Applied Technology Associates has been awarded a potential five-year, $27 million contract to help the U.S. Navy research and develop electro-optical and infrared sensing technology.
The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform work in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is scheduled to finish by June 29, 2021.
The Naval Research Laboratory obligated $2.3 million from the Navy’s fiscal 2016 research, development, tests and evaluation funds at the time of award, DoD added.
NRL employs more than 2,500 researchers, engineers, technicians and support personnel that work to facilitate scientific maritime studies and technology development programs at the Navy.