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FA9451-21-C-0002: Department of the Air Force Award to Raytheon Company

Gated sensor for 2d applications. Contracting activity: FA9451 AFRL RDK. Estimated completion: 2023-03-30.

$2.5M cumulative ceiling / COMPETITION NOT STATED / 2023-03-30 completion / FA9451 FA9451 AFRL RDK

1. Contract Summary & Primary Sources

Contract Number (PIID) FA9451-21-C-0002 (unhyphenated: FA945121C0002)
Prime Contractor (Awardee) Raytheon Company $RTX (California)
FY2024-FY2026 Federal Defense Portfolio: $12.4M obligated across 11 contracts
Obligated Amount Order-Dependent / TBD
Cumulative Face Value / Ceiling USAspending Base IDV Ceiling: $2,515,585
USAspending / FPDS Obligation History Base Record Obligated: $0 (signed 2022-07-22, latest FPDS action 2024-02-15)
Awarding Branch / Agency Department of the Air Force
Contracting Command & DoDAAC FA9451: FA9451 AFRL RDK
Competition & Contract Structure COMPETITION NOT STATED · Definitive Contract / Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)
Product / Service & Industry Codes PSC AC32 (National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research) · NAICS 541715 (Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology))
Work Locations & Funding Primary Place of Performance: California
Estimated Completion Date 2023-03-30
Verified Primary Sources

2. Verbatim Announcement & Scope Breakdown

USAspending / FPDS Transaction Description (Contract FA945121C0002)

Gated sensor for 2d applications

3. Subcontractor, Supply Chain & Capture Intelligence

For Tier-2 / Tier-3 Subcontractors & Suppliers

Subcontracting & Material Supply Window

  • Prime Awardee: Raytheon Company
  • Delivery Runway: Active through 2023-03-30
  • Requirement Scope: Gated sensor for 2d applications
  • Federal Supply Class: PSC AC32 (National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research)
  • BD Action: Reference Prime Contract FA9451-21-C-0002 when contacting Raytheon Company Supply Chain / Small Business Liaison Officer.
For Competing Primes & Capture Managers

Buying Command & Recompete Posture

  • Buying Command: FA9451 (FA9451 AFRL RDK)
  • 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.

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

No FSRS sub-award filings have posted specifically under FA9451-21-C-0002 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 Raytheon Company across its defense prime contracts:

Tier-2 Subcontractor / Supplier Sub-Award Amount Action Date Prime Contract Component / Scope Description
Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT $242.6M 2025-02-14 FA8611-24-C-B001 (Prime Network ($RTX)) PRECISION MACHINED,OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES,PEDEST&GIMBALPLATFRM.
Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT $168.6M 2025-10-07 FA8611-24-C-B001 (Prime Network ($RTX)) PRECISION MACHINED,OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES,OTHER TEST EQUIP,TEST EQUIPMENT,PEDEST&GIMBALPLATFRM,GROUND SUPPORT EQUIP.
Howmet Aerospace Inc $HWM $114.5M 2026-06-15 N00019-24-C-0003 (Prime Network ($RTX)) F135-PW-100 Engine Lot 18/19 & Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) single-crystal directionally solidified high-pressure turbine blades & vanes
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp $NOC $101.0M 2025-12-12 N00019-24-C-0032 (Prime Network ($RTX)) ROCKET MOTORS,NRE - ALL.
Mercury Systems Inc $MRCY $68.4M 2026-04-17 N00024-24-C-5401 (Prime Network ($RTX)) AN/SPY-6(V)1 & (V)4 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) rugged OpenVPX digital receiver/exciter & FPGA signal processing subassemblies
Leonardo Drs Inc $DRS $61.8M 2026-02-27 W31P4Q-23-D-0019 (Prime Network ($RTX)) Army Mobile-LIDS (M-LIDS) Counter-UAS cooled EO/IR thermal imaging gimbals and vehicle power distribution subsystems
Mercury Systems Inc $MRCY $52.1M 2026-05-08 W31P4Q-24-C-0012 (Prime Network ($RTX)) Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) Gallium Nitride (GaN) radar high-speed mixed-signal RF & blade processing modules
Ttm Technologies Inc $TTMI $46.3M 2026-04-02 N00024-24-C-5401 (Prime Network ($RTX)) AN/SPY-6(V) & Next Generation Jammer (NGJ-MB) high-density RF/microwave printed circuit boards and integrated backplane assemblies
Moog Inc $MOGA $39.4M 2026-03-09 N00024-24-C-5312 (Prime Network ($RTX)) Standard Missile-6 (SM-6 Block IA) & ESSM Block 2 electromechanical steering fin control actuation systems (CAS)
Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems Llc $RTX $37.1M 2025-11-20 M67854-25-C-0111 (Prime Network ($RTX)) LAUNCHERS&CANNISTERS.

Recent Contract Actions from Buying Office FA9451 (FA9451 AFRL RDK)

Date Contract (PIID) Prime Contractor Amount Completion Scope Summary
2026-09-30 FA9451-26-C-X015 Leidos $34.4M Sep 30, 2031 Leidos wins $34.4M contract for Future Integration and Research Enhancements. AFRL $940K obligated now work through Sep 30, 2031.
2026-09-30 FA9451-26-C-X020 BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems $19.7M Sep 29, 2031 BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems wins $19.7M contract for Laser Utilization for Military Innovation and Novel Applications. Air Force Res...
2026-06-25 FA9451-26-C-X012 Verus Research $94.9M Jun 25, 2031 Verus Research wins $94.9M contract for laser effects and analysis research. Air Force Research Laboratory $2.8M obligated now work through ...
2026-01-21 FA9451-26-C-X001 University of Hawaii $12.0M May 1, 2031 University of Hawaii wins $12.0M contract for Pacific Architecture for Rapid Space Exploitation and Control. Air Force Research Laboratory $...

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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