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The Kraken

DEPT OF DEFENSE · Solicitation N0018926QB076 · NAICS 541512 · No Set aside used · Closed

Solicitation details

Solicitation numberN0018926QB076
Notice ID88ec10e806444eb2a2595889b87b3a3e
AgencyDEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tierDEPT OF THE NAVY
Contracting officeNAVSUP FLT LOG CTR NORFOLK
NAICS code541512
Product / service code (PSC)J016
Set-asideNo Set aside used
Notice typeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Posted11 June 2026
Response deadline15 June 2026 (closed)
Place of performanceWright Patterson AFB, OH, USA

Description

The U.S. Navy Medicine Disorientation Research Device (DRD) also known as The "Kraken, is a bespoke and complex motion platform designed to support advanced aerospace medical research objectives unique to the Department of War and other agency partners, built by Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC). Due to its unprecedented performance requirements and one-of-a-kind nature, the system underwent an extended design, development, integration, and validation period. DRD was developed under Contract N00189-09-C-Z025, with contract award in January 2009 and operational activation in December 2016. Due to the extended development lifecycle, core subsystems--specifically the distributed I/O architecture based on Interbus--are now obsolete and no longer supported by industry. Modernization is required to ensure continued operational availability, safety, and maintainability of this research asset. This is being procure on a sole source basis to ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORP due to propietary nature.

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