Other Transaction Agreement HR00111990002

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 U.S. Air Force, with satellite communications equipment and services. This BLACKJACK contract represents a new technology development effort for the company under a DARPA research and development program.