10USC4023 directed energy modeling, simulation, analysis, and wargaming
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA9451269B004
- Awardee
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Bluehalo LLC UEI HE86H1JJJTK5 Part of Aerovironment, Inc.
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $3,638,103
Award facts
- Contract value 19% obligated
- $19,300,463.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 57% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Competition
- Competed Program Solicitation
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Albuquerque, NM 87117, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $183,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $150,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $316,093 | |
| Funding Only Action | $142,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,165,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $300,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $300,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $623,010 | |
| Funding Only Action | $60,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $374,000 | |
| Original award | $25,000 |
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About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded an Other Transaction Order to Bluehalo LLC for directed energy modeling, simulation, analysis, and wargaming (DEMSAW) with a ceiling value of $19.3 million on December 19, 2025, with ultimate completion by June 6, 2027.
Place of performance is Albuquerque, NM. The contract is issued under the DEMSAW Other Transaction Agreement IDIQ, an $80 million single-award vehicle from AFRL spanning June 2022 through March 2026. Bluehalo delivers directed energy systems engineering, advanced materials research, and wargaming capabilities across Air Force Research Laboratory and Army research organizations. The awardee is a subsidiary of AeroVironment, Inc., headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and operates as a full-and-open competitive prime contractor with no set-aside designation. Bluehalo's customer concentration skews heavily toward AFRL and Army commands, with recent prime work including a $19.999 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract for digital avatar development through December 2029, a $148.4 million delivery order under HELMSSMAN for advanced materials development through December 2032, and a $75.8 million delivery order under FRESH for biotechnology and biomaterials research through September 2030.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA9451269B004?
FA9451269B004 was awarded to Bluehalo LLC by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on December 19, 2025.
How much is contract FA9451269B004 worth?
The government has obligated $3,638,103 on FA9451269B004. Its current value, with exercised options, is $19,300,463.
Is contract FA9451269B004 an order under another contract?
Yes. FA9451269B004 is an other transaction order under FA9451229B001, an other transaction IDV.
Was contract FA9451269B004 competed?
The extent of competition for FA9451269B004 was competed.
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