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ENHANCED RESOLUTION FOR SCENES AND CLOSELY SPACED OBJECTS

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Award ID: CONT_AWD_FA880821C0002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
Signed date: 2021-09-29
Award type: DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is the linked recipient on this award page.
Department of Defense / Defense Contract Management Agency is the awarding lane attached to the record.
BOULDER, CO is the recipient location connected to this award.

Award amount

$960,156

Recipient

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

Awarding agency

Department of Defense

Source code

NAICS 541715

Award summary

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Total obligation

$960,156

Award type

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT

Awarding office

DCMA MOUNTAIN PACIFIC

PIID

FA880821C0002

NAICS lane

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

PSC lane

AC22 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH

Recipient

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

Agency

Department of Defense

Sub agency

Defense Contract Management Agency

Funding

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Performance state

CO

Date

2021-09-29

End date

2022-09-29

Amount

$960,156

Award description

What the source record says

ENHANCED RESOLUTION FOR SCENES AND CLOSELY SPACED OBJECTS

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16 core facts
Generated award ID

CONT_AWD_FA880821C0002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

PIID

FA880821C0002

Source record ID

298615451

Award category

contract

Award type

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT

Awarding lane

Department of Defense / Defense Contract Management Agency

Awarding office

DCMA MOUNTAIN PACIFIC

Funding lane

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Funding office

FA8808 MIL SATELLITE COM SYS PKT LA

Recipient UEI

GM94J2EL8T19

Recipient location

BOULDER, CO

Place of performance

BOULDER, CO

Signed date

2021-09-29

Performance end

2022-09-29

Source last modified

2024-11-04

Potential end date

2022-09-29 00:00:00

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Recipient

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

Recipient parent

BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Recipient parent UEI

U3DWXJN1PF63

Recipient address

1600 COMMERCE ST | BOULDER, CO, 80301 | UNITED STATES

Recipient county

BOULDER

Recipient congressional district

02

Place of performance

BOULDER, CO

Performance address

BOULDER, CO, 80301 | UNITED STATES

Performance county

BOULDER

Performance congressional district

02

Contract mechanics

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18 facts+

Priority facts

NAICS

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

PSC

AC22 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH

Competition

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Solicitation procedure

BASIC RESEARCH

Pricing type

COST PLUS FIXED FEE

Additional facts

Offers received

68

Evaluated preference

NO PREFERENCE USED

Set-aside

NO SET ASIDE USED.

Subcontracting plan

PLAN NOT REQUIRED

Commercial item acquisition

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS/SERVICES PROCEDURES NOT USED

FedBizOpps

NO

Domestic or foreign entity

U.S. OWNED BUSINESS

Purchase card as payment method

NO

Consolidated contract

NOT CONSOLIDATED

Multi-year contract

YES

Materials and supplies

NOT APPLICABLE

IT commercial category

NOT IT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

DoD acquisition program

NONE

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4 facts+
Total obligation

$960,156

Base exercised options

$960,156

Base and all options

$960,156

Subaward count

0

Recipient business categories

Category Business, Corporate Entity Not Tax Exempt, Not Designated a Small Business, Special Designations, U.S.-Owned Business

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