Sierra Space Corp., Broomfield, Colorado, has been awarded a $22,605,083 firm-fixed-price contract for the maturation of the Advanced Upper Stage Engine (VR35K-A). The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8204-23-F-0028). Fiscal 2023 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $13,000,000 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. Work will be performed in Laurel, Maryland, and is expected to be completed July 23, 2026.
This contract provides for procurement of engineering, systems engineering for complex systems, research, and development of specialized functions. This task order is from a previously awarded contract (FA8204-21-D-0001), and provides for continuing the strategic partnership between government and JHU/APL. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, was awarded a $165,914,899 task order for Sentinel support.
