Agile and resilient platform architectures
Ended Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA865021D1004
- Awardee
-
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. UEI C8ZLJ61YJ528
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 1 $14,451,475 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST) Pre-Solicitation · FA865020S1958 · Posted Oct 11, 2019
- Combined order value
- $24,621,726 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 7% used
- $200,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $50,000,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 3 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. on August 14, 2021, with a $200 million ceiling for agile and resilient platform architectures. The award is a single-award vehicle with no set-aside, and its ultimate completion date of August 21, 2026 has passed. The awardee is a foreign-owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, Inc.
The only order in the source issued under this IDIQ is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for Resilient Avionics Development (RAD), awarded August 24, 2021 with a $24.6 million ceiling and ultimate completion on May 22, 2026. Performance is in Boulder, Colorado. The order was issued non-competitively with no set-aside.
The originating solicitation is a pre-solicitation notice for AFRL's Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST) program, an unrestricted Advanced Research Announcement open to businesses and educational institutions of all sizes. It seeks methodologies and capabilities to identify and mitigate avionics vulnerabilities across manned, unmanned, autonomous, and remotely piloted vehicles, ISR systems, EW systems, and munitions, including cyber assessment and hardening, agile platform architectures, open system architecture standards, modeling and simulation, and sensor performance measurement for Air Force and DoD weapon systems. Calls issue on a rolling basis as one-step or two-step procurements, all submissions must be unclassified, and the stated close date is March 31, 2027. The program carries an estimated value of $808.5 million across multiple awards ranging from $1 million to $200 million. Vehicles under the program include FAR-based cost-reimbursement contracts, IDIQs with multiple-award fair opportunity, and Other Transactions under 10 U.S.C. 4022-4023. The notice carries NAICS 541715 with a 1,000-employee size standard. The July 2026 update identifies the issuing office as AFRL/RYW, the Information and Spectrum Warfare Directorate.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resilient avionics development (RAD) | Air Force | $14,451,475 |
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Novation Agreement | $0 | |
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA865021D1004?
FA865021D1004 was awarded to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. by Air Force (Department of Defense) on August 14, 2021.
How much is contract FA865021D1004 worth?
Orders under FA865021D1004 have obligated $14,451,475. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $24,621,726. FA865021D1004's own ceiling is $200,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $50,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract FA865021D1004?
1 order has been placed under FA865021D1004, the latest on August 24, 2021.
Which agency awarded contract FA865021D1004?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA865021D1004, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Who can order from contract FA865021D1004?
FA865021D1004 is a single award indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract FA865021D1004 competed?
The extent of competition for FA865021D1004 was full and open competition. The government received 3 offers.
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