$33.7M Contract to RTX BBN Supports Cutting-Edge Scenario Planning for Air Operations

RTX BBN Technologies Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, was awarded a $33,708,763 cost-plus-fixed-fee, completion contract for the Apex Gear Drive: Air Plan Environment for Execution, Gaming, Exploration, Assessment, and Refinement: Data Refinement, Integration and Visualization Enhancements. This contract provides for an integrated prototype to be linked to external systems to support full-scale scenarios developed and conducted in close cooperation with representatives from operational and acquisition communities. Work will be performed at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 22, 2027. This contract was a competitive acquisition with one offer received. Fiscal 2025 Air Force research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $397,085 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-25-C-B064).