Combat identification automated target recognition technology (catch) call 03
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA237726CB015
- Awardee
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Raytheon Company UEI NBSLHP77ZJQ1 Part of RTX Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,950,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Pre-Solicitation · FA237725RB012 · Posted Apr 1, 2025
- Contract value 10% obligated
- $19,980,569.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 10% 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 · 2 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- El Segundo, CA, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a definitive contract to Raytheon Company for Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 03 research and development with a ceiling value of $19,980,569 on April 10, 2026, under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure.
The originating solicitation is an Advanced Research Announcement for a multi-award research program spanning technology readiness levels 3 through 7 in sensor exploitation, modeling, simulation, algorithm development, and demonstration testing across air, ground, and surface domains. Work encompasses fusion of multiple active and passive sensor modalities, operationalization of combat identification enabling technologies, all-domain modeling and simulation, software and hardware development, and transition coordination.
Place of performance is El Segundo, California. The contract runs through July 10, 2031. Raytheon Company, through its Air & Space Defense Systems Division, is the prime awardee. The originating solicitation indicated an estimated total program value of $95 million across multiple awards, with individual awards ranging from $1 million to $35 million. Administrative oversight resides at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio under AFRL/RYZ.
Personnel assigned to the project must be U.S. citizens to access Air Force bases and IT networks. Contractors must hold a current certified DD Form 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement). The Statement of Objectives carries Controlled Unclassified Information designation. Cost-sharing is not required under this cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA237726CB015?
FA237726CB015 was awarded to Raytheon Company by Air Force (Department of Defense) on April 10, 2026.
How much is contract FA237726CB015 worth?
The government has obligated $1,950,000 on FA237726CB015. Its current value, with exercised options, is $19,980,569.
Which agency awarded contract FA237726CB015?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA237726CB015, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA237726CB015 competed?
The extent of competition for FA237726CB015 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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