FA865021D2606-FA865021F2605

May 2021: InfoScitex Corp., Dayton, Ohio, has been awarded two shared ceiling $243,050,000 single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for completing research and development. The first contract is the Aerospace Systems Technology Research and Assessment (ASTRA) Aerospace Technology Development and Testing (ATDT) for conducting research, development, and demonstration of transformative aerospace capabilities and multi-domain operations (MDO) modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A). The ATDT contract (FA8650-21-D-2602) is awarded with one initial task order (FA8650-21-F-2603) for control automation research with a price of $16,949,999. The second contract (FA8650-21-D-2606) is for the ASTRA Multi-Domain Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MDMSA). The MDMSA contract will focus on MDO MS&A tool development and MDO analysis. The MDMSA contract is awarded with two initial task orders: one task order (FA8650-21-F-2604) for advanced high-speed operations and analysis research with a price of $6,400,000; and one task order (FA8650-21-F-2605) for multi-domain technology simulation-based engineering with a price of $14,771,892. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for both contracts and both are expected to be completed May 1, 2028. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and four offers were received. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,267,501 will be obligated at the time of award on the first task order. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity.