This $24,774,196.00 federal contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Par Government Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Par Technology Corporation, for the Directional Airborne Networks for Contested Environments (DANCE) project. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with a completion date of November 12, 2025.
The original solicitation was a broad agency announcement (BAA) seeking innovative research, development, integration, test, and evaluation of next-generation, highly-directional, networked aerial layer communications technologies. Key focus areas include improving interference resistance, link capacity, and reducing observability for tactical airborne networks. The BAA anticipated multiple awards ranging from $100,000 to $900,000 over 24 months, with a total expected funding of $49.8 million. This contract award represents a significant component of that broader effort to advance directional aerial networking capabilities for the U.S. Air Force.
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