A five year, cost-plus-fixed-fee IDIQ contract was competitively awarded to Space Ground System Solutions Inc. for R&D efforts for Satellite Software and Operations Support. The total ceiling value is $245,000,000. An initial task order was awarded for one 12-month base period and four 12-month options.The base period task order value is $4,840,273.70. The task order total if all options are exercised is $26,059,454.95. The contract is not fixed price and was awarded on a cost type basis due to the advanced research and development nature of the requirement.