Study for the commercialization of low earth orbit

Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
80JSC018C0028
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,000,000

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$1,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 30 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Sterling, VA, USA
Legislative mandates

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00005 $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 · Study for commercialization of low earth orbit contract $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $1,000,000

About this award

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center awarded a Definitive, Firm Fixed Price contract worth up to $1,000,000.00 to Orbital Sciences LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, to perform a study on the commercialization of Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The study aims to inform NASA's strategy for enabling the commercialization of human spaceflight in LEO and meeting NASA's long-term LEO needs. The contract was awarded on August 21, 2018, with a completion date of February 28, 2019. The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice released by NASA, which indicated the agency's intent to release a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for LEO Commercialization in May 2018. The contract did not have a set-aside designation.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80JSC018C0028?

80JSC018C0028 was awarded to Orbital Sciences LLC by Johnson Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 21, 2018.

How much is contract 80JSC018C0028 worth?

The government has obligated $1,000,000 on 80JSC018C0028.

Was contract 80JSC018C0028 competed?

The extent of competition for 80JSC018C0028 was full and open competition. The government received 30 offers.

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