HORIZON REFERENCE SYSTEM FOR ARLEIGH BURKE-CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYERS, CONSTELLATION-CLASS FRIGATES, AND FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE-CLASS LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division awarded three five-year, fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contracts (MACs) for Horizon Reference Systems (HRS). These systems support the Program Manager Air (PMA) 251 Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Program Office for integration on various Navy vessels, including Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, Constellation-class frigates, and Freedom and Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships. The selected contractors are Critical Communications, Controls and Instruments, LLC (N6833526D0005), Calzoni S.R.L. (N6833526D0006), and Valkyrie Enterprises, LLC (N6833526D0007).

The Department of the Navy issued this award notice on January 29, 2026, under solicitation number N6833526R0435 following an unrestricted full and open competition. The contracts carry an estimated aggregate ceiling of $70,000,000, and the three awardees will compete for individual delivery orders over the five-year performance period. Kelly Gray serves as the primary point of contact for this requirement.

The procurement is classified under NAICS code 334511 for Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing and PSC 1710 for Aircraft Landing Equipment. This effort involves the manufacture and delivery of specialized navigation and guidance instrumentation to ensure aircraft landing capabilities across multiple classes of surface combatants.