UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII - REEFENSE PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION THAT RAPIDLY PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
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REEFENSE PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION THAT RAPIDLY PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
Context & Analysis
On Oct 20, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $22,335,922 to UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII for reefense program seeks to develop a solution that rapidly provides protection for us department of defense coastal infrastructure.. The award is classified under NAICS 541714 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost plus fixed fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 18 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in HONOLULU, HI. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 541714 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ended May 31, 2026 (5 months ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 20, 2026: 48/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 18 offers. 74% of 46 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541714 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
- Award size
- At $22.3M, this award is larger than three in four of the 45 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541714 over the last 3 years (median $2.4M).
- Incumbent at this agency
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII has 8 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $2.5M, 2015–2017.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541714 over the last 3 years.
- THE BOEING COMPANY — 1 award, $4.4B
- L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — 1 award, $179.6M
- AVIAN, LLC — 1 award, $53.8M
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE — 5 awards, $20.9M
- RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY — 1 award, $11.3M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 20, 2026.
Contractor Information
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