Phase 1 - gauntlet award
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- N00164269M016
- Awardee
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National Security Technology Accelerator Inc. UEI DZLQDB4M78D5
- Awarding agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $25,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $25,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Competition
- Competed Program Solicitation
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Fort Benning, GA 31905, USA
- Primary consortia member
- Dzyne Technologies, LLC
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a Phase 1 Gauntlet Award contract valued at $25,000 to National Security Technology Accelerator Inc. (NSTA), doing business as Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems, on February 2, 2026, with performance scheduled to conclude by March 3, 2026. The contract is structured as an Other Transaction Order with performance taking place at Fort Moore, Georgia. NSTA, a non-profit organization based in Crane, Indiana, serves as a prime contractor and consortium manager specializing in rapidly prototyping and deploying advanced defense technologies. The Gauntlet Award represents a phase-based approach typical of innovation acceleration programs that allow federal agencies to identify promising technologies and development concepts through staged funding mechanisms.
As a non-profit innovation accelerator within the national security technology ecosystem, NSTA leverages consortium models that integrate major defense contractors, commercial firms, universities, and research organizations to address critical capability gaps. The organization maintains an extensive portfolio of Other Transaction Agreements across multiple defense domains, including microelectronics development, hypersonic systems, additive manufacturing, electromagnetic systems, and resilient computing architectures. The modest Phase 1 award ceiling reflects the early-stage nature of the Gauntlet Award program, which functions as a gate mechanism for evaluating technical feasibility and capability potential before advancing promising concepts to larger-scale development contracts. This award demonstrates the Office of the Secretary of Defense's continued reliance on NSTA's consortium infrastructure for identifying and maturing emerging national security technologies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract N00164269M016?
N00164269M016 was awarded to National Security Technology Accelerator Inc. by Naval Sea Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on February 2, 2026.
How much is contract N00164269M016 worth?
The government has obligated $25,000 on N00164269M016.
Which agency awarded contract N00164269M016?
Naval Sea Systems Command (Department of the Navy) awarded N00164269M016, with funding from Office of the Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense).
Is contract N00164269M016 an order under another contract?
Yes. N00164269M016 is an other transaction order under N001641990001, an other transaction IDV.
Was contract N00164269M016 competed?
The extent of competition for N00164269M016 was competed.
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