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$340,966,331

General Services Administration·Federal Acquisition Service

to KRATOS S2, INC

defenseexpiring · 27d· period of performance ends in 27 days
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_47QFCA20C0019_4732_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

COSMIC AES SBIR III CONTRACT 47QFCA20C0019. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: medium
In plain English

SBIR Phase III contract for COSMIC AES space systems development and related defense functions.

Sub-sectors
space-systemssbir-innovationsatellite-communications
Why this matters

Large-scale SBIR Phase III award signals significant government investment in advancing space-based defense capabilities and small business innovation.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates demand for specialized aerospace components, systems integration, and advanced manufacturing capabilities from defense supply chain partners.

U.S.–China competition angle

Space systems development directly supports U.S. space superiority and counters Chinese advances in satellite and space-based military capabilities.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-13. Cost: $0.001318.

Period of performance
Start
2020-06-11
End
2026-06-10
Status
expiring · 27din 27 days
Sources

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