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U.S. Space Force Looks to Accelerate Shift to Fixed Price Contracts

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

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U.S. Space Force Looks to Accelerate Shift to Fixed Price Contracts

Pictured is an artist rendering of a U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellite by Northrop Grumman (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force is moving to shift a traditional 50-50 cost plus versus fixed price development contract split even more toward the use of fixed price contracts with low non-recurring engineering costs and two to three year development cycles, a top service official said on Tuesday. "If fits in the modality of getting us into a good space of good acquisition principles--short, sweet, quick, rapid, and delivery of that capability," Space Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, acting assistant secretary…

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