Contract: FSU, $13.3M

Florida State University Center for Advanced Power Systems (FSU CAPS), Tallahassee, Fla., is being awarded a $13,325,445 cost-only modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4220) for research and development activities associated with modeling, simulation and testing of Navy advanced shipboard electrical power systems and components. FSU CAPS will develop real-time models to test advanced shipboard electrical system components in power-hardware-in-the-loop and control-hardware-in-the-loop testing methodologies. FSU CAPS will also perform studies and analysis, conduct design, develop, and validation of models for advanced shipboard electrical system components and for the entire architecture. Work will be performed in Tallahassee is expected to be completed by September 2020. Fiscal 2017 research development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $507,000 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 02/17/17)