FA945319F0203↗
Axient LLC received this contract from Fa9453 Afrl RJZ, Department of the Air Force: $41.55M obligated so far for national defense r&d services; atomic energy defense activities; experimental development. It runs to 2027-03-05.
Key facts · data as of Oct 23, 2026
- Recipient
- Axient LLC
- Awarding agency
- Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense)
- Contracting office
- Fa9453 Afrl RJZ (FA9453)
- Obligated to date
- $41.55M
- Potential value
- $99.97M
- Ends
- 2027-03-05
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 23, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award FA945319F0203, data as of Oct 23, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_FA945319F0203_9700_FA945319D0002_9700
Axient LLC: all federal awards · Department of Defense: spending · Fa9453 Afrl RJZ: what it buys · The follow-on: recompete brief
RISE - SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO (SSP)
Up for re-bid: ends 2027-03-05. Recompete brief → · STAR-FISH CALL 017 - Secure By Design ↗
What it is
- Product or service
- National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Experimental Development (PSC AC23)
- Industry
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715)
- Contracting office
- Fa9453 Afrl RJZ (FA9453)
- Competition
- Full and open after exclusion of sources
- Pricing
- Cost no fee
- How it was bought
- Single-award IDIQ · under FA945319D0002
- Solicitation
- FA945318R0003
- Where the work is
- Madison, AL · district AL-05
Obligations by fiscal year
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
44 subawards totaling $35.94M (86.5% of what was obligated), as Axient LLC reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terran Orbital Operating Corporation | $15.18M | 1 | FL | 2023-12-19 | 2023-12-19 |
| Raven Defense Corporation | $5.86M | 1 | NM | 2023-11-28 | 2023-11-28 |
| Dickman Technology Consultants, LLC | $4.90M | 2 | NM | 2023-03-27 | 2025-04-14 |
| Blacksky Geospatial Solutions, LLC | $2.00M | 1 | VA | 2023-11-15 | 2023-11-15 |
| Unholtz-Dickie Corp | $1.63M | 1 | CT | 2023-03-07 | 2023-03-07 |
| Mitsui & Co., LTD. | $1.14M | 1 | WA | 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-20 |
| Novawurks, Inc | $862.4K | 1 | CA | 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-22 |
| Genuen, LLC | $665.2K | 3 | KS | 2023-09-19 | 2024-08-28 |
| Iceye US, Inc | $525.0K | 1 | CA | 2023-11-27 | 2023-11-27 |
| Aegis Aerospace Inc | $408.0K | 1 | TX | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| Lyme Computer Systems, Inc. | $381.2K | 3 | NH | 2022-10-11 | 2022-11-29 |
| Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. | $312.0K | 1 | VA | 2022-10-25 | 2022-10-25 |
| Frequency Electronics Inc | $234.5K | 1 | CA | 2024-12-06 | 2024-12-06 |
| General Atomics | $230.6K | 3 | CA | 2022-11-30 | 2023-04-11 |
| Advanced Network Management Inc. | $205.5K | 1 | NM | 2024-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
| University of New Mexico | $185.7K | 1 | NM | 2023-06-13 | 2023-06-13 |
| RTX Corp | $183.6K | 1 | FL | 2023-09-20 | 2023-09-20 |
| Merito Solutions Inc. | $172.1K | 2 | CO | 2023-04-19 | 2024-10-08 |
| Insight Public Sector, Inc. | $102.5K | 2 | VA | 2022-10-13 | 2023-02-15 |
| American Wordata, Inc | $97.1K | 2 | FL | 2023-03-09 | 2023-03-31 |
| Shi International Corp. | $89.9K | 1 | NJ | 2024-07-10 | 2024-07-10 |
| Isis - Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. | $84.1K | 1 | 2022-12-13 | 2022-12-13 | |
| D. H. Pace Company, Inc. | $74.3K | 1 | KS | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 |
| MCB Enterprises, Inc. | $62.6K | 1 | NM | 2022-11-22 | 2022-11-22 |
| Four Winds Mechanical Htc/Ac Inc. | $50.6K | 1 | NM | 2024-03-08 | 2024-03-08 |
The 25 largest of 34; the rest are on USAspending.gov.
