Space Innovation: Johns Hopkins APL Awarded $493M Contract for Systems Engineering

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, was awarded a $493,166,340 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for space systems engineering. This contract provides systems engineering, technical support tasks, and specialized research and development. Work will be performed at El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by May 1, 2031. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $3,000,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Space System Command Space Superiority Systems Directorate Contracting Division, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity. (FA8819-24-D-B002)