N0017322C2002↗
Peraton Inc. received this contract from Naval Research Laboratory, Department of the Navy: $56.45M obligated so far for space r&d services; space flight, research and supporting activities; experimental development. It runs to 2026-12-20.
Key facts · data as of Oct 25, 2026
- Recipient
- Peraton Inc.
- Awarding agency
- Department of the Navy (Department of Defense)
- Contracting office
- Naval Research Laboratory (N00173)
- Obligated to date
- $56.45M
- Potential value
- $120.72M
- Ends
- 2026-12-20
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 25, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award N0017322C2002, data as of Oct 25, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_N0017322C2002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
Peraton Inc.: all federal awards · Department of Defense: spending · Naval Research Laboratory: what it buys · The follow-on: recompete brief
SESPD II - ADVANCED SPACE RESEARCH TO INCLUDE THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF SPACE VEHICLE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.
Obligated to date$56.45M66 actions
Current value$120.72Mwith options exercised
Period2021-12-21 → 2026-12-20current end date
Passed on$46.82Mto 43 subcontractors
Up for re-bid: ends 2026-12-20. Recompete brief → · Timed Emitters Transmitting Highly Energized Radiation (TETHER) ↗
What it is
- Product or service
- Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Experimental Development (PSC AR13)
- Industry
- Research and Development in Nanotechnology (NAICS 541713)
- Contracting office
- Naval Research Laboratory (N00173)
- Competition
- Full and open competition · 1 offer received
- Pricing
- Cost plus fixed fee
- How it was bought
- Standalone contract
- Solicitation
- N0017321RRJ01
- Where the work is
- Fairfax, VA · district VA-11
Obligations by fiscal year
FY2023$14.14M
FY2024$14.81M
FY2025$17.44M
FY2026$10.06M
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
69 subawards totaling $46.82M (82.9% of what was obligated), as Peraton Inc. reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Definition Inc | $11.87M | 1 | VA | 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-24 |
| Silver Engineering Inc | $5.95M | 1 | FL | 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-24 |
| Physical Sciences Inc. | $5.14M | 2 | MA | 2023-09-11 | 2025-12-24 |
| Observera, Inc. | $5.07M | 1 | VA | 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-24 |
| Smart Logic, Inc | $2.75M | 1 | VA | 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-24 |
| Labn Consulting LLC | $2.00M | 1 | MD | 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-12 |
| Tech7 Consulting, LLC | $1.82M | 1 | CO | 2025-12-25 | 2025-12-25 |
| Xmstart Inc | $1.61M | 1 | VA | 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-23 |
| Quantum Space LLC | $1.21M | 1 | MD | 2025-04-11 | 2025-04-11 |
| Microchip Technology Inc | $1.18M | 9 | AZ, CA | 2022-11-08 | 2024-10-10 |
| C.R. International Inc. | $971.9K | 1 | MD | 2025-02-27 | 2025-02-27 |
| Paragon Micro Inc | $965.5K | 1 | IL | 2024-12-17 | 2024-12-17 |
| Saaz Micro, Inc. | $699.2K | 1 | CA | 2024-07-18 | 2024-07-18 |
| Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc. | $675.7K | 1 | LA | 2024-07-24 | 2024-07-24 |
| Blackwood Associates, Inc. | $673.3K | 3 | MD | 2024-12-12 | 2025-04-15 |
| Francisco Partners Management, L.P. | $514.0K | 2 | TX | 2024-02-06 | 2025-04-14 |
| CACI International Inc | $383.3K | 2 | VA | 2023-06-01 | 2023-07-05 |
| Heico Corp | $350.7K | 2 | VA | 2023-08-23 | 2025-05-29 |
| Avnet Inc | $251.4K | 5 | AZ, FL | 2022-11-23 | 2024-09-18 |
| Arrow Electronics, Inc. | $240.0K | 2 | NY | 2022-11-09 | 2023-11-30 |
| Ai Convoy Topco & Cy S.C.A. | $220.4K | 3 | CO, NY | 2022-11-08 | 2023-07-25 |
| FCN Inc | $199.4K | 1 | MD | 2025-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
| Frontgrade Colorado Springs LLC | $184.4K | 2 | CO | 2024-04-25 | 2024-05-14 |
| Parsons Corporation | $176.1K | 1 | VA | 2023-09-07 | 2023-09-07 |
| Frontgrade Technologies Inc. | $159.4K | 2 | NY | 2023-09-26 | 2024-08-14 |
The 25 largest of 43; the rest are on USAspending.gov.
