10USC4023 directed energy modeling, simulation, analysis, and wargaming

Active Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA9451269B003
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$230,000

Award facts

Contract value 11% obligated
$2,025,493.25 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 33% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
NAICS code
Not on record
Competition
Competed Program Solicitation
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Albuquerque, NM 87117, USA

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action ARZ999 · Directed energy modeling, simulation, analysis and wargaming. MOD issued for payment office change. $0
Original award $230,000

About this award

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $2,025,493.25 Other Transaction Order to Bluehalo LLC for directed energy modeling, simulation, analysis, and wargaming (DEMSAW) on December 19, 2025. The order was issued for a payment office change under the DEMSAW IDIQ vehicle.

Place of performance is Albuquerque, NM. The order carries an ultimate completion date of July 3, 2028. Bluehalo is a subsidiary of AeroVironment, Inc., headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and operates as a prime contractor delivering advanced engineering, modeling and simulation, and directed energy systems across the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Missile Defense Agency. The company holds the parent $80 million DEMSAW Other Transaction Agreement IDIQ from AFRL (June 2022–March 2026) and sits on multiple other research and development vehicles including the $499.99 million single-award HELMSSMAN IDIQ for electromagnetic spectrum survivable materials and the $150 million FRESH IDIQ for responsive materials research, both from AFRL. Bluehalo's work emphasizes direct delivery of research, engineering, and integration services under single-award IDIQs across AFRL and Army commands, with customer concentration skewing heavily toward the Air Force Research Laboratory and Army research and development organizations.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA9451269B003?

FA9451269B003 was awarded to Bluehalo LLC by Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) on December 19, 2025.

How much is contract FA9451269B003 worth?

The government has obligated $230,000 on FA9451269B003. Its current value, with exercised options, is $2,025,493.

Which agency awarded contract FA9451269B003?

Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) awarded FA9451269B003, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).

Is contract FA9451269B003 an order under another contract?

Yes. FA9451269B003 is an other transaction order under FA9451229B001, an other transaction IDV.

Was contract FA9451269B003 competed?

The extent of competition for FA9451269B003 was competed.

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