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Contract Award: Capella Space Corp. (San Francisco, California) – $14,993,358

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

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Capella Space Corp., San Francisco, California, was awarded a $14,993,358 firm-fixed-price contract to provide Synthetic Aperture RADAR satellite system capabilities and integrate them into Air Force Research Laboratory’s Global Unification Environment. Work will be performed at Kirkland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 1, 2026. This acquisition is the result of a competitive selection for a Small Business Innovation Research Sequential Phase II Strategic Funding Increase contract award. Fiscal 2024 research and development funds in the amount of $9,998,448 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Lab, Kirkland AFB, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA945324CX020).

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