SAIC to provide R&D services for US NSMRL

The US Naval Medical Logistics Command has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide research and development (R&D) services in support of the US Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL).

Under the single-award, cost-plus fixed-fee contract, the company will deliver R&D support services which include investigations of medical, psychological, physiological, and other issues associated with the health and performance of Naval personnel in operational and non-operational settings.

SCAI will carry out broader research and testing and involves all aspects of submariner wellness, submariner psychological factors, shipboard force health protection, human factors, and undersea warfighter capabilities.

Commenting on the contract, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager Steve Comber said, "We look forward to continuing to provide the NSMRL with subject matter expertise relating to Navy and Department of Defense-wide medical issues to support undersea warfighters."

As the only US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery dedicated research institution for submariner performance, the NSMRL research on areas including, psychological, and physiological interactions between the human and the submarine.

The NSMRL also leads in undersea human factors, sensory sciences, and operational medicine while serving the submarine force and the Navy.

With a one-year base period of performance, the contract has four one-year options and is valued at approximately $22m, if all options are exercised.

Work will be conducted at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, US.