United States, May 1 -- University Corp. for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, was awarded a $23,535,959 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and development of the Navy's Next-Generation Navy Environmental Prediction System Utilizing a Nonhydrostatic Engine (NEPTUNE). NEPTUNE is a spectral element solver for the compressible, non-hydrostatic, deep-atmosphere equations of motion and a critical component of the Navy's numerical weather prediction system. The contract does not include options and has a cumulative value of $23,535,959. A $3,800,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee task order was issued concurrently. The task order does include options, and if exercised has a cumulative value at the $11,832,439. Work for the ...