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TO ADVANCE THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AFRL/RDL MID-WAVE INFRARED (MWIR) LASER SOURCE TECHNOLOGY TO HIGHER PULSE ENERGIES IN THE MULTI-JOULE RANGE USING A NEW SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE.

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Award ID: CONT_AWD_FA945125CX026_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
Signed date: 2025-09-26
Award type: DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Last updated: April 2, 2026
Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. is the linked recipient on this award page.
Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force is the awarding lane attached to the record.
BOULDER, CO is the recipient location connected to this award.

Award amount

$300,000

Recipient

Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.

Awarding agency

Department of Defense

Source code

NAICS 541715

Award summary

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Total obligation

$300,000

Award type

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT

Awarding office

FA9451 AFRL RDK

PIID

FA945125CX026

NAICS lane

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

PSC lane

AC32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH

Recipient

Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.

Agency

Department of Defense

Sub agency

Department of the Air Force

Funding

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Performance state

CO

Date

2025-09-26

End date

2026-07-06

Amount

$300,000

Award description

What the source record says

TO ADVANCE THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AFRL/RDL MID-WAVE INFRARED (MWIR) LASER SOURCE TECHNOLOGY TO HIGHER PULSE ENERGIES IN THE MULTI-JOULE RANGE USING A NEW SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE.

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16 core facts
Generated award ID

CONT_AWD_FA945125CX026_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

PIID

FA945125CX026

Source record ID

353914503

Award category

contract

Award type

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT

Awarding lane

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Awarding office

FA9451 AFRL RDK

Funding lane

Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force

Funding office

AFRL RDF

Recipient UEI

C8ZLJ61YJ528

Recipient location

BOULDER, CO

Place of performance

BOULDER, CO

Signed date

2025-09-26

Performance end

2026-07-06

Source last modified

2025-12-12

Potential end date

2026-07-06 00:00:00

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10 facts+
Recipient

Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.

Recipient parent

BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.

Recipient parent UEI

C8ZLJ61YJ528

Recipient address

1600 COMMERCE ST UNIT 1 | 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

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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

AC32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH

Competition

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Solicitation procedure

NEGOTIATED PROPOSAL/QUOTE

Pricing type

FIRM FIXED PRICE

Additional facts

Offers received

1

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

FOREIGN-OWNED BUSINESS INCORPORATED IN THE U.S.

Purchase card as payment method

NO

Consolidated contract

NOT CONSOLIDATED

Multi-year contract

NO

Materials and supplies

NO

IT commercial category

NOT IT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

DoD acquisition program

NONE

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4 facts+
Total obligation

$300,000

Base exercised options

$749,999

Base and all options

$749,999

Subaward count

0

Recipient business categories

Category Business, Corporate Entity Not Tax Exempt, Foreign Owned, Foreign-Owned and U.S.-Incorporated Business, Manufacturer of Goods, Not Designated a Small Business, Special Designations

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