L3Harris Technologies Inc. has been awarded a $62.7 million modification to an existing U.S. Department of War contract, according to the terms of the update. The change, recorded as modification P00353, applies to contract FA8823-20-C-0004 and covers systems and sustainment work related to radar and optical space surveillance.
The modification represents Option Year Seven on the contract. With the addition of this funding, the contract's cumulative value rises to $1.51 billion from its previous total of $1.44 billion.
Specifically, the contract encompasses work for the Eglin Radar, a round-based Electro Optical Deep Space Surveillance Telescope, the Space Surveillance Telescope, and Agile Portfolio Engineering Sustainment. The scope named in the modification retains those program elements as the focus of continued performance under the contract.
All work under this modification is scheduled to be carried out in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The expected completion date for the tasks associated with the modification is January 31, 2027.
At the time the modification was awarded, no funds were being obligated. The award documentation notes that the contract will be funded on an incremental basis using fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance (O&M) funds and fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds, and that those funds will be applied prior to the start of the performance period.
The contracting activity overseeing the award is the Space Systems Command Directorate of Contracting located at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, which is responsible for administrating the contract modification.
This update leaves intact the previously specified program elements and timelines. It also identifies the funding mechanism and contracting office that will manage the incrementally funded Option Year Seven work through the stated completion date.