What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking sources for research in space and environmental impacts technologies. They are interested in understanding and quantifying the impact of the space environment on defense and national security systems. The program aims to achieve a capability to specify, predict, mitigate, and exploit the effects of the space environment that can disrupt or degrade operational systems. Topics of interest include advanced environmental observing systems and models for solar activity, ionospheric conditions, and satellite drag.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (FA9453) with descriptions matching "space environment", performed in NM. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGEFA945325CX038 · GEOSPACE ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SCIENCE (GETS) PROGRAM BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BA | $2.2M | Sep 3, 2030 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 541715, performed in NM
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| VANTAGE ANALYTICAL LLCFA945326FX022 · SHINE TO 3 RJEX (FORMERLY RVEX) - RAPID ARCHITECTURE PROTOTYPING AND INTEGRATION DEVELOPME | $300.0K | Aug 23, 2031 |
| VANTAGE ANALYTICAL LLCFA945326FX021 · SSHINE TO 2 RJEN (FORMERLY RVEN) - SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO | $800.0K | Aug 23, 2031 |
| VANTAGE ANALYTICAL LLCFA945326FX020 · SSHINE TO 1 RJEP (FORMERLY RVEP) - PROTOTYPES AND FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS | $1.2M | Aug 23, 2031 |
| SPECTRAL NUMERICAL, LLCFA945123CX002 · HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR LARGE-SCALE SIMULATION OF LASER BEAM PROPAGATION THROUGH AE | $792.5K | Aug 8, 2031 |
| VERUS RESEARCH, LLCFA945126CX012 · PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH TEST AND DATA ANALYSIS CAPA | $4.4M | Jul 12, 2031 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 541715, since Oct 1, 2024
23,061 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$5.3B
- 2. FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC$4.2B
- 3. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$3.8B
- 4. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$3.0B
- 5. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$2.2B
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
