FA945320C0031↗
Bluehalo LLC received this contract from Fa9453 Afrl RVK, Department of the Air Force: $20.83M obligated so far for national defense r&d services; atomic energy defense activities; applied research. It runs to 2028-06-29.
Key facts · data as of Oct 21, 2026
- Recipient
- Bluehalo LLC
- Awarding agency
- Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense)
- Contracting office
- Fa9453 Afrl RVK (FA9453)
- Obligated to date
- $20.83M
- Potential value
- $37.23M
- Ends
- 2028-06-29
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 21, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award FA945320C0031, data as of Oct 21, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_FA945320C0031_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
Bluehalo LLC: all federal awards · Department of Defense: spending · Fa9453 Afrl RVK: what it buys · The follow-on: recompete brief
SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES)
Obligated to date$20.83M38 actions
Current value$37.23Mwith options exercised
Period2020-09-24 → 2028-06-29current end date
Passed on$968.1Kto 5 subcontractors
Up for re-bid: ends 2028-06-29. Recompete brief →
What it is
- Product or service
- National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Applied Research (PSC AC22)
- Industry
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715)
- Contracting office
- Fa9453 Afrl RVK (FA9453)
- Competition
- Full and open competition · 1 offer received
- Pricing
- Cost plus fixed fee
- How it was bought
- Standalone contract
- Solicitation
- FA945319S0002
- Where the work is
- Madison, AL · district AL-05
Obligations by fiscal year
FY2023$4.30M
FY2024$6.20M
FY2025$4.14M
FY2026$6.19M
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
5 subawards totaling $968.1K (4.6% of what was obligated), as Bluehalo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokomis, Inc | $429.9K | 1 | PA | 2024-08-06 | 2024-08-06 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $260.0K | 1 | MA | 2024-03-05 | 2024-03-05 |
| Space Defense Analytics LLC | $117.2K | 1 | NM | 2025-02-05 | 2025-02-05 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | $101.0K | 1 | NY | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| Comsol Ab | $60.0K | 1 | MA | 2024-01-17 | 2024-01-17 |
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-06 | Nokomis, Inc | $429.9K | ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF ULTRASENSITIVE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY ON A SMALL SATELLITE |
| 2024-03-05 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $260.0K | IN-SPACE SERVICING, ASSEMBLY, AND MANUFACTURING (ISAM) |
| 2025-02-05 | Space Defense Analytics LLC | $117.2K | MOD 11 ADDING $117,175.88 TO FULLY FUND THE SUBK AT $609,987.88. |
| 2024-10-01 | Rochester Institute of Technology | $101.0K | DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS |
| 2024-01-17 | Comsol, Inc. | $60.0K | COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS PERPETUAL LICENSES. |
Every action
38 actions since 2022-10-28. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | P00059 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $2.46M | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2026-04-14 | P00058 | Funding only | $1.10M | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2026-03-20 | P00057 | Funding only | $830.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2026-02-17 | P00056 | Funding only | $180.2K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2026-01-28 | P00055 | Funding only | $471.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-12-18 | P00054 | Funding only | $1.15M | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-09-24 | P00053 | Funding only | $76.1K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-09-11 | P00052 | Funding only | $157.6K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-08-28 | P00051 | Funding only | $435.1K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLE DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-08-11 | P00050 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLE DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-08-08 | P00049 | Administrative change | $0 | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLE DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-07-16 | P00048 | Funding only | $1.55M | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-06-05 | P00047 | Funding only | $47.8K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIEMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-05-22 | P00046 | Funding only | $761.5K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS(SLADES) |
| 2025-05-19 | P00045 | Funding only | $15.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2025-03-07 | P00044 | Funding only | $183.7K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2024-11-26 | P00043 | Funding only | $77.5K | SLADES |
| 2024-11-15 | P00042 | Funding only | $834.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2024-09-19 | P00041 | Funding only | $1.73M | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2024-06-27 | P00040 | Funding only | $1.43M | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2024-04-26 | P00039 | Funding only | $486.7K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2024-04-01 | P00038 | Funding only | $531.6K | SLADES |
| 2024-01-30 | P00037 | Funding only | $767.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2024-01-11 | P00036 | Funding only | $8.3K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-12-22 | P00035 | Funding only | $150.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-12-08 | P00034 | Funding only | $600.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-11-07 | P00033 | Funding only | $500.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-09-20 | P00032 | Funding only | $337.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-09-20 | P00031 | Administrative change | $0 | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-07-27 | P00030 | Funding only | $1.10M | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIEMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-05-09 | P00029 | Funding only | $570.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-04-24 | P00028 | Funding only | $129.3K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-04-17 | P00027 | Funding only | $175.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-04-06 | P00026 | Funding only | $70.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-03-13 | P00025 | Funding only | $750.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-02-01 | P00024 | Funding only | $250.0K | SPACE LOGISTICS ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY EXPERIMENT WITH SWARMS (SLADES) |
| 2023-01-03 | P00023 | Vendor ID or name changed | $0 | SLADES |
| 2022-10-28 | P00022 | Funding only | $914.0K | SLADES |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-21). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