This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Bluehalo Labs, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in advanced technological solutions for defense and civilian agencies. The $64,094,650.00 contract is for engineering services related to an airborne infrared (IR) truth system under the SBIR Program Phase III. The first task order, valued at $3,112,649.00, is for the development of an integrated, flight-qualified sensor pod system. Bluehalo...
The federal contract IDV award is a $80,000,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement IDV awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Bluehalo LLC, a defense and national security technology company. The IDV, titled "Directed Energy Modeling, Simulation, Analysis and Wargaming (DEMSAW)", is intended to provide advanced engineering, technical, and operational solutions to address critical national security challenges in areas such as space superiority, directed energy, missile...
The federal contract IDV award is a $40 million Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Contract (MAC IDIQ) for Non-ACAT SIMAF CDIP capabilities awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center to Bluehalo LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in providing modeling, simulation, and systems engineering services for national defense missions. The initial task order under this IDIQ, valued at $4,921, is a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order for...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $499.999 million to Bluehalo, LLC on September 10, 2025, under the High-Performance Electromagnetic Spectrum Survivable Materials Advancement (HELMSSMAN) program. This defense-focused IDV, with an ultimate completion date of September 9, 2035, was awarded without a small business set-aside, reflecting the contractor's competitive capabilities in advanced materials...
Bluehalo Labs, LLC was awarded an Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle by the Department of the Army on February 19, 2025, with a ceiling value of $6.27 million to develop and deliver advanced electronic warfare capabilities focused on counter-small uncrewed aerial systems (C-SUAS) within human-machine integrated formations (HMIF). This indefinite delivery vehicle, which carries no set-aside designation, positions Bluehalo Labs to compete for task orders addressing the Army's evolving...
The federal contract IDV award W9113M16D0001 is an Indefinite Delivery Contract with a ceiling value of $1,058,000,000.00 awarded to Bluehalo LLC, a defense and national security technology company, by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). The contract is set aside for Small Businesses and allows for multiple awards. The contract's purpose is to provide design, development, demonstration, and integration of enhanced warfighter capabilities in support of SMDC's operational and...
The contract awarded is an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) program, a multiple-award contract vehicle administered by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service. The prime contractor is Bluehalo LLC, a for-profit company that provides a range of professional services and solutions in areas such as space, directed energy, missile defense, C4ISR, cyber, and intelligence. The OASIS IDC allows Bluehalo...
The Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center (SMSC) awarded an $8 million Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Bluehalo Labs, LLC (doing business as Intelligent Automation), a for-profit Subchapter S corporation. The IDC, which is not set aside for any specific business type, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III vehicle focused on space situational awareness and lightning impact assessment programs. Under this IDC, the SMSC has issued...
Tecolote Research, Inc., a California-based firm specializing in cost estimating, financial management, and program controls, holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $131.4 million with the Space Systems Command (SSC), an Air Force entity, with performance extending through September 1, 2028. The contract, awarded September 1, 2023, with no small business set-aside, establishes an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicle for Space Systems Command Acquisition and...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Bluehalo, LLC a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $150 million on June 15, 2022, for the Functional Responsive Experimentation for Systems and Humans (FRESH) program, with an ultimate completion date of June 15, 2027. This defense contract carries no small business set-aside designation and is performed at Bluehalo's headquarters facility in Beavercreek, Ohio. The IDV framework establishes an indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee...
The Space Vehicles Advanced Technology (SVAT) Indefinite Delivery Contract is a Total Small Business set-aside award issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory on December 17, 2013, to Bluehalo Labs, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The contract carries a ceiling value of $108,011,482 with an ultimate completion date of December 20, 2018. As a single-award indefinite delivery vehicle, this contract provides the Air Force Research Laboratory with a flexible procurement mechanism to issue task orders for advanced technological solutions in space applications, leveraging Bluehalo Labs' specialized capabilities across multiple technology domains including space superiority, directed energy, missile defense, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), and advanced sensor systems.
The task orders issued under this IDV demonstrate the breadth of space-related research and development services delivered by Bluehalo Labs, totaling approximately $104.5 million across ten delivery orders with completion dates extending through December 2020. Key deliverables span critical space technology areas including guidance navigation and controls systems, resilient space structures, space power generation and storage, space situational awareness, space communications, space electronics technologies, advanced satellite communications research in W/V-band frequencies, environmental impacts assessment for space situational awareness and precision navigation and timing systems, decision support systems, and integrated structural systems. All delivery orders utilize cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structures, with the majority located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and one in Laurel, Maryland. Bluehalo Labs engaged numerous subcontractors including Leidos, General Electric, Emergent Space Technologies, Applied Defense Solutions, and various specialized technology firms, enabling the company to deliver comprehensive engineering services, research and development capabilities, and advanced technological products supporting the Department of the Air Force's space operations and strategic initiatives.