Federal contract award

FA945324CX010

SPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01

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Award details

Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.

FieldReported value
AgencyDepartment of Defense
OfficeFA9453 AFRL RVK
NAICS541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSCAR13 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Parent award / vehicleNot reported
Set-asideNO SET ASIDE USED.
Pricing typeCOST PLUS FIXED FEE
Obligations$14.5M
Current contract value$26.5M
Potential contract value / ceiling$26.5M
Start dateSep 9, 2024
Current end dateMar 9, 2029
Potential end dateMar 9, 2029
Latest award activityApr 29, 2026
Source loadedSep 19, 2026

Funding and modification history

Showing the latest 10 of 10 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.

DateModificationObligation changeDescription
Apr 29, 2026P00006$425.0KSPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01
Mar 31, 2026A00004$0CREATING ARRAYS FOR STRATEGIC ELECTRO-OPTICAL, PROLIFERATED & EXQUISITE (CASTLE)
Mar 30, 2026A00003$0CREATING ARRAYS FOR STRATEGIC ELECTRO-OPTICAL, PROLIFERATED & EXQUISITE (CASTLE)
Jan 23, 2026P00005$0CREATING ARRAYS FOR STRATEGIC ELECTRO-OPTICAL, PROLIFERATED & EXQUISITE (CASTLE)
Dec 18, 2025P00004$2.3MSPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01
Oct 7, 2025P00003$0SPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01
Apr 8, 2025A00001$150.0KSPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01
Apr 8, 2025A00002$150.0KSPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01
Mar 12, 2025P00002$150.0KSPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01
Jan 22, 2025P00001$3.8MSPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) # FA9453-21-S-0001, CALL 01

Estimated positioning window

Mar 9, 2028 – Sep 9, 2028

Recompete signal:
55/100

Why this recompete signal

Contract timing and recorded acquisition signals at the time of calculation.

Stored score: 55/100. Available recorded signals: 50 points.

Contract end 2029-03-09 (866 days from calculation)
+15 points
3 historical awards in this buyer and category group
+10 points
10 recorded award transactions
+10 points
Latest award action: 2026-04-29
+5 points
Parent award identifier recorded
+0 points
Solicitation identifier recorded
+10 points
Linked official forecast
+0 points
Calculated on
2026-10-25 10:18:04.631876+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.

USAspending award record

. Rule-based research score; positioning dates are estimates.

Recompete score calculated Oct 25, 2026.

Research next steps

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