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General Services Administration·Federal Acquisition Service

to SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

defenseexpiring · 46d· period of performance ends in 46 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-07-05·LATEST ACTION2026-05-08·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_47QFCA25F0019_4732_47QFCA22D0387_4732
Award description

TACTICAL EXPLOITATION OF NATIONAL CAPABILITIES AF TENCAP HYPER INNOVATIVE OPERATIONAL PROTOTYPE ENGINEERING HOPE 20

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Air Force tactical intelligence exploitation and prototype engineering for operational capabilities under the TENCAP HOPE program.

Sub-sectors
military-operationsair-force-rdtactical-systems
Why this matters

TENCAP (Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities) is a classified Air Force program for rapid prototyping and fielding of advanced intelligence and surveillance systems.

Supply-chain signal

SAIC is a major defense contractor; this signals continued investment in rapid-prototype development infrastructure and specialized intelligence systems integration.

U.S.–China competition angle

Tactical intelligence and surveillance capabilities are critical to U.S. military advantage in potential peer conflicts; this supports operational readiness against advanced adversaries.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002236.

Period of performance
Start
2025-07-05
End
2026-07-04
Status
expiring · 46din 46 days
Sources

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