Combat identification automatic target recognition technology (CATCH) call 05
Active Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- FA237726CB028
- 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
- $1,000,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Pre-Solicitation · FA237726RB006 · Posted Apr 1, 2025
- Contract value 13% obligated
- $7,999,156.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 8% 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 · 1 offer 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 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Raytheon Company on August 5, 2026, for Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 05, with a $7,999,156 ceiling value and no set-aside used. The award runs through November 5, 2029, and the Air & Space Defense Systems division is the awarding entity's counterparty. The award lists El Segundo, California as its place of performance, while the originating opportunity places work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with administrative oversight by AFRL/RYZ. The opportunity's narrative summary describes a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS 541715, but its structured set-aside field and the award both read No Set-Aside Used.
The originating pre-solicitation Advanced Research Announcement, posted April 1, 2025 with proposals due March 14, 2030, describes an estimated $95 million research and development program with individual awards from $1 million to $35 million. Scope spans TRL 3 to TRL 7 and covers sensor exploitation across air, ground, and surface domains, fusion of active and passive multi-modal sensors, operationalization of Combat Identification enabling technologies, all-domain modeling and simulation, software and algorithm development, hardware modification, and demonstration testing. The opportunity describes a six-calendar-year period of performance, cost sharing not required, and acceptance of one-step or two-step proposals under FAR-based contracts or Other Transaction agreements. The statement of objectives is marked CUI and requires a current certified DD Form 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement). Personnel must be U.S. citizens to access Air Force bases and IT networks, with limited waiver provisions. Amendment 1, effective June 7, 2026, adds FAR 52.222-90 and updates FAR 52.244-6, and contractors must acknowledge receipt before offer submission.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA237726CB028?
FA237726CB028 was awarded to Raytheon Company by Air Force (Department of Defense) on August 5, 2026.
How much is contract FA237726CB028 worth?
The government has obligated $1,000,000 on FA237726CB028. Its current value, with exercised options, is $7,999,156.
Which agency awarded contract FA237726CB028?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA237726CB028, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA237726CB028 competed?
The extent of competition for FA237726CB028 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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