This federal contract award is for the BLACKJACK PROGRAM PHASE 2 AND 3, which is an architecture demonstration to show the high military utility of global low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations and mesh networks of smaller, lighter, and less expensive spacecraft nodes. The $84,447,971.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to prime contractor Systems & Technology Research LLC (STR), a technology company specializing in solutions for national security challenges. No set-aside was used for this award.
STR has subcontracted with several other companies to support this effort, including Nextmove Technologies LLC for supplies, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for modeling, simulation, and data collection, and Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC (Orion Space Solutions) for technical services. These subcontractors represent a diverse range of capabilities from small businesses and large aerospace firms. The award is part of DARPA's ongoing work to advance future warfare concepts through novel space-based architectures and technologies.
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