What does AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 reveal?

The form is Modification P00001 with an effective date of 2 September 2009, amending contract HHM402-08-C-0072, which the same form dates to 22 September 2008. The issuing office is the Virginia Contracting Activity, ATTN: AE-2, Bolling AFB Building 6000, Washington DC 20340-5100; administration is assigned to code 2050, Virginia Contracting Activity,…

Which agency produced AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009?

AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.

When is AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 dated?

AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 is dated 2009-09-02. It was disclosed 2026-09-18.

What programs and topics appear in AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009?

AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 references Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS), contract HHM402-08-C-0072, modification P00001, option year and FAR 52.217-9.

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AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009

DOW-UAP-D112, AAWSAP Contract Modification P00001, September 2009

A zero-dollar September 2009 modification (P00001) to DIA contract HHM402-08-C-0072 that extends Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies' base period to 30 September 2009 and exercises a first option year whose six line items sum to $25,000,000, subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

Brief

Modification P00001, effective 2 September 2009, amends DIA contract HHM402-08-C-0072 (dated 22 September 2008) between the Virginia Contracting Activity at Bolling AFB and Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies of North Las Vegas. It extends the base period of performance to 30 September 2009, revises the option year to 1 October 2009 through 30 September 2010, and exercises Option Year 1 under FAR 52.217-9, with payment contingent on appropriated funds under FAR 52.232-18. The attached schedule prices six option-year line items, from Travel at $115,000 to a Project Management Plan for Tasks 3.a.1 through 3.a.12 at $9,957,600; the six figures sum to $25,000,000. The modification itself obligates $0.00.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 9/18/26
Incident: 9/2/09
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type: PDF • .pdf
Length: 4 pages
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Programs: Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS)
Tags: AAWSAP, BAASS, Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, contract HHM402-08-C-0072, modification P00001, option year, FAR 52.217-9, FAR 52.232-18, Comprehensive Integrated Threat Assessment, Virginia Contracting Activity, Bolling AFB, North Las Vegas, 2009, administrative record

Key points

The form is Modification P00001 with an effective date of 2 September 2009, amending contract HHM402-08-C-0072, which the same form dates to 22 September 2008.p.2
The issuing office is the Virginia Contracting Activity, ATTN: AE-2, Bolling AFB Building 6000, Washington DC 20340-5100; administration is assigned to code 2050, Virginia Contracting Activity, ATTN: DIAC, AE-2.p.2
The contractor of record is Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, DUNS 827037768, Cage Code 54JU7, 1899 W Brooks Ave, North Las Vegas NV 89032-3671.p.2
Item 13C cites FAR 52.217-9, the option-to-extend clause (March 2000), as the authority; the Modification Amount and Modification Obligated Amount are both $0.00.p.2
The schedule prices six option-year line items (1001 through 1006): Monthly Status Reports $3,241,200; Project Management Plan for Tasks 3.a.1 through 3.a.12 $9,957,600; Research Report for Tasks 3.a.1 through 3.a.12 $6,006,000; Comprehensive Integrated Threat Assessment $460,800; Travel $115,000; Other Direct Costs $5,219,400. The sum is $25,000,000 (our arithmetic).p.3
The schedule labels the option year as 22 September 2009 through 29 September 2010 and gives each line item a period of performance of 09/22/2009 to 09/21/2010, with Quantity 12 for the monthly status reports, project management plans, and research reports.p.3
The stated purposes are lettered A through E: extend the current period of performance to 30 September 2009; revise option-year dates to 1 October 2009 through 30 September 2010; exercise Option Year 1 subject to availability of funds; invoke FAR 52.232-18 (APR 1984); leave all other terms unchanged.p.4
Under FAR 52.232-18, the document states that funds are not presently available and that no legal liability for payment arises until the Contracting Officer receives funds and confirms availability to the contractor in writing.p.4
The document carries two option-year date sets that do not match: the schedule page keeps 22 September 2009 to 21 September 2010 performance periods, while the purpose page revises the option year to 1 October 2009 through 30 September 2010. Nothing in the four pages reconciles them.p.4
The distribution list is dated 8 September 2009, names 12 recipient categories, and records 10 total copies; the payment office is the VACA Finance and Accounting Office at Ft. George G. Meade, MD.p.1

Verbatim

Exercise Option year I subject to availability of funds
p.4
Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made.
p.4
Option Year: 22 September 2009 - 29 September 2010
p.3
Project Management Plan for Tasks 3.a.1 - 3.a.12
p.3
Research Report for Tasks 3.a.1. - 3.a.12
p.3
Comprehensive Integrated Threat Assessment
p.3
Modification Amount: $0.00
p.2

Most interesting

The six option-year line items on page 3 add up to exactly $25,000,000.00 (our arithmetic: 3,241,200 + 9,957,600 + 6,006,000 + 460,800 + 115,000 + 5,219,400).
The single largest line item is the Project Management Plan for Tasks 3.a.1 through 3.a.12 at $9,957,600, which is more than the Research Report line for the same tasks ($6,006,000).
The Comprehensive Integrated Threat Assessment, the deliverable closest to the program's stated threat-assessment purpose, is priced at $460,800, under 2 percent of the option-year total.
The option year was exercised on paper with $0.00 obligated; the FAR 52.232-18 clause makes the government's payment obligation contingent on appropriated funds that the document says were not yet available.
Task numbering 3.a.1 through 3.a.12 in the schedule lines up with the 12 technical research areas in AAWSAP's scope of work described in the release blurb.
Read together, purposes A and B work as if the point was to move the contract off its 22 September anniversary and onto the federal fiscal year (1 October through 30 September). That is a reading; the document does not state a rationale.
Redaction markers cite exemption (b)(3) with 10 USC 424, the statute covering organizational and personnel details for DIA and two other intelligence agencies, plus exemption (b)(6). The contracting officer's identity is what is withheld; the contractor, contract number, and dollar figures are not.

Cross-references

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PDFDIA Funds AAWSAP Option Year at $11.9 MillionDepartment of War
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Cited in

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Common questions

What is AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009?: A zero-dollar September 2009 modification (P00001) to DIA contract HHM402-08-C-0072 that extends Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies' base period to 30 September 2009 and exercises a first option year whose six line items sum to $25,000,000, subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
What does AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 reveal?: The form is Modification P00001 with an effective date of 2 September 2009, amending contract HHM402-08-C-0072, which the same form dates to 22 September 2008. The issuing office is the Virginia Contracting Activity, ATTN: AE-2, Bolling AFB Building 6000, Washington DC 20340-5100; administration is assigned to code 2050, Virginia Contracting Activity,…
Which agency produced AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009?: AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.
When is AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 dated?: AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 is dated 2009-09-02. It was disclosed 2026-09-18.
What programs and topics appear in AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009?: AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 references Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS), contract HHM402-08-C-0072, modification P00001, option year and FAR 52.217-9.
What does AAWSAP's $25 Million Option Year, September 2009 say, in its own words?: "Exercise Option year I subject to availability of funds" (source p. 4).

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