Halo-enabled resilient mesh (hermes)
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA875023C1501
- Awardee
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Cubic Secure Communications, LLC UEI QB4YMGYNL4R3
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $17,685,710
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Next-generation airborne directional networking Pre-Solicitation · FA875020S7003 · Posted Nov 6, 2019
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $17,685,710.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 92% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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 Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- West McLean, VA 22102, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $8,830,393 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $8,855,317 |
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $17.685 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Cubic Secure Communications, LLC for HALO-Enabled Resilient Mesh (HERMES) networked aerial-layer communications technologies on February 2, 2023, with ultimate completion on February 3, 2027.
Place of performance is West McLean, VA. The originating opportunity, posted November 6, 2019, sought research and development of next-generation directional aerial networking technologies to improve interference resistance, link capacity, and reduce observability for tactical airborne networks under a $49.8 million Air Force Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement with no set-aside designation. Multiple awards were anticipated at values up to $900,000 over 24 months, though awardees could exceed this level subject to remaining BAA ceiling.
Cubic Secure Communications engaged Extreme Waves, Inc., a small-business antenna and RF component manufacturer, to develop and deliver Ku/Ka-band phased-array TX/RX panels and conduct feasibility studies on Ka-band receive aperture modifications. Extreme Waves completed subcontract work for S-1202 and S-1401 Ku-band receive and transmit arrays with Ethernet control upgrades (July 2024), Ka-band receive aperture channel expansion analysis (June 2024), and ONR-procured transmit/receive panels (January 2026).
NAICS 541715 applies for research and development in physical and engineering sciences. PSC code CPII covers research and development of communications protocols and interfaces.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme Waves, Inc. | $240,000 | |
| Extreme Waves, Inc. | $212,000 | |
| Extreme Waves, Inc. | $50,000 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA875023C1501?
FA875023C1501 was awarded to Cubic Secure Communications, LLC by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on February 2, 2023.
How much is contract FA875023C1501 worth?
The government has obligated $17,685,710 on FA875023C1501.
Was contract FA875023C1501 competed?
The extent of competition for FA875023C1501 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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