Sustaining engineering support contract for the sample manipulation system (SMS) for the SAM instrument operating on-board the curiosity rover on the surface of mars. This contract encompasses…
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80GSFC26C0002
- Awardee
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Honeybee Robotics LLC UEI Q66XJ43E51L7
- Awarding agency
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Goddard Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $421,884
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Sustaining Engineering Support on the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument Pre-Solicitation · 80GSFC25R5835 · Posted May 29, 2025
- Contract value 21% obligated
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- $815,644.00 Current, with exercised options
- $1,996,935.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 22% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $98,440 | |
| Funding Only Action | $163,598 | |
| Original award | $60,000 |
About this award
NASA's Goddard Space Center awarded a firm-fixed-price definitive contract with a $1,996,935 ceiling value to Honeybee Robotics LLC on October 2, 2025, for sustaining engineering support of the Sample Manipulation System. No set-aside was used. The originating pre-solicitation declared intent to sole source under FAR 6.302-1, citing the vendor's role as original designer of the SMS hardware and its over 10 years of remotely managing the system on Mars.
The contract covers maintenance and operation of the SMS, the sample manipulation component of the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument aboard the Curiosity rover. Scope includes management of on-board SMS components and sample heating ovens, maintenance of ground-based engineering testbeds with identical Mars-surface components, operational script development, trade-off analyses for contaminated-environment operations following an MTBSTFA reagent fluid anomaly, testing of new operational procedures, end-of-life analyses support, and specialized Payload Uplink and Downlink Leads.
The ultimate completion date is September 30, 2030, structured as a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods. The award records Greenbelt, MD 20771 as the place of performance, and the originating notice states work is performed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and vendor facilities. The pre-solicitation posted May 29, 2025, with responses due by 4:00 PM EST on September 23, 2025. The NAICS code was amended to 541715 after the original posting listed an incorrect code.
Description
Sustaining engineering support contract for the sample manipulation system (SMS) for the SAM instrument operating on-board the curiosity rover on the surface of mars. This contract encompasses maintenance and operation of the SMS
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80GSFC26C0002?
80GSFC26C0002 was awarded to Honeybee Robotics LLC by Goddard Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 2, 2025.
How much is contract 80GSFC26C0002 worth?
The government has obligated $421,884 on 80GSFC26C0002. Its current value, with exercised options, is $815,644. Its potential value, with all options, is $1,996,935.
Was contract 80GSFC26C0002 competed?
The extent of competition for 80GSFC26C0002 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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