Digital avatar
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA238426CB003
- Awardee
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Bluehalo LLC UEI HE86H1JJJTK5 Part of Aerovironment, Inc.
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,462,355
Award facts
- Contract value 7% obligated
-
- $15,337,922.00 Current, with exercised options
- $19,999,453.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 23% 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
- Huntsville, AL 35806, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $307,936 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $1,154,419 |
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $19.999 million definitive contract to Bluehalo LLC for digital avatar development on February 3, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2029, under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing and no set-aside.
Place of performance is Huntsville, AL 35806. Bluehalo, a subsidiary of AeroVironment Inc., is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Huntsville and competes full-and-open as a prime contractor across multiple defense agencies. The company's core capability portfolio spans directed energy modeling, simulation, and analysis; advanced materials research; space domain awareness and command-and-control platforms; and missile defense systems engineering. This digital avatar contract represents one of multiple awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory to Bluehalo, which holds additional IDIQs including a $499.99 million single-award HELMSSMAN IDIQ for electromagnetic spectrum survivable materials and an $80 million Other Transaction Agreement IDIQ under DEMSAW for directed energy modeling and wargaming.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA238426CB003?
FA238426CB003 was awarded to Bluehalo LLC by Air Force (Department of Defense) on February 3, 2026.
How much is contract FA238426CB003 worth?
The government has obligated $1,462,355 on FA238426CB003. Its current value, with exercised options, is $15,337,922. Its potential value, with all options, is $19,999,453.
Which agency awarded contract FA238426CB003?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA238426CB003, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA238426CB003 competed?
The extent of competition for FA238426CB003 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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