Contract Awards

Iceye‘s U.S. business arm has received an initial task order to provide NASA with high-resolution synthetic aperture radar commercial earth observation data products. The order falls under a blank purchase agreement for the provision of a suite of SAR products in support of the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition program, the Finnish microsatellite manufacturer said Wednesday. Under […] More

The Department of Defense has selected Lockheed Martin, Intel, Qorvo and Ayar Labs for a prototype project that seeks to further develop optical input/output technologies to enable high-speed data communications. The Co-Packaged Analog-Drive High-Bandwidth Optical Input/Output or KANAGAWA prototype project was awarded through the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems other transaction authority. […] More

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency awarded Valiant an $18 million task order to perform a range of cyber-related support services over a two-year period. The award is part of the Mission Assurance program of DTRA’s Nuclear Enterprise Support Directorate, the Herndon, Virginia-based contractor said Wednesday. Valiant’s responsibilities will include threat-emulative cyber assessments, planning and coordination […] More

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, will build and test a satellite communications pod under a $36 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The objective is to produce and demonstrate a pod capable of functioning beyond the line of sight and compatible with civilian and military satellites across diverse orbital ranges, RTX said Wednesday. Ryan […] More

A Textron subsidiary has received a potential $19.5 million contract from Naval Air Systems Command to provide uncrewed aerial system operation support for three U.S. Navy littoral combat ships. Textron Systems said Wednesday it will use its Aerosonde UAS to deliver extended-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services to two Independence-class vessels and one Freedom-class ship. […] More

NASA issued a 12-month extension on Spire Global’s contract to support the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program. The $6.5 million award for contract renewal involves collection and sharing of global navigation satellite system data to enhance weather forecasting, the company said Wednesday. Since 2018, Spire has been delivering comprehensive Earth observation data, ancillary information and […] More

The government of Puerto Rico awarded ICF a potential three-year, $24 million recompete contract to provide technologies to support its disaster relief programs. Puerto Rico’s Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency extended its partnership with ICF for project development and hazard mitigation program support, the company announced Monday. Under the terms of the multiple-award […] More

The U.S. Army has begun seeking information on a follow-on multiple-award contract vehicle covering operational support for the service branch’s enterprise information technology operations. Army Contracting Command and the Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions under the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems are conducting market research to develop the scope and structure of […] More

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is inviting small businesses under the 8(a) program to submit bids for the second iteration of its Construction Management, Inspection, Surveying and Testing contract. The space agency expects to award the CMIST II contract in January 2024 and intends for the winning vendor to commence on-site services on Feb. […] More

California-based communications company Viasat has booked more than $80 million in awards for the development of phased array antenna systems to be integrated into military platforms. In a statement published Monday, Jeanne Atwell, general manager for Arizona operations at Viasat, said the awards will be utilized to advance multi-function Active Electronically Scanned Arrays. The AESAs will be […] More

The U.S. Army awarded Parry Labs two task orders to help implement a modular open systems approach to the service branch’s aviation hardware and software operating environments. The contracts are part of the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium MOSA agreement, the company said Thursday. The project involves deploying an Aviation Mission Computing Environment for future […] More

Twelve small businesses and startup companies were awarded Phase II grants under NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Ignite program. The pilot initiative advanced all projects that received Phase I awards in 2022, which specialize in areas including climate resilience, solar energy, additive manufacturing and recycling, NASA said Friday. SBIR Ignite was created to attract companies […] More