Apex gear: drive - air plan environment for execution, gaming, exploration, assessment, and refinement: data refinement, integration, and visualization enhancements to develop and transition…
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA875025CB064
- Awardee
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RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. UEI JAXJSTJJSP74 Part of RTX Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $16,897,085
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- "fight tonight BAA industry day announcement" Special Notice · FA875022S7001 · Posted Nov 10, 2021
- Contract value 50% obligated
- $33,708,763.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 52% 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 · 1 offer Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, MA 02138, 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 | $4,635,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $365,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $7,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $4,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 |
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $33.7 million definitive contract to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. for APEX GEAR: DRIVE (Air Plan Environment for Execution, Gaming, Exploration, Assessment, and Refinement) data refinement, integration, and visualization enhancements to develop and transition software tools supporting air operations planning on July 24, 2025, under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing with no set-aside.
Place of performance is Cambridge, Massachusetts. The contract runs through December 24, 2027. The originating solicitation emerged from the Fight Tonight Broad Agency Announcement, which sought to revolutionize air operations planning through an artificial intelligence-enabled interactive game engine for developing, rehearsing, and assessing combat plans. The initiative targets software tools and modeling capabilities for combat planning and operations assessment.
RTX BBN Technologies is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation. Subcontractors include CACI, Inc. - Federal, Kestrel Institute, and Breakaway, LTD. CACI provides enterprise IT services and systems engineering; Kestrel Institute contributes formal methods and program synthesis research; Breakaway, LTD. delivers serious games and simulation technology. RTX BBN operates from Cambridge with extensive prior delivery on Air Force Research Laboratory research and development contracts, anchoring a portfolio concentrated in applied research, advanced development, and IT programming services across defense accounts.
Description
Apex gear: drive - air plan environment for execution, gaming, exploration, assessment, and refinement: data refinement, integration, and visualization enhancements to develop and transition software tools to support air operations planning
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Caci, Inc. - Federal | $1,478,944 | |
| Kestrel Institute | $931,395 | |
| Breakaway, LTD. | $1,790,641 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA875025CB064?
FA875025CB064 was awarded to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on July 24, 2025.
How much is contract FA875025CB064 worth?
The government has obligated $16,897,085 on FA875025CB064. Its current value, with exercised options, is $33,708,763.
Was contract FA875025CB064 competed?
The extent of competition for FA875025CB064 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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