Track at big distances with track-before-detect (TBD2)
Active Other Transaction Agreement Awarded
- Contract number
- HR0011269E177
- Awardee
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Trans Astronautica Corporation UEI S463GJG7XJN3
- Awarding agency
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,300,000
Award facts
- Contract value 69% obligated
- $1,875,260.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 22% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Competition
- Competed Program Solicitation
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Pacoima, CA 91331, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to Trans Astronautica Corporation for Track-Before-Detect (TBD2), a space domain awareness effort with a ceiling value of $1,875,260, effective July 10, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of October 10, 2027. This OTA sits outside the FAR procurement framework and reflects DARPA's authority to structure agreements outside traditional contract vehicles.
Trans Astronautica Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of advanced space technologies, will perform the effort at its facility in Pacoima, California. The company specializes in space domain awareness algorithms, orbital debris remediation, and advanced mission architectures, with prior SBIR and STTR awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA supporting prototype development in orbital logistics and cislunar space tracking.
The TBD2 effort addresses detection and tracking of objects at extended ranges, building on Trans Astronautica's existing technical foundation in space domain awareness. The agreement's structure as an OTA enables DARPA to pursue prototype and research activities with streamlined acquisition procedures and flexibility in performance terms, consistent with 10 U.S.C. § 4022 authorities for prototype projects under the Other Transactions authority.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR0011269E177?
HR0011269E177 was awarded to Trans Astronautica Corporation by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on July 10, 2026.
How much is contract HR0011269E177 worth?
The government has obligated $1,300,000 on HR0011269E177. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,875,260.
Was contract HR0011269E177 competed?
The extent of competition for HR0011269E177 was competed.
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