Stock Markets May 13, 2026 05:38 PM

General Dynamics IT Secures Modification to Maintain Navy Personnel Platform

One-year base plus option periods could raise the award to $79.3 million to sustain the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System

By Sofia Navarro GD

General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has received a $39,198,688 modification to its cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to continue sustaining the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System. The change includes a one-year base period and four three-month options that, if all exercised, would increase the modification's total to $79,315,988. Work is split between New Orleans and Arlington, with initial fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds being obligated at award.

General Dynamics IT Secures Modification to Maintain Navy Personnel Platform
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Key Points

  • Modification awarded to General Dynamics Information Technology totals $39,198,688 with a one-year base period and four three-month options.
  • If all options are exercised, the modification's cumulative value will reach $79,315,988; initial obligation at award is $3,870,000 in fiscal 2026 O&M funds.
  • Work is split 60% in New Orleans, Louisiana, and 40% in Arlington, Virginia; Naval Information Warfare Systems Command in San Diego is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has been awarded a modification worth $39,198,688 to an existing cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to sustain the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System, the Department of Defense announced. The modification provides a one-year base performance period and includes four option periods of three months each.

If the Navy exercises every option within the modification, the total value attributable to this contract action would rise to $79,315,988. The Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System is identified as the service's principal personnel management platform, supporting active and reserve sailors across the globe.

The Navy will obligate $3,870,000 in fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds at the time the modification is awarded. Work under the modification will be performed primarily in New Orleans, Louisiana, which accounts for 60% of the effort, and in Arlington, Virginia, which accounts for the remaining 40%.

The contract modification, if all option periods are executed, would extend through May 14, 2028. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, based in San Diego, California, is listed as the contracting activity overseeing the work.

The award was issued on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1), a statute that permits non-competitive procurement when only one responsible source is available to meet the government’s requirements. General Dynamics Information Technology is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.


Context and implications - The modification continues funding for a mission-critical personnel management system used across the Navy's active and reserve components. The structure of the award - a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with multiple short option periods - ties near-term funding and program continuation to exercised options and future obligations.

Contract administration - Naval Information Warfare Systems Command in San Diego is the contracting authority responsible for administering the modification and any subsequent option exercises that extend the performance period to 2028.

Risks

  • The final cumulative value depends on whether the Navy exercises all four three-month options - this introduces uncertainty in total contract revenue. (Impacted sector: defense contracting and IT services.)
  • Funding beyond the initial $3,870,000 obligation for fiscal 2026 is contingent on future appropriations and option exercises, which could affect program continuity. (Impacted sector: government operations and federal IT providers.)

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