# Focused Radio Frequency Optimized Signal Transference (FROST)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0017325r0007

- Solicitation number: N00173-25-R-0007
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Assurance Technology Corp. for $244,000,000.00
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: Naval Research Laboratory (N00173)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: February 10, 2025
- Last posted: October 16, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f8b0cd80c484aa69fd9a51a3db8e65a/view

## Description

FROST contract N0017325D7000 was competitively solicited and awarded to the offeror who represented the best value to the Government. N0017325D7000 was awarded as a cost-type contract with no firm fixed price CLINs. A cost-type contract was best suited for this requirement as the level of requirement could not be defined entirely ahead of contract execution and due to the nature of research and development (R&D), the project scope often evolves as new information is discovered.

A cost-type contract accommodates these changes without requiring constant, time-consuming renegotiations over price. This flexibility allows the research to proceed efficiently and on schedule. Additionally, cost-type contracts for R&D allow for full visibility and transparency in to expenditures, allowing the Government to understand all costs on the contract.

Task Order N0017325F7002 and N0017325F7003 were awarded at contract award as competition is not required under a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, unlike a mulitple-award contract (MAC).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Assurance Technology Corp. (UEI SM9GYA9YD5M7)
- Contract: N0017325D7000
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number N0017325R0007 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office N00173 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_N0017325D7000_9700/


## Publications

- February 10, 2025: Solicitation, due March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 390a4f6db9364b91837954c2ba088363. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/390a4f6db9364b91837954c2ba088363/view
- February 26, 2025: Solicitation, due March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 855aac83c58e455299a91e05359144ba. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/855aac83c58e455299a91e05359144ba/view
- October 16, 2025: Award notice. Notice 5f8b0cd80c484aa69fd9a51a3db8e65a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f8b0cd80c484aa69fd9a51a3db8e65a/view

## Points of contact

- Richard Waterstreet, richard.j.waterstreet2.civ@us.navy.mil, 2029231547
- Erica N Turner, erica.n.turner9.civ@us.navy.mil, 2029231399

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