Research and development integrated space experiments (rise)
Ended Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA945319D0002
- Awardee
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Axient LLC UEI D1MTH1DW5C65
- Awarding agency
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Defense Contract Management Agency
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 8 $174,666,330 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Research and Development Integrated Space Experiments (RISE) Special Notice · FA945318R0003 · Posted Jul 25, 2017
- Research and Development Integrated Space Experiments (RISE) Award Notice · Posted May 22, 2018
- R&D Integrated Space Experiments (RISE) Contract Pre-Solicitation · Posted Mar 26, 2018
- Combined order value
- $292,066,301 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 51% used
- $340,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $100,000,000.00
- 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
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 5 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to Axient LLC on May 1, 2019, for Research and Development Integrated Space Experiments (RISE), with a ceiling of $340 million. The contract carries a total small business set-aside and an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2024.
Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama, with subordinate work locations at Laurel, Maryland; Manitou Springs, Colorado; and other domestic sites as required by individual delivery orders.
The RISE IDIQ procures rapid architecture prototyping, spacecraft integration, mission support, engineering services, and related research and development activities spanning small satellite portfolio management, space solar power research, position navigation and timing systems, tactical command and control communications, and navigation technology satellite programs.
The contract's period of performance runs through April 30, 2024, with the underlying delivery orders extending through March 5, 2027.
Recent task order activity issued under this IDIQ includes a $41.4 million delivery order for Small Satellite Portfolio support services issued April 28, 2025, with performance in Laurel, Maryland, and a $12.5 million delivery order for Rapid Architecture Prototyping and Integration Development issued February 12, 2025, with performance in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Earlier orders under the IDIQ span space solar power research, navigation satellite programs, and position navigation and timing services, with cumulative delivery order values exceeding $240 million. All delivery orders are priced cost-plus-fixed-fee or cost-no-fee and carry total small business set-asides.
Task orders
Transactions
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| Novation Agreement | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
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| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
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| Original award | $0 |
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA945319D0002?
FA945319D0002 was awarded to Axient LLC by Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) on May 1, 2019.
How much is contract FA945319D0002 worth?
Orders under FA945319D0002 have obligated $174,666,330. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $292,066,301. FA945319D0002's own ceiling is $340,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $100,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract FA945319D0002?
8 orders have been placed under FA945319D0002, the latest on April 28, 2025.
Which agency awarded contract FA945319D0002?
Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) awarded FA945319D0002, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Who can order from contract FA945319D0002?
FA945319D0002 is a single award indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract FA945319D0002 competed?
The extent of competition for FA945319D0002 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 5 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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