Orbital Awarded Spacecraft Integration and Testing Contract

Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Virginia, has been awarded a $78,176,000 undefinitized contract action for Space Test Program Satellite-6 (STPSat-6) spacecraft integration and testing. Contractor will provide integration and early on-orbit support of the Department of Defense STPSat-6 space vehicle. Work will be performed at Dulles, Virginia; and Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is expected to be complete by August 15, 2021. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2017 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $17,806,766 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA8817-17-C-0001).