Space Force Plans $946 Million Sole-Source Award to Boeing for Satellite Sustainment

The U.S. Space Force intends to award Boeing a sole-source contract worth up to $945.9 million to maintain and modernize military communications satellites and their ground systems. The service cited Boeing's ownership of proprietary technical data and software required to perform the work as the basis for the single-source decision.

The Space Force determined that Boeing holds the proprietary technical data and software needed to carry out the sustainment and modernization effort, which the service used to justify awarding the contract without competition.

The contract covers maintenance and modernization of military communications satellites as well as the associated ground systems. The total value is capped at $945.9 million.

The significance of the arrangement, as stated by the Space Force, rests on Boeing's exclusive access to the proprietary technical data and software, which the service identified as essential to performing the work.

The Space Force's plan to proceed with the sole-source award is the next step in the process.