Space Force boosts pLEO spending cap from $900 million to $13 billion

By Shelley K. Mesch / December 5, 2024 at 11:43 AM
The Space Force raised the ceiling on its Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit satellite-based services contract to $13 billion from $900 million, a senior official said during a Pentagon briefing. The Commercial Space Office, which runs the pLEO program indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, awarded more than $660 million in task orders through fiscal year 2024, Col. Richard Kniseley told reporters late last month. The initial IDIQ contract was awarded in summer 2023 with a 10-year period. “We were going to hit...

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