Aurora Flight Sciences, Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded a $42,177,014 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, excluding unexercised options, for the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) phase 2-3 program. Work will be performed at Manassas, Virginia (20%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (14%); Charleston, South Carolina (6%); Bridgeport, Connecticut (6%); Huntsville, Mississippi (6%); St. Louis, Missouri (6%); Huntington Beach, California (6%); Mesa, Arizona (6%); Fort Worth, Texas (6%); National Harbor, Maryland (6%); and Salt Lake City, Utah (18%), with an expected completion date of September 2025. Fiscal 2022 research and development funds in the amount of $6,500,000 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition in accordance with the original broad agency announcement HR001119S0072. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-23-C-0012).

AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION is an entity operating in Manassas, Virginia registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) of U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The entity was registered on February 7, 2002 with Unique Entity ID (UEI) #K1L1BZLNPWC4, activated on August 26, 2022, expiring on August 24, 2023, and the business was started on May 31, 1989. The registered business location is at 9950 Wakeman Dr, Manassas, VA 20110-2702. The current status is Active. The entity structure is 2L – Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt). The business types are 2X – For Profit Organization, MF – Manufacturer of Goods. The officers of the entity include Thomas Baird, Karen Desalvo, Eric Wendle, Kimberly Martin. (www.opengovus.com)