Maritime automated ingestion for scene-aware identification and localization (mainsail)
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA237725CB035
- Awardee
-
Systems & Technology Research LLC UEI SA7ZWUEM9RG4
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $3,520,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Maritime Automated Ingestion for Scene - Aware Identification and Localization (MAINSAIL) Solicitation · FA237725RB003 · Posted Apr 3, 2025
- Contract value 52% obligated
- $6,768,474.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 35% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 24 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Woburn, MA 01801, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,495,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $775,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $250,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $750,000 | |
| Original award | $250,000 |
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $6.768 million definitive contract to Systems & Technology Research LLC for the Maritime Automated Ingestion for Scene-Aware Identification and Localization (MAINSAIL) program on September 29, 2025, under a cost-plus-fixed-fee structure with no set-aside.
MAINSAIL is a research and development effort to develop autonomous algorithms for maritime target tracking using spaceborne sensing assets, with emphasis on automated target recognition, contextual data analysis, machine-readable data formats, and predictive location reasoning. The solicitation, posted April 3, 2025, with proposals due May 19, 2025, anticipated a single-award CPFF arrangement. Work is performed at Woburn, MA, primarily at the contractor's Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information facility, with an estimated composition of 30 percent classified and 70 percent unclassified work. Contractors require TS/SCI facility clearance and may travel to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The contract runs through September 29, 2028. Technical proposals were limited to 30 pages and evaluated on innovative technical approach, understanding of objectives, and potential for transitioning research to future government needs. Offerors were required to be U.S. persons; small businesses were encouraged to propose. Government will provide access to DoD High Performance Computing resources at multiple classification levels.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA237725CB035?
FA237725CB035 was awarded to Systems & Technology Research LLC by Air Force (Department of Defense) on September 29, 2025.
How much is contract FA237725CB035 worth?
The government has obligated $3,520,000 on FA237725CB035. Its current value, with exercised options, is $6,768,474.
Which agency awarded contract FA237725CB035?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA237725CB035, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA237725CB035 competed?
The extent of competition for FA237725CB035 was full and open competition. The government received 24 offers.
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