Federal contract award
FA945322C0011
ASSURED SPACE-BASED PNT INNOVATION, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENT (ASPIRE) R&D PROGRAM. IN ACCORDANCE WITH: 10 USC 2373 ADVANCE RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA), AFRL SPACE TECH ADV RESEARCH (STAR) PROGM
Award details
Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.
| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of Defense |
| Office | FA9453 AFRL RVK |
| 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 |
| Parent award / vehicle | Not reported |
| Set-aside | NO SET ASIDE USED. |
| Pricing type | COST PLUS FIXED FEE |
| Obligations | $31.2M |
| Current contract value | $31.5M |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $31.5M |
| Start date | Oct 4, 2027 |
| Current end date | Oct 4, 2027 |
| Potential end date | Oct 4, 2027 |
| Latest award activity | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 48 of 48 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | P00046 | $368.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES - INCREMENTAL FUNDING |
| Mar 19, 2026 | P00045 | $780.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES - INCREMENTAL FUNDING |
| Feb 24, 2026 | P00044 | $1.0M | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES - INCREMENTAL FUNDING |
| Jan 30, 2026 | P00043 | $563.2K | TO DEVELOP ASSURE SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Jan 23, 2026 | P00042 | $350.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURE SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Jan 16, 2026 | P00041 | $80.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURE SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Nov 25, 2025 | P00040 | $770.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENT. |
| Sep 18, 2025 | P00039 | $420.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY. |
| Aug 13, 2025 | P00038 | $0 | TO DEVELOP ASSURED SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY |
| Jul 31, 2025 | P00037 | $2.2M | INCREMENTAL FUNDING. TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Jul 17, 2025 | P00036 | $0 | TO DEVELOP ASSURE SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Jul 2, 2025 | P00035 | $390.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURE SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Jun 6, 2025 | P00034 | $1.4M | TO DEVELOP ASSURE SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| May 22, 2025 | P00033 | $430.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Apr 23, 2025 | P00032 | $809.1K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Apr 2, 2025 | P00031 | $80.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Mar 10, 2025 | P00030 | $0 | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Feb 25, 2025 | P00029 | $300.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION. |
| Feb 12, 2025 | P00028 | $1.0M | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILARY NAVIGATION. |
| Feb 5, 2025 | P00027 | $350.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION |
| Jan 17, 2025 | P00026 | $800.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSIONS, AND EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION |
| Dec 16, 2024 | P00025 | $400.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| Dec 10, 2024 | P00024 | $30.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| Dec 4, 2024 | P00023 | $350.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| Nov 21, 2024 | P00022 | $761.4K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| Sep 16, 2024 | P00021 | $350.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| Aug 1, 2024 | P00020 | $275.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| May 16, 2024 | P00019 | $550.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| May 8, 2024 | P00018 | $3.6M | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| Apr 3, 2024 | P00017 | $942.5K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED PNT, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RAPID LABORATORY OBJECTIVES. |
| Feb 2, 2024 | P00016 | $200.0K | TO DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) SYSTEM/ARCHITECTURES, DEVELOP PNT CONCEPTS FOR NEW MISSION AREAS, EXPLORE DISPERSIVE AUXILIARY NAVIGATION USING SAR-DANSAR, AND CONDUCT DIGITAL ENGINEERING TESTBED EXPERIMENTS. |
| Dec 21, 2023 | P00015 | $0 | DEVELOP ASSURED PNT SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURES. |
| Nov 9, 2023 | P00014 | $565.0K | IF - ASSURED SPACE BASED PNT INNOVATION R&D |
| Oct 4, 2023 | ARZ998 | $0 | DEVELOP ASSURED PNT SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURES |
| Aug 28, 2023 | P00013 | $0 | DEVELOP ASSURED PNT SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURES |
| Aug 18, 2023 | P00012 | $393.8K | DEVELOP ASSURED PNT SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURES |
| Jul 10, 2023 | P00011 | $100.0K | ASSURED SPACE BASED POSITION, NAVIGATION, & TIMING INNOVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. |
| Jun 1, 2023 | P00010 | $750.0K | ASSURED SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION & TIMING INNOVATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
| May 26, 2023 | P00009 | $0 | ASSURED SPACE BASED PNT INNOVATION R&D (ASPIRE) |
| May 3, 2023 | P00008 | $1.2M | ASSURED SPACE-BASED PNT INNOVATION, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTATION (ASPIRE) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | P00007 | $5.0M | ASPIRE WILL DELIVER ADVANCED SATNAV SIGNALS AND ARCHITECTURES, PNT OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES, QUANTITATIVE COMPARISONS OF PNT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES, AND PNT CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS FOR NEW AND EVOLVING MISSION AREAS. |
| Mar 1, 2023 | P00006 | $1.2M | IF- ASSURED SPACE BASED PNT INNOVATION R&D (ASPIRE) |
| Jan 17, 2023 | P00005 | $300.0K | INCREMENTAL FUNDING-ASSURED SPACE BASED POSITION NAVIGATION & TIMING INNOVATION R&D ASPIRE PROGRAM |
| Dec 22, 2022 | P00004 | $0 | ASPIRE R&D- LOA CORRECTION |
| Dec 14, 2022 | P00003 | $505.7K | IF - ASSURED SPACE-BASED PNT INNOVATION R&D (ASPIRE) PROGRAM IF. |
| Aug 25, 2022 | P00002 | $928.7K | INCREMENTAL FUNDING -- ASSURED SPACE-BASED PNT INNOVATION R&D (ASPIRE) PRGM |
| Aug 1, 2022 | P00001 | $190.0K | IF & CDR# CN109948 - DCMA CARSON ACO CHG - ASPIRE PROGRAM (ASSURED SPACE-BASED PNT INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION, R&D) |
| Jun 14, 2022 | 0 | $500.0K | ASSURED SPACE-BASED PNT INNOVATION, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENT (ASPIRE) R&D PROGRAM. IN ACCORDANCE WITH: 10 USC 2373 ADVANCE RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA), AFRL SPACE TECH ADV RESEARCH (STAR) PROGM |
Estimated positioning window
Nov 1, 2026 – Apr 4, 2027
Recompete signal: . Rule-based research score; positioning dates are estimates.
80/100
Why this recompete signal
Contract timing and recorded acquisition signals at the time of calculation.
Stored score: 80/100. Available recorded signals: 75 points.
- Contract end 2027-10-04 (337 days from calculation)
- +35 points
- 54 historical awards in this buyer and category group
- +15 points
- 48 recorded award transactions
- +10 points
- Latest award action: 2026-04-14
- +5 points
- Parent award identifier recorded
- +0 points
- Solicitation identifier recorded
- +10 points
- Linked official forecast
- +0 points
- Calculated on
- 2026-11-01 10:17:53.997580+00:00
The historical group combines buyer, NAICS, and PSC. Multiple awards in this group do not by themselves establish repeated competitions.
Rule-based research score; it does not measure your chance of winning.
This older calculation does not retain a complete reproducible breakdown. Missing or changed inputs are not assigned invented points: Original award-value bonus input.
Recompete score calculated Nov 1, 2026.
Research next steps
- Check the linked forecast or SAM for a confirmed solicitation and current timing.
- Check the stated set-aside against the solicitation and current certifications.
- Review the award scope and buyer evidence before making a bid/no-bid decision.