Design and construction of the NASA space launch system (SLS) mobile launcher 2 (ML2).
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80KSC019C0013
- Awardee
-
Bechtel National, Inc. UEI WA9LNGN2DPF4
- Awarding agency
-
Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $1,540,889,354
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Mobile Launcher 2 (ML-2) Pre-Solicitation · 80KSC018R0032 · Posted May 11, 2018
- Mobile Launcher 2 (ML2) Award Notice · Posted Jun 8, 2018
- Contract value 97% obligated
- $1,583,975,214.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 236210 Industrial Building Construction
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 3 offers Two Step
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Award Fee
- Place of performance
- Reston, VA 20190, USA
- Legislative mandates
-
- Davis-Bacon Act FAR subpart 22.4
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | -$9,800,000 | |
| Terminate for Convenience | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $33,800,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $42,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $98,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $5,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $7,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $15,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $29,100,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $13,500,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $23,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $26,495,909 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $35,500,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $22,600,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $74,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $48,400,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,200,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $27,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $43,618,909 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $75,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $22,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 |
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About this award
NASA Kennedy Space Center awarded a $1.583975214 billion definitive contract to Bechtel National, Inc. for design and construction of the Space Launch System Mobile Launcher 2 on July 1, 2019, under cost-plus award-fee pricing.
Place of performance is Reston, Virginia. The originating solicitation, posted May 11, 2018, sought design and construction of the SLS Mobile Launcher 2 mobile launcher facility supporting the Agency's deep space exploration program.
Period of performance runs from the July 1, 2019 award date through the June 5, 2026 ultimate completion date. The $1.583975214 billion ceiling represents the total potential value; no distinct obligated amount separate from the ceiling is stated in the source.
Service Contract Inventory reporting captures this contract's government-invoiced labor across FY2020 through FY2023. Bechtel invoiced $62.8 million in FY2020, $89.6 million in FY2021 (337 FTEs, 701,830 contractor hours at $127.69/hr derived rate), $131.8 million in FY2022 (396 FTEs, 824,206 contractor hours at $159.91/hr), and $229.5 million in FY2023 (462 FTEs, 960,742 contractor hours at $238.89/hr). Subcontractors performed approximately 20 percent of total hours in FY2023, with 17 named subcontractors reported. The derived hourly rate rose from $127.69/hr in FY2021 to $238.89/hr in FY2023, reflecting wage and labor escalation across the multi-year effort. Bechtel subcontracted to more than twenty suppliers including O.t. Trans, Inc. (minority-owned small business providing industrial supplies), Premier Contracting & Technical Services, Inc. (HUBZone veteran-owned small business supplying structural materials and fasteners), and Herc Rentals Inc. (equipment rentals), with additional tier-two suppliers providing electrical components, welding services, precision cleaning, machining, and specialized technical equipment across the launcher platform's permanent plant, temporary modular, and equipment installation scopes.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80KSC019C0013?
80KSC019C0013 was awarded to Bechtel National, Inc. by Kennedy Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 1, 2019.
How much is contract 80KSC019C0013 worth?
The government has obligated $1,540,889,354 on 80KSC019C0013. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,583,975,214.
Was contract 80KSC019C0013 competed?
The extent of competition for 80KSC019C0013 was full and open competition. The government received 3 offers.
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