Awards
Contract awards across defense and civilian agencies — who won, what for, and what it signals for the market.
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Awards
Congress reauthorized SBIR and STTR through 2031 — what changed in the small print
On April 13, 2026 the President signed S. 3971, extending SBIR and STTR programs through Sept. 30, 2031. New: Innovation Corps integration, FPDS Phase III tracking, expanded commercialization training. Reauthorization removes a major overhang for small innovators.
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Artemis II flew April 1 — NASA's 2,700-supplier chain just passed its biggest test
The crewed lunar fly-by validated a procurement model spanning 47 states and 11 prime contractors. With Artemis III hardware now ramping, the small-business supply pipeline is opening.
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Awards
DARPA's CLARA: $2M for AI you can prove works — open-source mandatory, proposals due April 10
CLARA funds high-assurance AI research at $2M per award over 24 months. Mandatory Apache 2.0 open-source release for all software produced. Universities, research orgs, and small businesses eligible. Plus: a recent direct-to-Phase II SBIR award shows DARPA's path for non-traditional vendors.
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Army awards Anduril $20B enterprise deal — and quietly redraws the procurement map
The Army consolidated 120 separate Anduril contracts into one 10-year, $20B-ceiling enterprise vehicle built around the Lattice platform. The first task order is already out. What it signals for non-traditional vendors and the small firms beneath them.
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Salesforce wins $5.6B Army IDIQ — the largest commercial SaaS deal in DoD history
A 10-year IDIQ executed through a wholly-owned subsidiary brings agentic AI, Slack, and Salesforce's data fabric to the Department of War. The deal is also a signal: predictable pricing and days-not-months procurement timelines are the new ask.
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Lockheed Martin lands $4.76B PAC-3 contract — but 94% of the money is foreign
An undefinitized contract action signed April 10 obligates $4.76B for Patriot interceptor production through 2030. Only $265M of it is U.S. Army money. The deal is a window into how Foreign Military Sales now drive missile-line throughput.
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SDVOSB firms: cert backlog cleared, federal goal raised to 5%, $31B target
The 12-day VetCert turnaround and the FY24 NDAA's increased SDVOSB spending goal create the strongest tailwind for veteran-owned small businesses in years. Self-certification is dead; certified firms own the upside.
