Tranche 2 transport layer beta

Active Other Transaction Agreement Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA24012390041
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$556,949,916

Award facts

Contract value 76% obligated
  • $714,490,339.11 Current, with exercised options
  • $735,578,098.03 Potential, with all options
Completion date 36% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
NAICS code
Not on record
Competition
Competed Program Solicitation
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Redondo Beach, CA 90278, USA
Defense program
Tranche 2 Transport Layer

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00021 $871,446
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00020 $27,634,034
Funding Only Action P00019 $871,445
Funding Only Action P00018 $161,500
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00017 $303,920
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00016 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00015 $769,986
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00014 $0
Funding Only Action P00013 $111,799,170
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00012 $0
Funding Only Action P00011 $5,641,007
Funding Only Action P00010 $18,345,992
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00009 $21,121,802
Funding Only Action P00008 · T2TL beta $88,343,783
Other Administrative Action P00007 $0
Other Administrative Action P00006 · NG beta $0
Funding Only Action P00005 $114,803,379
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00003 $61,153,307
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00001 · Tranche 2 transport layer beta - administrative changes and incremental funding $37,516,179
Original award $67,612,965
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About this award

The Air Force awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Space Systems Division on August 17, 2023 for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta space architecture development effort with a ceiling value of $735.578 million and an ultimate completion date of May 24, 2032. This OTA sits outside the FAR framework and is executed under the Middle Tier of Acquisition rapid-prototyping pathway (Defense Acquisition Program M18, or T2TL).

Performance occurs at Redondo Beach, California. Northrop Grumman is a large business with no small-business set-asides. The Space Systems Division specializes in satellite systems, space-domain awareness technologies, advanced RF and photonics components, and space-based communications infrastructure, with primary customer concentration in Department of the Air Force programs and Space and Missile Systems Center activities.

Named subcontractors supporting T2TL Beta include Airbus US Space & Defense (guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing, subaward March 21, 2025), Sheldahl Flexible Technologies (hardware manufacturing, subawards August 8, 2024 and March 11, 2025), and SV Microwave (electronic component manufacturing, subaward March 18, 2025), along with additional vendors supplying specialized processing, laboratory and scientific equipment, and standard components. General Dynamics Mission Systems and Rockwell Collins also serve in subcontract roles on major systems and subsystems elements.

Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Division concurrently holds a $782 million OTA for T2TL Alpha (awarded October 2023, completion July 2032) and a $790.8 million OTA for the Tranche 3 Tracking program (awarded December 2025, completion January 2032), positioning the division as the primary vehicle for Air Force space layer modernization across the Middle Tier pathway.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Airbus US Space & Defense Inc. TRANCHE 2 TRANSPORT LAYER BETA Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing -$10,016,480
Sheldahl Flexible Technologies, Inc. TRANCHE 2 TRANSPORT LAYER BETA Hardware Manufacturing $174,132
SV Microwave, Inc. TRANCHE 2 TRANSPORT LAYER BETA Other Electronic Component Manufacturing -$2,333
Sheldahl Flexible Technologies, Inc. TRANCHE 2 TRANSPORT LAYER BETA Hardware Manufacturing $3,696
Santa Fe Enterprises Inc. NG beta standardparthardware $45,820
Sheldahl Flexible Technologies, Inc. NG beta standardparthardware $246,000
Xometry, Inc. NG beta special processing $35,689
Bemco Inc. NG beta laboratory and scien $311,117
General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. NG beta major sys/subsys $1,136,464
General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. NG beta major sys/subsys $1,016,912
Rockwell Collins, Inc. NG beta major sys/subsys $44,275,000
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA24012390041?

FA24012390041 was awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation by Air Force (Department of Defense) on August 17, 2023.

How much is contract FA24012390041 worth?

The government has obligated $556,949,916 on FA24012390041. Its current value, with exercised options, is $714,490,339. Its potential value, with all options, is $735,578,098.

Was contract FA24012390041 competed?

The extent of competition for FA24012390041 was competed.

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