The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Hanscom Air Force Base awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Serco Inc. on July 24, 2009, with a ceiling of $45 million and an ultimate completion date of July 23, 2014. This is a single-award contract with no set-aside. The IDIQ supports research and development for advanced defense electronics and communications equipment systems.
Work is performed in Herndon, Virginia, with administrative oversight at AFLCMC Hanscom AFB. The originating procurement sought indefinitized development and engineering services for satellite systems and space-based processing capabilities under the Space Superiority Processing System III (SSPS III) program.
Delivery orders issued under this IDIQ span 2009 through 2016 and reflect support to the Electronic Systems Center and AFLCMC Hanscom AFB. Orders have funded system development, WebThreads training and support, PBSN test lab environment establishment, cybersecurity services, and program baseline system network capabilities. Recent task orders named in the source include a $3.35 million cost-plus-no-fee delivery order to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for PBSN test lab environment and node sparing (September 21, 2011), a $2.42 million cost-plus-no-fee order to Northrop Grumman for SSPS III services (July 30, 2015), and a $1.48 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order to Northrop Grumman for SSPS III work (September 27, 2016). Place of performance for most orders is Herndon, Virginia, with some orders executed in Aurora, Colorado. The contract carries cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-no-fee pricing structures across issued delivery orders.