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Contract Award: Centauri LLC (Chantilly, Virginia) – $11,113,428

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, April 19th, 2021

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Centauri LLC, Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded an $11,113,428 ($12,112,649 cumulative) cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Moving Target Recognition (MTR) effort. Contractor will develop algorithms and collection techniques to enable synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors to detect, geolocate, and image moving ground targets. Emphasis is on military vehicle targets, including slow moving vehicles whose SAR signatures are superimposed on clutter. Work will be performed in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Navarre, Florida, and is expected to be complete by Jan. 30, 2024. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition. The Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-21-C-7115).

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