This is a federal contract award to Seakr Engineering, LLC, a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies), to provide spacecraft autonomy hardware and software elements for the Department of the Air Force's Blackjack program. The contract has a ceiling value of $43,036,036.08 and is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Definitive Contract with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2021. The contract is not set aside and is part of the Big Safari program managed by the Aeronautical...
This federal contract award to Seakr Engineering, LLC, a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies), is for Phases 2 and 3 of the Blackjack program, an architecture demonstration led by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to show the military utility of global low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations and mesh networks of smaller, lighter spacecraft. The award, valued at $145,984,535.00, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with a period of performance...
This is a $127,485,376.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Blue Canyon Technologies LLC for Phases 2 and 3 of the BLACKJACK program. The BLACKJACK program aims to demonstrate the high military utility of global low-earth-orbit (LEO) constellations and mesh networks of lower size, weight, and cost spacecraft nodes. No set-aside was used for this contract. Blue Canyon Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon...
This federal contract award, valued at $4,096,368.00, was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Raytheon Company, a major global aerospace and defense contractor, for the BLACKJACK PHASE 1 program. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing type, and the ultimate completion date is June 30, 2020. The BLACKJACK program aims to develop and demonstrate a low Earth orbit constellation that provides global persistent coverage. As a prime...
This definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $138.36 million was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to Raytheon Company for the Blackjack Phase 2 and 3 program. Raytheon will serve as the prime contractor and is responsible for the design, engineering development, fabrication, test, and delivery of an Overhead Persistent Infrared payload. Major subcontractors include Casetech, Smiths Interconnect Americas, Wallender & Associates, National Instruments, Cicon...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $2,696,785.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to Systems & Technology Research LLC (STR), a for-profit limited liability company, for the BLACKJACK program. BLACKJACK aims to develop and demonstrate a low Earth orbit constellation that provides global persistent coverage. This contract is part of the BLACKJACK - TRACK A - PAYLOAD effort, which is selecting payload performers from two to six mission areas to complete preliminary and...
This $3,990,280.00 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Airbus US Space & Defense Inc. to develop and demonstrate a low Earth orbit constellation that provides global persistent coverage under the Blackjack program. The contract has no set-aside designation and was competed on an unrestricted basis. Airbus US Space & Defense Inc. is the prime contractor and has received prior awards from the U.S. Coast Guard and Department of...
This is a $3,794,083.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Telesat Canada, a for-profit satellite operator based in Ottawa, Canada. The contract is for Phase 1 of DARPA's BLACKJACK program, which aims to develop and demonstrate a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation to provide global persistent coverage. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Telesat Canada has previously supported federal agencies, including the...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $39,204,784.12 to CACI Photonics, LLC, a subsidiary of CACI International Inc., for the BLACKJACK program. This contract is for the development and demonstration of a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation that will provide global persistent coverage. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 2, 2024. There is no set-aside designation for this award. As a subcontractor, Q-Tech Corp,...
This is a $6,119,664 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Goodrich Corporation's ISR division, doing business as Goodrich Optical Space Systems. The contract is for the development and demonstration of a low Earth orbit constellation that provides global persistent coverage, referred to as the "BLACKJACK" program. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Goodrich Corporation is a subsidiary of the parent company RTX...