Materials research and survivability studies II

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA865022D5406
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
4 $57,589,451 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$109,583,944 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 57% complete
IDV ceiling 29% used
$196,000,000.00
Maximum order
$20,000,000.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Two Step
Pricing
Order Dependent (IDV only)

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Azimuth Corporation, an SBA-certified women-owned small business, on September 9, 2022, with a ceiling value of $196 million and an ultimate completion date of December 16, 2029. This is a single-award vehicle.

Place of performance is Beavercreek Township, Ohio, with work also conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

The Materials Research and Survivability Studies II (MARSS II) solicitation, posted December 7, 2021, sought research proposals to advance photonic materials for improved hardness and survivability through identification, characterization, simulation, tailoring, and testing using optical technology, structured materials processing, electromagnetic materials, and effects mitigation techniques. The Air Force Research Laboratory anticipated awarding 2–3 IDIQs totaling $98.7 million over seven years; this single award to Azimuth represents a departure from that plan. NAICS 541715, PSC R425.

Four delivery orders have been issued under this IDIQ. TO-01 (September 15, 2022, $19,955,108 ceiling, cost-plus-fixed-fee) covers photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers, anti-resonant hollow-core fibers for directed energy applications, optical component polishing and characterization, spectroscopic ellipsometry instrumentation, and small satellite beam steering device development, with subcontractors including Wright State University, Leidos, Pennsylvania State University, and Stanford University. TO-03 (September 16, 2022, $19,945,729 ceiling) addresses structured optical materials and processing, including ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline monomers, with University of Colorado and J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. as subcontractors. TO-03 (April 2, 2024, $19.7 million ceiling) funds computational electromagnetic modeling of time-varying electromagnetic systems, space-time metasurfaces, and optical metasurface topology optimization, with subcontractors including University of Michigan, Leidos/SAIC, and Sri International. TO-04 (August 6, 2025, $49,977,033.19 ceiling, cost-plus-fixed-fee) is the most recent order, with performance at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Materials research and survivability studies II (marss II), to-04 FA239425FB007 Air Force $5,846,779
Marss II to 3 FA239424FB004 Air Force $15,415,224
Materials research and survivability studies structured optical materials and processing FA865022F5409 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFMC) $19,945,729
Materials research and survivability studies II FA865022F5408 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFMC) $16,381,720

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 · Materials research and survivability studies II (marss II) $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $0

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Regents Of The University Of Michigan MARSS II TO 3 Aim is to further develop efficient computational electromagnetic modelling tools for timevarying electromagnetic systems and further develop… $175,000
Wright State University MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES II WSU will continue to provide Azimuth and the prime customer AFRL/RXE use of laboratory space in the Neuroscience… $85,347
Leidos, Inc. MARSS II TO 3 High power and/or high energy laser systems are critical needs for the United State Air Force (USAF) and the Unites States Space Force (USSF) to… $995,107
William H Southwell MARSS II TO 3 Design multilayer coatings that will produce a designated spectral reflectance distribution when processed in a paint host. The optimization… $76,500
Sri International MARSS II TO 3 Develop software for 3D topology optimization of optical metasurfaces enabling the design and optimization of “grayscale” optical metasurfaces… $175,000
Raytheon Company MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES II (MARSS II) Task 1: Demonstration of individual spectral subsystems • Based on trade study results, build… $2,627,256
Wright State University MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING This subcontract supports establishment of an AFRL/RXE satellite… $45,135
Nlight Inc. MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION Equipment: The equipment in question consist of pump laser diodes used in the fabrication of fiber lasers in the… $57,814
BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc. MARSS II TO 3 The scope involves materials research, characterization, device development, and a MWIR DEW design, build, and demonstration to develop… $3,490,467
The Regents Of The University Of Colorado MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES, STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING - INCREMENTAL FUNDING This research effort seeks to prepare… $90,000
Leidos, Inc. MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION 2.2.1 Task 1: Establishment of process and precursor materials for deposition work. In this task, Leidos shall… $149,928
Ekspla-Usa Inc. MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION Ekspla PhotoSonus T-10 – Table-top High Energy Tunable Laser System with Second Harmonic OPO extension and 1064… $103,300
Raytheon Company MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION - Perform trade study of potential optics and opto-mechanical components that can be replaced with fixed or dynamic… $319,956
Carillon Technologies Management Corporation MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION The objective ofNEXT-SSTEP is to demonstrate next-generation enabling components for small satellites. These… $3,500,000
J.a. Woollam Co., Inc. MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES, STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING - INCREMENTAL FUNDING The JA Woolam IR-VASE Mark II is the first and… $195,000
Conejo Valley Research MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES, STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING - INCREMENTAL FUNDING Conejo Valley Research (CVR) has extensive… $174,075
3M Company MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING This subcontract supports development and pilot-scale production of… $7,575,122
J.a. Woollam Co., Inc. MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION The JA Woolam IR-VASE Mark II is the first and only spectroscopic ellipsometer to combine chemical sensitivity of FTIR… $195,000
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES, STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING - INCREMENTAL FUNDING Objectives for GA-ASI are described in tasks 1-5… $999,979
Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION Lake Shore EM-4V-O electromagnet with Optical High Field pole caps and power supply provides a variable, uniform… $70,904
Carillon Technologies Management Corporation MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION On this effort, the performer will continue to perform initial spin-up tasks to prepare for and jump-start execution… $930,000
The Pennsylvania State University MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION The scope of this task involves materials research, characterization, fabrication, and device development for AR-HCF… $300,000
The Leland Stanford Junior University MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION This project will support the Azimuth program objective to develop and characterize material technologies capable of… $110,280
Sri International MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING GPT 5.4 04:23 PM Subcontract Description This subcontract supports… $249,891
Flexenable Technology LIMITED MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES, STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING - INCREMENTAL FUNDING FlexEnable has capabilities to construct… $138,352
University Of Houston System MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING This subcontract supports development and characterization of… $40,000
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION • The objective of this effort is for Teledyne to deliver polished soft semiconductor samples. •… $97,601
University Of Arizona MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES, STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING - INCREMENTAL FUNDING Objective: The tasks of the proposed effort… $350,000
University Of Dayton MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING The MaRSS BAA proposal’s program objective is to develop static (fixed)… $299,829
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. MARSS II TO 01 DE-OBLIGATION MODIFICATION Seller shall focus on two major areas of research under this Subcontract. First, commercially reasonable efforts… $3,655,687
University Of Dayton MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SURVIVABILITY STUDIES, STRUCTURED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSING - INCREMENTAL FUNDING Efforts will range from exploratory research… $249,980
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA865022D5406?

FA865022D5406 was awarded to Azimuth Corporation by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on September 9, 2022.

How much is contract FA865022D5406 worth?

Orders under FA865022D5406 have obligated $57,589,451. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $109,583,944. FA865022D5406's own ceiling is $196,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $20,000,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract FA865022D5406?

4 orders have been placed under FA865022D5406, the latest on August 6, 2025.

Who can order from contract FA865022D5406?

FA865022D5406 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract FA865022D5406 competed?

The extent of competition for FA865022D5406 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.

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