Aerospace systems technology research and assessment (astra) aerospace technologies development and testing (atdt) control automation research

Active Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA865021F2603
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$32,504,093

Award facts

Contract value 63% obligated
  • $45,029,708.00 Current, with exercised options
  • $51,647,644.00 Potential, with all options
Completion date 78% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Air Force Department of Defense
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition Basic Research
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Place of performance
Franconia, VA 22310, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00056 $1,928,508
Funding Only Action P00055 · Aerospace technology development control automation research $741,000
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00054 · Control automation research $0
Funding Only Action P00053 $300,000
Funding Only Action P00052 · Aerospace systems technology and development $1,781,040
Funding Only Action P00051 · Aerospace techonology development and testing $58,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00047 $798,200
Funding Only Action P00050 · Aerospace technology development and testing $10,000
Funding Only Action P00049 · Aerospace technology development and testing control automation research $569,000
Funding Only Action P00048 · Aerospace technology development and testing $601,469
Funding Only Action P00046 $170,862
Funding Only Action P00045 · Aerospace technology testing and development $1,054,215
Funding Only Action P00044 $0
Funding Only Action P00043 $1,095,336
Funding Only Action P00042 $111,706
Funding Only Action P00041 · Aerospace technology development and testing $1,478,604
Funding Only Action P00040 · Aerospace technology development & testing $136,300
Funding Only Action P00039 · Aerospace systems technology research and assessment (astra) $339,854
Funding Only Action P00038 · Aerospace technology development and testing $872,700
Other Administrative Action P00037 · Aerospace technology development testing (atdt) control automation research $0
Other Administrative Action P00036 · Aerospace technology development and testing (atdt) $1,144,737
Other Administrative Action P00035 · Aerospace scientific technology research assesment $0
Funding Only Action P00034 · Aerospace technology development and testing control automation $165,000
Funding Only Action P00033 · Aerospace technology development testing (atdt) control automation research $710,000
Funding Only Action P00032 $270,000
Funding Only Action P00031 · Aerospace technology development and testing $157,580
Funding Only Action P00030 · Astra, TO1, atdt control automation research, avem/act/high-LVL autonomy/TEV & v $1,025,000
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00029 · Aerospace technology development and testing (atdt) control automation research $40,000
Funding Only Action P00028 · Aerospace technology development and testing (atdt) $1,095,387
Funding Only Action P00027 · Aerospace technology development & testing (atdt) $284,056
Other Administrative Action P00026 · Astra, atdt control automation research $25,000
Funding Only Action P00025 · Afrl corporate convergence of effects (COE) $838,262
Funding Only Action P00024 $1,501,000
Funding Only Action P00023 · Aerospace technology & development testing (atdt) $400,000
Funding Only Action P00022 · Aerospace technology and development testing (atdt) $296,000
Funding Only Action P00021 · Aerospace technology development and testing (atdt) $0
Funding Only Action P00020 · Aerospace technology development & testing $40,000
Funding Only Action P00019 · Aerospace technology development & testing (atdt) $1,391,682
Other Administrative Action P00018 · Aerospace systems technology research and assessment (astra) $386,610
Funding Only Action P00017 · Manned unmanned contingency management $638,761
Funding Only Action P00016 $10,000
Funding Only Action P00015 $1,198,298
Funding Only Action P00014 $430,000
Funding Only Action P00013 $365,473
Funding Only Action P00012 $735,000
Funding Only Action P00011 · Aerospace technology development and testing (atdt) $269,500
Funding Only Action P00010 · Aerospace technology development and testing control automation $235,500
Funding Only Action P00009 · Aerrospace technology development testing control automation $329,168
Funding Only Action P00008 $279,500
Funding Only Action P00007 · Aerospace technology development testing control automation $335,000
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About this award

The U.S. Air Force issued a $51.6 million delivery order to DCS Corporation on May 14, 2021, for aerospace systems technology research and assessment under control automation research, with ultimate completion May 14, 2028.

This delivery order is issued under the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Technology Research and Assessment (ASTRA) Aerospace Technologies Development and Testing (ATDT) program focused on control automation research. Place of performance is Franconia, Virginia. The order carries a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure with no set-aside.

DCS Corporation, a for-profit professional services firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, specializes in advanced technology and management solutions for defense and national security sectors. The company holds extensive experience in systems engineering, software development, advanced technology prototyping, and program management.

Subcontractors on this effort include Michigan State University (performing differential game theory research for territory guarding, pursuit, tracking, and mutual support scenarios); University of California, Santa Cruz (developing scalable multi-agent collaborative control technologies for unmanned aerial vehicles); ADA Core Technologies (delivering OpenUxAS DevOps maintenance, enhancements to SPARK formal verification tools, and approaches to formal specification and compositional reasoning); Juliahub, Inc. (developing an end-to-end optimal uncertainty quantification framework); and Parallax Advanced Research Corp (performing simulation, build, requirements, and autonomous control technology development work).

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Michigan State University AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING Expertise in differential game theory is required for this effort. Leveraging this expertise, the Subcontractor… $240,000
University Of California Santa Cruz AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING This effort shall focus on the development of scalable multi-agent collaborative control technologies for UAVs.… $372,466
Juliahub, Inc. AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT (ASTRA) AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING (ATDT) CONTROL AUTOMATION RESEARCH Develop an… $399,956
ADA Core Technologies, Inc. AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT (ASTRA) AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING (ATDT) CONTROL AUTOMATION RESEARCH 3.1 OpenUxAS… $1,019,911
Parallax Advanced Research Corp AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT (ASTRA) AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING (ATDT) CONTROL AUTOMATION RESEARCH 2.1 SBR&D… $4,892,129

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA865021F2603?

FA865021F2603 was awarded to DCS Corporation by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on May 14, 2021.

How much is contract FA865021F2603 worth?

The government has obligated $32,504,093 on FA865021F2603. Its current value, with exercised options, is $45,029,708. Its potential value, with all options, is $51,647,644.

Which agency awarded contract FA865021F2603?

Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) awarded FA865021F2603, with funding from Air Force (Department of Defense).

Is contract FA865021F2603 an order under another contract?

Yes. FA865021F2603 is a delivery order under FA865021D2602, an indefinite delivery contract.

Was contract FA865021F2603 competed?

The extent of competition for FA865021F2603 was full and open competition.

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