FA945323CX005
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
JOINT EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY SUPPLYING ON-ORBIT NUCLEAR POWER (JETSON)
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Hopkins, SC 29061 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
61
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Westinghouse Government Services was awarded
Definitive Contract FA945323CX005 (FA9453-23-C-X005)
for Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear Power (JETSON)
worth up to $24,625,126
by Air Force Research Laboratory
in September 2023.
The contract
has a duration of 2 years 3 months and
was awarded
through solicitation FA9453-21-S-0001-CALL012: Space Strategic Technology Institute (SSTI) - Advanced Space Power and Propulsion
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC33
via two step acquisition procedures with 2 bids received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $7,655,133.
DOD Announcements
Sep 2023:
Westinghouse Government Services LLC, Hopkins, South Carolina, was awarded a $16,969,993 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-orbit Nuclear Power (JETSON) high power mission application program. This contract provides for the JETSON effort to mature relevant technologies, conduct analyses, trade studies, and explore risk reduction strategies to investigate how a high power, nuclear fission-system could be implemented from a subsystem, spacecraft, and architecture standpoint. Work will be performed in Hopkins, South Carolina, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2025. This contract was a competitive acquisition and three offers were received. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $16,969,993 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA9453-23-C-X005).
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 1/12/24
Period of Performance
9/29/23
Start Date
12/29/25
Current End Date
12/29/25
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$17.0M
Total Obligated
$17.0M
Current Award
$24.6M
Potential Award
$0.0
Funded Backlog
$7.7M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
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Competition
Number of Bidders
2
Solicitation Procedures
Two Step
Evaluated Preference
None
Performance Based Acquisition
Yes
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Individual Subcontract Plan
Cost Accounting Standards
Yes
Business Size Determination
Large Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
N1NLKX42JKN5
Awardee CAGE
1N094
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
FA9453 FA9453 AFRL RVK
Funding Office
F2KBAA
Created By
daniel.alvarado@sa5700.fa9453
Last Modified By
daniel.alvarado@sa5700.fa9453
Approved By
daniel.alvarado@sa5700.fa9453
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
SC-06
Senators
Lindsey Graham
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
Representative
James Clyburn
Modified: 1/12/24