Research and development (base effort)

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
HQ086022C0001
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$11,389,611

Award facts

Contract value 89% obligated
$12,794,148.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 95% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of Defense
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 35805, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00022 $0
Other Administrative Action P00021 · Next generation seeker window material testing program $0
Other Administrative Action P00020 $0
Other Administrative Action P00019 $0
Other Administrative Action P00017 $0
Other Administrative Action P00016 $0
Other Administrative Action P00015 $0
Other Administrative Action P00014 · Next generation seeker window material testing program $0
Other Administrative Action P00013 · Research and development (option 2) $712,452
Funding Only Action P00012 · Next generation seeker window material testing program $1,000,000
Exercise an Option P00011 · Next generation seeker window material testing program, option 1 $1,158,173
Funding Only Action P00010 $610,115
Funding Only Action P00009 $533,317
Funding Only Action P00008 · Next generation seeker window material testing program $650,000
Change Order P00007 · Research and development (option 2)next generation seeker window material testing program $476,767
Other Administrative Action P00006 $0
Exercise an Option P00005 · Research and development (option 2) $2,644,389
Change Order P00004 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 $50,000
Add Subcontract Plan P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $2,954,398
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About this award

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $12.794 million definitive contract to Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. for next-generation seeker window material testing on March 4, 2022, with a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and no set-aside designation.

The originating solicitation is a Missile Defense Agency Broad Agency Announcement seeking innovative science and technology research projects supporting missile defense capabilities, with areas of interest spanning radar and sensor technologies, materials, phenomenology, and modeling and simulation. Eligible respondents include private industry, universities, non-profits, and non-traditional defense contractors. Work is performed in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract's ultimate completion date is January 27, 2027.

Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services operates through its division as a systems engineering and test-evaluation provider to the Department of the Navy on communications and satellite systems; the seeker window testing program represents research and development within the broader missile defense modernization portfolio. Named subcontractors include Ierus Technologies Inc. (electro-optics and infrared sensor technologies), Cubrc, Inc. (aerothermal and hypersonic research), Ceranova Corp (advanced technical ceramics and infrared window materials), Kratos Sre, Inc. (ultra-high temperature materials testing), and Polaris Sensor Technologies, LLC (electro-optic and infrared imaging), with additional support from Exothermics, Inc. and Virtusaero LLC for materials science and computational fluid dynamics software licensing.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Ierus Technologies Inc. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASE EFFORT) mod to add labor and materials $349,570
Cubrc, Inc. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASE EFFORT) mod to add labor and materials $332,360
Ceranova Corp RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (OPTION 2) PCA Window Blanks for Testing $34,390
Kratos Sre, Inc. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (OPTION 2) Labor for testing seeker window samples $135,858
Kratos Sre, Inc. NEXT GENERATION SEEKER WINDOW MATERIAL TESTING PROGRAM Labor for testing seeker window samples $135,858
Ierus Technologies Inc. NEXT GENERATION SEEKER WINDOW MATERIAL TESTING PROGRAM mod - add'l funds - cum total 3/13 labor and materials $615,361
Ceranova Corp NEXT GENERATION SEEKER WINDOW MATERIAL TESTING PROGRAM PCA Window Blanks for Testing $76,275
Virtusaero LLC NEXT GENERATION SEEKER WINDOW MATERIAL TESTING PROGRAM software license $34,808
Cubrc, Inc. Next generation seeker window material testing program labor and materials $548,703
Exothermics, Inc. NEXT GENERATION SEEKER WINDOW MATERIAL TESTING PROGRAM labor and materials $491,768
Polaris Sensor Technologies, LLC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASE EFFORT) LABOR AND MATERIALS 3/13/24 increase 2/18/25 increase 8/26/25 increase $2,167,133
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract HQ086022C0001?

HQ086022C0001 was awarded to Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on March 4, 2022.

How much is contract HQ086022C0001 worth?

The government has obligated $11,389,611 on HQ086022C0001. Its current value, with exercised options, is $12,794,148.

Which agency awarded contract HQ086022C0001?

Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) awarded HQ086022C0001, with funding from Office of the Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense).

Was contract HQ086022C0001 competed?

The extent of competition for HQ086022C0001 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.

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