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | Systems Definition Inc | $11.87M | SUPPORT BASED ON CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS |
| 2025-12-24 | Silver Engineering Inc | $5.95M | SUPPORT BASED ON CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS |
| 2025-12-24 | Observera, Inc. | $5.07M | SUPPORT BASED ON CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS |
| 2025-12-24 | Smart Logic, Inc | $2.75M | SUPPORT BASED ON CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS |
| 2023-09-11 | Physical Sciences Inc. | $2.65M | DEVELOPMENT OF FLIGHT SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS FOR THE SESPD II NRL PROGRAM |
| 2025-12-24 | Physical Sciences Inc. | $2.49M | SUPPORT BASED ON CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS |
| 2023-05-12 | Labn Consulting LLC | $2.00M | ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO DEVELOP, TEST AND DELIVER A NETWORK MISSION MANAGEMENT |
| 2025-12-25 | Tech7 Consulting, LLC | $1.82M | SUPPORT BASED ON CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS |
| 2023-05-23 | Xmstart Inc | $1.61M | ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ONGOING PROJECTS FOR THE NRL ATLANTIC RESEARCH COLLABORATION (ARC) PROJECTS. |
| 2025-04-11 | Quantum Space LLC | $1.21M | RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACECRAFT ELECTRONICS AND SPACE/AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS |
| 2025-02-27 | C.R. International Inc. | $971.9K | SUBCONTRACT LABOR |
| 2024-12-17 | Paragon Micro Inc | $965.5K | HARDWARE |
| 2024-07-18 | Saaz Micro, Inc. | $699.2K | SUBCONTRACT LABOR BY €€Œ TON 1 - SPEEDY BISON CAMERA DEVELOPMENT (L) |
| 2024-07-24 | Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc. | $675.7K | SUBCONTRACT LABOR BY €€Œ TON 1 - SPEEDY BISON DEVELOPMENT |
| 2024-10-10 | Microchip Technology Inc | $609.4K | HARDWARE |
| 2024-12-12 | Blackwood Associates, Inc. | $488.7K | HARDWARE |
| 2024-02-06 | Dell Federal Systems L.P | $265.3K | POWEREDGE SERVERS |
| 2025-04-14 | Dell Federal Systems L.P | $248.7K | RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACECRAFT ELECTRONICS AND SPACE/AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS |
| 2025-05-29 | VPT, Inc. | $233.8K | RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACECRAFT ELECTRONICS AND SPACE/AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, TO INCLUDE EXPERIMENT, MISSION, AND SPACE FLIGHT SYSTEMS. |
| 2025-04-30 | FCN, Inc. | $199.4K | RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACECRAFT ELECTRONICS AND SPACE/AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS |
| 2023-07-05 | CACI, Inc. - Federal | $191.7K | DEVELOPMENT OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODEMS. |
| 2023-06-01 | CACI, Inc. - Federal | $191.7K | DEVELOPMENT OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODEMS IN SUPPORT OF NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS FOR THE SESPD II NRL PROGRAM. |
| 2023-09-07 | Parsons Government Services Inc. | $176.1K | ACE EMBEDDED RESOURCE SCHEDULER 46-MONTHS MAINTENANCE FEE |
| 2023-11-30 | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | $168.1K | ICS / UCKTS - ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS |
| 2024-05-14 | Frontgrade Colorado Springs LLC | $153.3K | UCKT, MRAM, 64MB, 3.3V, 50NS, UT8MR8M8-50XVC, 64FP |
Every action
66 actions since 2022-11-10. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | P00081 | Funding only | -$483.0K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2026-06-05 | P00080 | Funding only | $2.01M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2026-06-02 | P00079 | Funding only | $1.73M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2026-04-29 | P00078 | Funding only | $1.77M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2026-03-24 | P00077 | Funding only | $0 | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2026-03-10 | P00076 | Funding only | $1.98M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2026-01-28 | P00075 | Funding only | $850.0K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-12-18 | P00074 | Option exercised | $2.22M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-09-16 | P00073 | Funding only | $2.43M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-09-09 | P00072 | Funding only | $145.0K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-07-25 | P00071 | Funding only | $1.23M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-07-03 | P00070 | Funding only | $2.63M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-05-30 | P00069 | Funding only | $1.17M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-04-30 | P00068 | Administrative change | -$41.0K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-04-23 | P00067 | Funding only | $1.95M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-03-27 | P00066 | Funding only | $937.0K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-03-19 | P00065 | Funding only | -$270.0K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-03-06 | P00064 | Funding only | $1.91M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-02-24 | P00063 | Funding only | $217.3K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2025-02-12 | P00062 | Funding only | $1.26M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2024-12-20 | P00061 | Option exercised | $2.45M | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2024-12-05 | P00060 | Funding only | $366.2K | SPACE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT |
