Delivery Order FA870215D0001-0004

This delivery order, awarded to Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory on July 22, 2015, is valued at $157.8 million and is associated with the ADD PROJECT 2728 initiative. The contract is funded by the Air Force Materiel Command and is structured as a Cost No Fee award with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2029. MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) specializing in advanced technological research for U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, will perform the work at its facility in Lexington, Massachusetts. This delivery order carries no set-aside designation, indicating open competition for the award. The contract falls under MIT Lincoln Laboratory's significant Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Washington Headquarters Service valued at approximately $26.3 billion through March 31, 2035, which enables the laboratory to deliver research and development services across multiple technological domains including sensor systems, cybersecurity, space systems, air and missile defense, and homeland protection.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, operating as a child entity under the parent Massachusetts Institute of Technology, brings substantial expertise in national security-focused research and technological innovation. As a non-profit research institution, the laboratory has consistently received large-scale delivery order contracts ranging from millions to hundreds of millions of dollars for advanced technological research supporting Department of Defense objectives. The Cost No Fee pricing structure reflects the nature of FFRDC operations, where the laboratory operates on a reimbursable basis without profit margin. This award represents critical support for Air Force technological advancement initiatives through one of the nation's premier defense research laboratories.