluation, combined with a wealth of submarine sonar-specific expertise, will ensure that trainers developed and modified for the Navy accurately reflect the very latest tactical systems as they are introduced into the fleet. I think the fact that SEA CORP, a small business, won this contract in full and open competition with large corporations shows the solid technical reputation we have built up." Acoustic trainers are used in both Navy shore facilities and onboard submarines for operations and maintenance training on submarine SONAR and combat systems. The work will involve all classes of U.S. submarines, including the Virginia Class (formerly designated the "New SSN") currently under development. SEA CORP, a private company founded in 1981 with sales of over $11 million in 1998, provides systems engineering, software development and testing and analysis support for a number of Navy programs. The firm also has an extensive R&D program in the areas of torpedo and acoustic countermeasure launching and portable fire control systems. |
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