| 2024-11-06 | P00059 | Funding only | $1.06M | TRANSFER OF CEILING FROM CLIN 0001 TO CLIN 0006 AND PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,056,000.00. |
| 2024-09-18 | P00058 | Funding only | $1.84M | PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,837,168.36. |
| 2024-09-11 | P00057 | Funding only | $685.3K | PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $685,297.42 COMBINED ACTION PR 1301189824& PR 1301189822 CREATE A SUBSEQUENT LABOR CLIN 0006 ON BASE YEAR DUE TO CLIN 0001 HAVING NO AVAILABLE SLINS TO FUND. |
| 2024-09-04 | P00056 | Funding only | $2.11M | PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,108,420.97 ADD AN ADDITIONAL LABOR CLIN 2005 DUE TO SLINS FULLY EXPENDED ON CLIN 2001 |
| 2024-08-27 | P00055 | Administrative change | -$934.1K | DE-OBLIGATION OF FUNDING |
| 2024-07-26 | P00054 | Funding only | $1.13M | PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,131,000.00. PREPARED BY: TONYA HORTON EMAIL: [email protected] |
| 2024-06-21 | P00053 | Funding only | $1.13M | PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,125,200.00 |
| 2024-06-13 | P00052 | Funding only | $1.11M | REALIGNMENT OF OPTION YEAR 1 FUNDING, CEILING TRANSFER AND PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,112,514.11 |
| 2024-05-02 | P00051 | Funding only | $2.24M | PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,243,455.00 COMBINED PRS 1301157697, $1,622,000.00 AND 1301149984, $621,455.00 |
| 2024-04-30 | P00050 | Funding only | -$98.9K | DE-OBLIGATION OF FUNDS |
| 2024-04-17 | P00049 | Funding only | $0 | R&D SERVICES REALIGN BASE YEAR FUNDING |
| 2024-03-08 | P00048 | Funding only | $1.14M | ERP # 1301145892 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2024-02-09 | P00047 | Funding only | $516.9K | PR# 1301139030 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2024-01-30 | P00046 | Funding only | $319.4K | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2024-01-16 | P00045 | Funding only | $2.02M | ERP# 1301133469 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-12-22 | P00044 | Funding only | $114.0K | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-12-13 | P00043 | Option exercised | $943.0K | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-11-21 | P00042 | Funding only | $261.0K | ERP# 1301119868 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-10-18 | P00041 | Funding only | $290.0K | ERP PR 1301117555 R&D SERVICES |
| 2023-09-06 | P00040 | Funding only | $2.30M | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301110308 |
| 2023-08-28 | P00039 | Funding only | $1.65M | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301107765 |
| 2023-08-04 | P00038 | Funding only | $230.5K | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301101280 |
| 2023-07-07 | P00037 | Funding only | $2.42M | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301094312 |
| 2023-06-26 | P00036 | Funding only | $413.0K | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301092595 |
| 2023-06-14 | P00035 | Funding only | $192.0K | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301090602 |
| 2023-06-07 | P00034 | Administrative change | $0 | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-05-10 | P00033 | Funding only | $424.5K | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301083325 |
| 2023-05-01 | P00032 | Administrative change | $0 | R&D SERVICES CLIN ADMIN MOD TO CORRECT LINE ITEM NO. 10036. |
| 2023-04-24 | P00031 | Funding only | $407.9K | R&D SERVICES CLIN ERP# 1301078144 |
| 2023-04-05 | P00030 | Funding only | $820.5K | ERP# 1301074054 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-03-21 | P00029 | Funding only | $28.4K | ERP# 1301071365 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-03-16 | P00028 | Funding only | $1.1K | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-03-09 | P00027 | Funding only | $1.79M | ERP# 1301067041 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-03-08 | P00026 | Funding only | $514.4K | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-02-08 | P00025 | Funding only | $105.0K | ERP# 1301060834 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-02-07 | P00024 | Administrative change | $0 | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-01-19 | P00023 | Administrative change | $0 | ADMIN CHANGES R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2023-01-19 | P00022 | Funding only | $853.3K | ERP PR# 1301056098 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2022-12-27 | P00021 | Funding only | $445.0K | ERP# 1301053523 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2022-12-19 | P00020 | Option exercised | $282.9K | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2022-12-08 | P00019 | Funding only | -$50.0K | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2022-11-30 | P00018 | Funding only | $611.8K | ERP# 1301048509 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2022-11-29 | P00017 | Administrative change | $0 | R&D SERVICES CLIN |
| 2022-11-10 | P00016 | Funding only | $696.0K | ERP# 1301042139 R&D SERVICES CLIN |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-25). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