This is a letter contract for polarized submillimeter ICE-cloud radiometer (polsir). The mission calls for two 12-u spacecraft, each carrying a dual-frequency polarimetric radiometer. This contract is…

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Contract number
80GSFC24CA030
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$8,392,392

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 69% obligated
  • $9,648,060.00 Current, with exercised options
  • $12,079,208.00 Potential, with all options
Completion date 60% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 5 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Lafayette, CO 80026, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00016 $522,813
Other Administrative Action P00015 $0
Exercise an Option P00014 · Polsir spacecraft $30,000
Other Administrative Action P00013 · Modification to incorporate clause at 52.222-90 per executive order (E.O.) 14398 $0
Other Administrative Action P00012 $0
Exercise an Option P00010 $820,894
Funding Only Action P00009 $912,318
Change Order P00008 $0
Funding Only Action P00007 · Polsir spacecraft. $326,139
Other Administrative Action P00006 · Removal of clauses/drds IAW PCD 25-01 $0
Funding Only Action P00005 $1,328,637
Funding Only Action P00004 $390,301
Funding Only Action P00003 $271,783
Definitize Letter Contract P00002 $1,900,210
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $779,934
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About this award

NASA Goddard Space Center awarded a $12.08 million firm fixed price definitive contract to Blue Canyon Technologies LLC for the design and build of two 12-U CubeSats for the Polarized Submillimeter Ice-Cloud Radiometer (POLSIR) mission on April 12, 2024, with no set-aside applied.

Each spacecraft carries a dual-frequency polarimetric radiometer. Place of performance is Lafayette, Colorado. The contract matures July 8, 2028. Blue Canyon Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies and a leading small satellite provider with extensive federal aerospace experience across NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Space Force.

The originating solicitation, posted April 19, 2022 with a September 1, 2022 proposal due date, sought a Class D space-based instrument or SmallSat payload—including CubeSats—for the Earth Venture Instrument-6 (EVI-6) investigation. NASA's total cost cap was $37 million per award with an optional $5.3 million Science Enhancement Option; all work performed at contractor and government facilities. The solicitation used NAICS 336419 (aerospace product and parts manufacturing) and PSC F999.

Subcontractors include Solaero Technologies Corp. for solar array components, Revolv Space S.R.L. for major assemblies and contract labor, and Sanmina Corporation (Viking Technology Division) for circuit card assemblies.

Description

This is a letter contract for polarized submillimeter ICE-cloud radiometer (polsir). The mission calls for two 12-u spacecraft, each carrying a dual-frequency polarimetric radiometer. This contract is for the built of the two 12-u cubesats.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Solaero Technologies Corp. THIS IS A LETTER CONTRACT FOR POLARIZED SUBMILLIMETER ICE-CLOUD RADIOMETER (POLSIR). THE MISSION CALLS FOR TWO 12-U SPACECRAFT, EACH CARRYING A DUAL-FREQUENCY… $39,112
Revolv Space S.R.L. THIS IS A LETTER CONTRACT FOR POLARIZED SUBMILLIMETER ICE-CLOUD RADIOMETER (POLSIR). THE MISSION CALLS FOR TWO 12-U SPACECRAFT, EACH CARRYING A DUAL-FREQUENCY… $313,000
Sanmina Corporation THIS IS A LETTER CONTRACT FOR POLARIZED SUBMILLIMETER ICE-CLOUD RADIOMETER (POLSIR). THE MISSION CALLS FOR TWO 12-U SPACECRAFT, EACH CARRYING A DUAL-FREQUENCY… $44,454

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80GSFC24CA030?

80GSFC24CA030 was awarded to Blue Canyon Technologies LLC by Goddard Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on April 12, 2024.

How much is contract 80GSFC24CA030 worth?

The government has obligated $8,392,392 on 80GSFC24CA030. Its current value, with exercised options, is $9,648,060. Its potential value, with all options, is $12,079,208.

Was contract 80GSFC24CA030 competed?

The extent of competition for 80GSFC24CA030 was full and open competition. The government received 5 offers.

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