This indefinite delivery contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to RTX Corporation's Pratt & Whitney division aims to advance turbine engine technology through the Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission-Capability (ATTAM) Phase I program. The single-award, $250 million IDIQ contract has a period of performance through September 2023. Under this vehicle, the Air Force has issued multiple delivery orders to Pratt & Whitney, a major aerospace and defense...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded an Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components based in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at up to $999,099, is for the Thruster Advancements for Low-Altitude Operations in Space (TALOS) program, which aims to enhance space asset resiliency and responsiveness through the development and testing of advanced electric...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract titled the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research (AASTR) program to RTX Corporation's Pratt & Whitney division. The $400 million AASTR IDIQ aims to develop, demonstrate, and transition new aerospace vehicle technologies, designs, and integrated systems to provide advanced capabilities applicable across current and emerging Air Force aerospace platforms. Under the...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command has awarded a single award, indefinite delivery contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a manufacturer of goods specializing in rocket propulsion technology. The total potential value of the basic contract is $24,407,499. Through a series of cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders issued under this contract, Aerojet Rocketdyne is providing research and development services to support the Army's advanced solid...
Turbocombustor Technology, Inc., doing business as Pursuit Aerospace, has been awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at up to $57,607,830 by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation. The contract, which runs through January 31, 2021, is for the production, repair, and overhaul of critical aviation engine components such as flameholders, afterburners, and turbine parts primarily used on U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft like the F-15, F-16, and F-100. As a prime...
The U.S. Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command awarded Achates Power, Inc. an Other Transaction (OT) indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) contract worth up to $24,499,441. The contract aims to develop and deliver opposed piston two-stroke engine prototypes for potential integration into Army combat vehicles. Achates Power, a for-profit organization specializing in internal combustion engine technologies, will leverage its expertise in opposed piston engine design and research to support the...
The key products and services being delivered under this federal contract IDV award are propulsion design and analysis support services for the U.S. Air Force. The prime contractor is Sparc Research LLC, a for-profit limited liability company specializing in advanced propulsion design and research. The $28 million single-award indefinite delivery contract was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and has an ultimate completion date of August 7, 2028. Two task orders have been...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to Calspan Systems, LLC for enhanced operability scramjet technology. The potential value of the contract is $48.5 million to be delivered through multiple task orders over a five-year period from 2013 to 2018. The first task order is for systems engineering and design support for cold start technologies with a value of $4.058 million to be performed in Bohemia, New York...
This federal contract IDV was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center to the prime contractor Space Propulsion Group, Inc. (SPG) as a single-award SBIR Phase III contract. The contract has a total potential value of $15,000,000 and aims to procure advanced paraffin-based hybrid rockets under the PARAFFIN BASED HYBRID program. The initial task order, TO1, was awarded on October 27, 2010 with a potential value of $2,756,534 and a completion date of January 30, 2013....
This indefinite delivery contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to General Electric Company (GE) to provide advanced propulsion technology and related engineering services in support of the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) III and Beyond program. The single-award IDC has a $325M ceiling value and a period of performance from January 2015 to January 2020. Under this IDC, GE has received multiple delivery orders to design, develop, and...