Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California, was awarded an $8,855,317 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Halo-Enabled Resilient Mesh software and hardware prototype. This contract provides for the investigation, design, development, testing and demonstration of the capabilities of the Halo-Enabled Resilient Mesh (HERMes) system. This contract also includes the expansion of the technical capabilities of the high-capacity backbone communication system, including the development of the hardware used for this system, increases to the range of operating frequencies, optimization to the code and algorithms used in the system, and researching alternative capabilities to expand the type and number of operational platforms. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be complete by Feb. 3, 2025. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $8,855,317 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-23-C-1501).
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