FA865023C9313
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION USING COMMERCIAL SPACE INTERNET CALL 003 MULTI-BAND, MULTI-ORBIT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENTS
Awarding / Funding Agency
PSC
Place of Performance
San Diego, CA 92128 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
325
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential Award value has increased 101% from $95,402,652 to $191,345,064.
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation was awarded
Definitive Contract FA865023C9313 (FA8650-23-C-9313)
worth up to $191,345,064
by Air Force Research Laboratory
in June 2023.
The contract
has a duration of 3 years 8 months and
was awarded
through solicitation Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet
full & open
with
NAICS 541990 and
PSC AC13
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 1 bid received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $46,216,412 and funded backlog of $35,157,669.
DOD Announcements
Jun 2023:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, has been awarded an $80,327,904 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet Advanced Research Announcement, which seeks to establish the ability to communicate with military platforms via multiple commercial space internet constellations in various orbital regimes using common user terminal and hardware elements. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed Feb. 25, 2027. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,000,000; and fiscal 2023 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $25,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-23-C-9313).
Jul 2024: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $79,275,834 add work modification (P00004) to previously awarded contract FA8650-23-C-9313 for Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet. This contract seeks to establish the ability to communicate with military platforms via multiple commercial space internet constellations in various orbital regimes using common user terminal and hardware elements. This additional work modification seeks to expand the number and types of satellite constellations with which the terminals can communicate and will include waveforms capable of communication through military as well as commercial satellites. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $169,455,627. Work will be performed at San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed Feb. 25, 2027. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $15,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. (Awarded June 28, 2024)
Jul 2024: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $79,275,834 add work modification (P00004) to previously awarded contract FA8650-23-C-9313 for Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet. This contract seeks to establish the ability to communicate with military platforms via multiple commercial space internet constellations in various orbital regimes using common user terminal and hardware elements. This additional work modification seeks to expand the number and types of satellite constellations with which the terminals can communicate and will include waveforms capable of communication through military as well as commercial satellites. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $169,455,627. Work will be performed at San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed Feb. 25, 2027. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $15,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. (Awarded June 28, 2024)
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 7/2/25
Period of Performance
6/2/23
Start Date
2/25/27
Current End Date
2/25/27
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$145.1M
Total Obligated
$180.3M
Current Award
$191.3M
Potential Award
$35.2M
Funded Backlog
$46.2M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
FA865023C9313
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Activity Timeline
Subcontract Awards
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Opportunity Lifecycle
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Transaction History
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Competition
Number of Bidders
1
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Individual Subcontract Plan
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Large Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
LEMLXG994AU3
Awardee CAGE
65409
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
FA8650 FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL
Funding Office
F4FBGK
Created By
usercw@sa5700.fa8650
Last Modified By
usercw@sa5700.fa8650
Approved By
usercw@sa5700.fa8650
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
CA-51
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Representative
Sara Jacobs
Modified: 7/2/25