Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a $928 million contract to provide mission engineering services under the Hyper-Innovative Operational Prototype Engineering 2.0 program, or HOPE 2.0, for the Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities program, or TENCAP.
The 5-year contract is set to begin in July 2025.
TENCAP is a congressionally mandated rapid-acquisition program that leverages existing air, space, cyber and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems to accelerate delivery of secure and innovative capabilities across Air Force and joint military missions.
Under HOPE 2.0, SAIC will provide research, development, test and evaluation services to help TENCAP develop near-program-of-record prototypes that integrate intelligence community capabilities and meet urgent Defense Department operational needs.
“To deter conflict and win wars in today’s data-centric battlefield, warfighters must have integrated actionable data including the full power of Intelligence Community capabilities,” said Vincent DiFronzo, SAIC executive vice president of Air Force and Combatant Commands Business Group. “Using our proven expertise in rapid mission integration, SAIC leverages advanced commercial technologies to keep the DoD on the cutting edge of all-domain warfighting capabilities.”
SAIC’s work will focus on:
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Using sensor and data fusion to support decision-making
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Improving command and control in complex environments
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Integrating new materials and manufacturing processes
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Fusing data to track both threat and friendly forces
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Supporting the unique needs of Special Operations Forces
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Enhancing battlespace awareness
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Increasing air superiority and interoperability
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Developing new cyberspace capabilities
SAIC will incorporate warfighter feedback to support rapid prototype development and mission integration for AF TENCAP and its 65 partner agencies and commands across the Defense Department and intelligence community. The company will work with more than a dozen traditional and nontraditional defense firms to help deliver advanced technology to U.S. combatant commands.