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FA945323CX012: $828K definitive contract to Northwest Research Associates, Inc

Northwest Research Associates, Inc holds a definitive contract from Department of the Air Force with $828K obligated since Oct 2023 and $963K obligated over its life, against a ceiling of $1.3M. Latest action Apr 29, 2026.

The scope of the effort is labor and travel to support the development of software that will enable accurate simulation of sporadic-e ionization layer effects on othr.

PIIDFA945323CX012
Typedefinitive contract
CompanyNorthwest Research Associates, Inc
AgencyDepartment of the Air Force
Contracting officeFA9453 AFRL RVK
CategoryResearch and development · Defense systems R&D
PSCAC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
NAICS541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Obligated since Oct 2023$828K
Total obligated (lifetime)$963K
Ceiling (base and all options)$1.3M
Base dateOct 2, 2023
Latest actionApr 29, 2026
End dateJan 4, 2027
Actions since Oct 202314
PricingCost plus fixed fee
CompetitionFull and open competition
Place of performanceWA
SourceUSAspending.gov record
Reporting lagDoD 90 days
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Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Place of performance shows the state only.

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