United States, Sept. 24 -- SPARC Research LLC, Warrenton, Virginia, was awarded a $30,444,179 face value cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for extended range small solid rocket motors. This contract provides support to the Air Force Research Laboratory rocket propulsion division and mission partners in the application of emerging solid propulsion technologies to improve performance and availability of 2.75-inch form factor systems. Work will be performed at Warrenton, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2027. This contract was awarded through a competitive broad agency announcement in which dozens of submissions were received and evaluated via government scientific peer reviews against publicized selection criteria on SAM.gov....