Technical operations VI

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA865022D5803
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
4 $16,685,036 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$25,003,615 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 83% complete
IDV ceiling 13% used
$130,000,000.00
Maximum order
$7,000,000.00
Award type
Multiple award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 2 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 Azimuth Corporation, a women-owned small business, with a $130 million ceiling on August 22, 2022, under the Technical Operations VI program. This is one of multiple awards issued under the Technical Operations VI vehicle.

Place of performance is Beavercreek Township, Ohio, with work extending through August 22, 2027.

The originating solicitation, posted September 23, 2021, sought proposals for basic and applied research and advanced development in functional materials, structural materials, manufacturing technologies, systems support, and emerging technologies, with a 60-month ordering period ending in fiscal year 2027. The contract is structured to fund task orders with periods up to 51 months, 30 months, and 60 months respectively, with total funding for three initial task orders set at $14.125 million distributed over five to seven years. Deliverables include reports, data, software, hardware, and samples or prototypes.

Recent task-order activity under this IDIQ includes a $17.775 million delivery order issued August 22, 2022, for integrated photonics and optoelectronics design and synthesis, with work extending through August 26, 2028, supported by Apex Microdevices LLC, University of California Irvine, Northeastern University, and Arctos Technology Solutions LLC. A $999,711 delivery order for material informatics optimization and performance prediction was issued the same date, completed November 26, 2026, with Arctos Technology Solutions LLC as subcontractor. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued a $5.999 million delivery order on October 30, 2023, for technical operations support performed in Kettering, Ohio, extending through October 30, 2028, with Great Lakes Crystal Technologies Inc. and Arctos Technology Solutions LLC supporting. The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a $228,894 delivery order on August 15, 2025, for accelerating materials research and development via digital tooling, completed November 18, 2026, performed in Beavercreek, Ohio.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Accelerating materials research and development via digital tooling FA239425FB019 Air Force $228,894
Technical operations IV FA239424FB001 Air Force $4,851,431
Technical operations VI FA865022F5804 Air Force $942,000
Technical operations VI FA865022F5805 Air Force $10,662,711

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00005 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00004 · Technical operations IV $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00003 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 · Technical operations VI - admin change $0
Original award $0

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Great Lakes Crystal Technologies Inc. TOPS IV -- TASK ORDER AD Seller will produce and provide 10 pieces of single crystal diamond plates/substrates for this project. The plates will have dimensions… $31,883
Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC TOPS IV -- TASK ORDER AD The objective of this task is to create UWBG test structures to support materials characterization efforts. Specific objectives… $924,633
Keysight Technologies Inc. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TOPS) VI Equipment: Keysight E5080B-2K0 2 port vector network analyzer, 9kHz-20GHz, with time gating and pulsing options. Use within… $67,201
Apex Microdevices LLC TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TOPS) VI This program has the following technical objectives 1. Develop code to analyze topological photonic crystals, including… $71,252
Apex Microdevices LLC TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TOPS) VI This program has the following technical objectives 1. Develop code to analyze topological photonic crystals, including… $71,252
Raith America Inc. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TOPS) VI The equipment is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) that has been modified to enable lithographic patterning of devices via… $950,000
Northeastern University TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TOPS) VI The objective of this program is for the PI Nian Sun to work closely with Prof. Taylor H. Ware from TAMU, Dr. Cedric Ambulo… $74,450
University Of California Irvine TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TOPS) VI OBJECTIVE 1 - Passive SIP design/tolerance/analysis of measurements Work Based on the evaluation of the existing integrated… $120,000
Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TOPS) VI Task 1: The Development and Metrology of Topological Insulators and Hyperbolic Structures Task 2: The Development and Improvement… $2,187,451
Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC MATERIAL INFORMATICS: OPTIMIZATION & PERFORMANCE PREDICTION The purpose of the program is to leverage emerging machine learning and data analytics approaches to… $934,170

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA865022D5803?

FA865022D5803 was awarded to Azimuth Corporation by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on August 22, 2022.

How much is contract FA865022D5803 worth?

Orders under FA865022D5803 have obligated $16,685,036. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $25,003,615. FA865022D5803's own ceiling is $130,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $7,000,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract FA865022D5803?

4 orders have been placed under FA865022D5803, the latest on August 15, 2025.

Who can order from contract FA865022D5803?

FA865022D5803 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract FA865022D5803 competed?

The extent of competition for FA865022D5803 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.

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