Insitu awards $40.7M SOCOM drone contract

U.S. Marines speak to representatives at the Insitu information booth during the second day of the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association-U.S. Naval Institute West 2016 conference. (MC3 Ellen Hilkowski/U.S. Navy)

Insitu has been awarded a $40.7 million U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) contract for drones.

The Department of Defense contract announcement only said that the sole-source indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is for “Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS 1.5-B) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services.”

“This undefinitize action,” according to the DoD, “is necessary to prevent interruption of ongoing services at multiple locations worldwide until a follow-on contract can be competitively awarded.”

The contract includes a six-month base year and two three-month options.