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FA8651-21-D-0016: Department of the Air Force Award to Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp

Gtri uarc. Contracting activity: FA8651 AFRL RAZ.

$49.9M cumulative ceiling / COMPETITION NOT STATED IDIQ / FA8651 FA8651 AFRL RAZ

1. Contract Summary & Primary Sources

Contract Number (PIID) FA8651-21-D-0016 (unhyphenated: FA865121D0016)
Prime Contractor (Awardee) Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp
FY2024-FY2026 Federal Defense Portfolio: $1.3B obligated across 364 contracts
Obligated Amount Order-Dependent / TBD
Cumulative Face Value / Ceiling USAspending Base IDV Ceiling: $49,900,000
USAspending / FPDS Obligation History Base Record Obligated: $0 (signed 2021-09-13, latest FPDS action 2025-02-13) · 13 Issued Delivery/Task Order(s) totaling $14,194,533
Awarding Branch / Agency Department of the Air Force
Contracting Command & DoDAAC FA8651: FA8651 AFRL RAZ
Competition & Contract Structure COMPETITION NOT STATED · Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDIQ) / Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)
Product / Service & Industry Codes PSC AC13 (National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development) · NAICS 541715 (Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology))
Work Locations & Funding Determined at the contract or task-order level
Estimated Completion Date See order schedule
Verified Primary Sources

2. Verbatim Announcement & Scope Breakdown

USAspending / FPDS Transaction Description (Contract FA865121D0016)

Gtri uarc

3. Subcontractor, Supply Chain & Capture Intelligence

For Tier-2 / Tier-3 Subcontractors & Suppliers

Subcontracting & Material Supply Window

  • Prime Awardee: Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp
  • Delivery Runway: Active through multi-year ordering period
  • Requirement Scope: Gtri uarc
  • Federal Supply Class: PSC AC13 (National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development)
  • BD Action: Reference Prime Contract FA8651-21-D-0016 when contacting Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp Supply Chain / Small Business Liaison Officer.
For Competing Primes & Capture Managers

Buying Command & Recompete Posture

  • Buying Command: FA8651 (FA8651 AFRL RAZ)
  • Acquisition Method: COMPETITION NOT STATED
  • FOIA Jurisdiction: Department of the Air Force FOIA (AFLCMC / AFRL / AFSC) (Official Portal)
  • Capture Action: Request Section B CLIN ceiling structure and Section C Statement of Work below to benchmark deliverable requirements.

Issued Task & Delivery Orders under FA8651-21-D-0016 (13 shown, $14.2M obligated)

Order PIID Obligated Awardee Start / Latest Action End Date Order Scope
FA865124FB052 $4.3M Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2024-09-05 / 2026-04-10 2026-12-28 Nuclear certification activity
FA865122FA012 $3.9M Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2022-08-15 / 2025-08-11 2025-05-15 Gtri uarc
FA865124FB059 $1.4M Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2024-08-19 / 2026-03-10 2026-09-01 Software enabled weapon
FA865125FB053 $1.4M Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2025-06-05 / 2025-06-05 2027-09-03 Collaborative autonomy for supersonic munitions
FA865123FA038 $735K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2023-06-06 / 2026-06-04 2026-12-31 Collaborative heterogeneous autonomous swarming munitions
FA865124FB061 $700K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2024-09-27 / 2025-12-12 2027-05-22 Real-time over-water multi-vehicle navigation
FA865124FB027 $500K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2024-04-09 / 2025-02-25 2026-07-08 Distributed radiofrequency sensing research and development
FA865125FB040 $450K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2025-03-24 / 2025-03-24 2026-03-23 Swarming collaborative reconnaissance electronic effects munitions
FA865124FB006 $448K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2024-02-20 / 2025-02-24 2025-03-31 Swarming collaborative reconnaissance electronic effects munitions
FA865123FA013 $325K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2022-10-25 / 2024-07-24 2026-01-25 Advanced weapons modeling, simulation and analysis
FA865125FB044 $251K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2025-03-24 / 2026-04-14 2029-04-13 High temperature radio frequency materials characterization
FA865123FA014 $0 Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2022-11-14 / 2025-03-17 2024-02-13 Position, navigation, and timing chain research
FA865123FB011 -$172K Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp 2023-09-01 / 2024-07-11 2024-07-10 Weapons enterprise test vehicle

Disclosed Tier-2 Sub-Awards & Component Suppliers (FSRS / USAspending)

No FSRS sub-award filings have posted specifically under FA8651-21-D-0016 yet (primes report sub-awards >=$30,000 the month after subcontract execution under FAR 52.204-10). Below are active disclosed Tier-2 suppliers and sub-awards executed by Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp across its defense prime contracts:

Tier-2 Subcontractor / Supplier Sub-Award Amount Action Date Prime Contract Component / Scope Description
Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT $11.8M 2023-10-31 FA8523-23-F-0057 (Prime Network (Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp)) THE CONTRACTOR HAS UNDERTAKEN CERTAIN EFFORTS FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

Recent Contract Actions from Buying Office FA8651 (FA8651 AFRL RAZ)

Date Contract (PIID) Prime Contractor Amount Completion Scope Summary
2026-09-25 FA8651-25-C-B019 Nokomis $5.1M Dec 31, 2027 Nokomis gets $5.1M modification for Hiawatha System in Package Radio Frequency sensor enhancement. Air Force Research Laboratory $5.1M oblig...
2026-08-14 FA8651-22-S-0001 Leidos $20.0M Aug 14, 2031 Leidos wins $20.0M contract for advanced research for munition readiness. Air Force Research Laboratory work through Aug 14, 2031.

4. Underlying Contract Files (Section B Pricing & Section C Statement of Work)

Document Status: Not yet on file. The government publishes the award notice and obligation record above, but does not post the underlying Section C Statement of Work (SOW), Section B line-item pricing schedule (CLINs), or Sole-Source Justification & Approval (J&A) online.
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