Bridging Communication Gaps: Boeing’s $439M Wideband Global Satellite Communications Contract

Boeing Space, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $439,619,617 contract modification (P00156) to previously awarded contract FA8808-10-C-0001 for the production and launch of Wideband Global Satellite Communications Space Vehicle 12. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,095,978,753. Work will be performed at El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2029. Fiscal 2023 Space Force procurement funds in the amount of $439,619,617 are being obligated at time of award. Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.