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HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM SURVIVABLE MATERIALS ADVANCEMENT (HELMSSMAN) TASK ORDER (TO) 2, ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS FOR EMS RESILIENCE

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Award ID: CONT_AWD_FA239425FB011_9700_FA239425DB001_9700

Signed date: 2025-09-10

Award type: DELIVERY ORDER

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Bluehalo, LLC is the linked recipient on this award page.

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force is the awarding lane attached to the record.

HUNTSVILLE, AL is the recipient location connected to this award.

Award amount

$8,057,703

Recipient

Bluehalo, LLC

Awarding agency

Department of Defense

Source code

NAICS 541715

Award summary

Key facts from the source record

Total obligation

$8,057,703

Award type

DELIVERY ORDER

Awarding office

FA2394 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RXKM

PIID

FA239425FB011

NAICS lane

541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

PSC lane

AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH

Recipient

Bluehalo, LLC

Agency

Department of Defense

Sub agency

Department of the Air Force

Funding

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Performance state

Date

2025-09-10

End date

2032-12-10

Amount

$8,057,703

Award description

What the source record says

HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM SURVIVABLE MATERIALS ADVANCEMENT (HELMSSMAN) TASK ORDER (TO) 2, ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS FOR EMS RESILIENCE

Federal source facts

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16 core facts

Generated award ID

CONT_AWD_FA239425FB011_9700_FA239425DB001_9700

PIID

FA239425FB011

Source record ID

353409398

Award category

contract

Award type

DELIVERY ORDER

Awarding lane

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Awarding office

FA2394 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RXKM

Funding lane

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Funding office

F4FBFP AFRL RXE

Recipient UEI

HE86H1JJJTK5

Recipient location

HUNTSVILLE, AL

Place of performance

DAYTON, OH

Signed date

2025-09-10

Performance end

2032-12-10

Source last modified

2026-01-27

Potential end date

2032-12-10 00:00:00

Parties and locations

Recipient, parent, address, and place-of-performance detail straight from the source record.

10 facts+

Recipient

Bluehalo, LLC

Recipient parent

AEROVIRONMENT, INC

Recipient parent UEI

MWKWXVSSC518

Recipient address

410 JAN DAVIS DR NW | HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35806 | UNITED STATES

Recipient county

MADISON

Recipient congressional district

Place of performance

DAYTON, OH

Performance address

DAYTON, OH, 45433 | UNITED STATES

Performance county

GREENE

Performance congressional district

Contract mechanics

Competition, solicitation, vehicle, pricing, and acquisition context for the award.

22 facts+

Priority facts

NAICS

541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

PSC

AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH

Competition

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Solicitation procedure

NEGOTIATED PROPOSAL/QUOTE

Pricing type

COST PLUS FIXED FEE

Parent award PIID

FA239425DB001

Additional facts

Referenced IDV agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Evaluated preference

NO PREFERENCE USED

Subcontracting plan

INDIVIDUAL SUBCONTRACT PLAN

Commercial item acquisition

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS/SERVICES PROCEDURES NOT USED

FedBizOpps

NOT APPLICABLE

Domestic or foreign entity

U.S. OWNED BUSINESS

Multiple or single award

SINGLE AWARD

Purchase card as payment method

Consolidated contract

NOT CONSOLIDATED

Multi-year contract

Materials and supplies

NOT APPLICABLE

IT commercial category

NOT IT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

DoD acquisition program

NONE

Parent award ID

CONT_IDV_FA239425DB001_9700

Parent award vehicle

IDC

Parent IDC type

INDEFINITE DELIVERY / INDEFINITE QUANTITY

Financial trail

Obligation, outlay, options, and subaward figures when the source record exposes them.

4 facts+

Total obligation

$8,057,703

Base exercised options

$148,419,093

Base and all options

$148,419,093

Subaward count

Recipient business categories

Category Business, Corporate Entity Not Tax Exempt, Limited Liability Corporation, Manufacturer of Goods, Not Designated a Small Business, Special Designations, U.S.-Owned Business

Recipient context

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Recipient profile

Bluehalo, LLC

HUNTSVILLE, AL | Top agency Department of Defense | NAICS 541712 | Updated April 8, 2026

Location: HUNTSVILLE, AL

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Category context

Industry and service lanes around this award

Top NAICS

NAICS 541712

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)

$694,576,752

NAICS 541715

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

$521,705,693

NAICS 541711

Research and Development in Biotechnology

$136,520,616

Top PSC

PSC AC12

NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH

$514,253,551

PSC AZ12

R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)

$109,024,084

PSC AD92

R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)

$101,495,514

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