Amentum wins $4B Space Force contract

Chantilly-based government contractor Amentum, through its subsidiary Jacobs Technology, has been awarded a contract of up to $4 billion from the United States Space Force to provide engineering and cybersecurity services.

The 10-year Space Force Range Contract seeks Amentum’s help to modernize space launch operations.

“Amentum will execute this contract to ensure the Space Force maintains assured access to space in support of national security, exploration and commercial missions,” said Mark Walter, president of Amentum’s engineering and technology group, in a statement.

Under this contract, the company will provide systems engineering, cybersecurity, integration, logistics, sustainment, operations and program management services to support Assured Access to Space, the largest organization within Space Systems Command. It will also update the Launch and Test Range System — a complex network supporting launch and test activity.

The company says modernizing the LTRS will enable a high-cadence, multiuser spaceport model for national security, space exploration and commercial launch operations.

Amentum’s initiatives will include recruiting and retaining low-density or high-demand technical talent such as machinists, radar specialists, data scientists and engineers.

The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract started on June 1, according to an announcement from last week. Work will take place across both the Eastern and Western Ranges, including Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base and several geographically separated units.