Hi mrdog, In the detals of the award this wording is used" The...

Hi mrdog, In the detals of the award this wording is used

" The Government intends to make one or more awards with approximate values of $1,500,000.00 for the TD Phase only on or about 2nd Qtr 2010, with a period of performance of 18 months each"

So have a 18 months, before any follow on here.
However it is a "BIG ONE" and they have funds provided
for this.

here are the details from the synoptis


: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE:

Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) intends to issue a full and open competitive solicitation (Request for Proposal), within the next 30 days, for the procurement of a demonstration and evaluation of hardware for a new weapon system, Mission Payload Module ? Non-Lethal Weapon Systems (MPM-NLWS). This new weapon system is to provide the Marine Corps with improved counter-personnel, non-lethal capabilities. The system is to dispense a new non-lethal munition that will incapacitate personnel through light, sound, and pressure stimuli and will provide longer range, greater area coverage, extended duration, and better scalability of effects than current non-lethal weapon systems. It is to be mounted onto the Marine Corps Transparent Armor Gun Shield (MCTAGS). This is a research and development requirement, with the initial award of a Cost Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract for the Technology Development (TD) Phase only for evaluation of demonstrated payload effectiveness, munitions fuzing/functioning and weapon platform compatibility. The Government intends to make one or more awards with approximate values of $1,500,000.00 for the TD Phase only on or about 2nd Qtr 2010, with a period of performance of 18 months each. Award(s) will be made to the Offeror(s) whose proposal demonstrates the best value to the Government.