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-19 | Terran Orbital Operating Corporation | $15.18M | GOODS |
| 2023-11-28 | Raven Defense Corporation | $5.86M | GOODS |
| 2025-04-14 | Dickman Technology Consultants, LLC | $2.96M | SERVICES |
| 2023-11-15 | Blacksky Geospatial Solutions, LLC | $2.00M | GOODS |
| 2023-03-27 | Dickman Technology Consultants, LLC | $1.94M | SERVICES |
| 2023-03-07 | Unholtz-Dickie Corp | $1.63M | GOODS |
| 2023-01-20 | Spaceflight, Inc. | $1.14M | SERVICES |
| 2024-03-22 | Novawurks, Inc | $862.4K | GOODS |
| 2024-08-28 | Genuen, LLC | $585.5K | SERVICES |
| 2023-11-27 | Iceye US, Inc | $525.0K | GOODS |
| 2025-04-01 | Aegis Aerospace Inc | $408.0K | SERVICES |
| 2022-10-25 | Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. | $312.0K | SERVICES |
| 2024-12-06 | Fei-Zyfer, Inc. | $234.5K | GOODS |
| 2024-09-30 | Advanced Network Management Inc. | $205.5K | GOODS |
| 2022-11-14 | Lyme Computer Systems, Inc. | $193.1K | GOODS |
| 2023-06-13 | University of New Mexico | $185.7K | SERVICES |
| 2023-09-20 | Carrier Corporation | $183.6K | GOODS |
| 2022-10-11 | Lyme Computer Systems, Inc. | $141.2K | GOODS |
| 2023-04-11 | General Atomics | $133.0K | SERVICES |
| 2023-01-09 | General Atomics | $96.8K | SERVICES |
| 2024-10-08 | Merito Solutions, Inc. | $91.8K | GOODS |
| 2024-07-10 | Shi International Corp | $89.9K | SERVICES |
| 2022-12-13 | Isis - Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. | $84.1K | GOODS |
| 2023-04-19 | Merito Solutions, Inc. | $80.3K | GOODS |
| 2024-06-03 | D. H. Pace Company, Inc. | $74.3K | GOODS |
Every action
23 actions since 2022-11-15. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | P00060 | Administrative change | $0 | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2025-06-10 | P00059 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-10-16 | P00058 | Funding only | $5.04M | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-08-07 | P00057 | Funding only | $826.1K | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-07-29 | P00056 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | RISE TO 03 CEILING INCREASE |
| 2024-06-11 | P00055 | Funding only | $650.0K | RISE TO-03,SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-04-23 | P00054 | Funding only | $3.36M | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-04-12 | P00053 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-03-15 | P00052 | Funding only | $2.55M | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-02-09 | P00051 | Funding only | $235.0K | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2024-01-04 | P00050 | Funding only | $68.7K | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-12-20 | P00049 | Funding only | $2.78M | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-11-07 | P00048 | Funding only | $2.00M | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-11-02 | P00047 | Funding only | $4.24M | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-09-21 | P00046 | Funding only | $7.42M | RISE TO-03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-08-11 | P00045 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $5.18M | RISE TO -03, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-04-12 | P00044 | Funding only | $30.0K | RISE TO3, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-04-05 | P00043 | Funding only | $1.60M | RISE TO3, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-03-10 | P00042 | Funding only | $3.49M | RISE TO3 SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO |
| 2023-02-22 | P00041 | Administrative change | $300.0K | RISE TO3, SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO. |
| 2022-12-20 | P00040 | Funding only | $496.0K | RISE TO-03 SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO (SSP) |
| 2022-11-29 | P00039 | Funding only | $73.6K | RISE TASK ORDER 03 SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO (SSP) |
| 2022-11-15 | P00038 | Funding only | $1.20M | RISE TASK ORDER 03 SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO (SSP) |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-23). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