NASA launch services (NLS) II contract

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
80KSC021C0009
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$7,263,620

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value <1% obligated
$15,000,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 49% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Merritt Island, FL 32953, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00029 $0
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00030 $550,107
Other Administrative Action P00028 $168,800
Funding Only Action P00027 $1,438,921
Other Administrative Action P00025 $441,025
Other Administrative Action P00023 $0
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00022 $3,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00021 $0
Other Administrative Action P00020 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00019 · NASA launch services II- blue origin $46,890
Other Administrative Action P00018 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract- blue origin - MOD 18. The purpose of this modification is to add out-year pricing for 2025-2030. $0
Other Administrative Action P00017 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract- blue origin - MOD 17. The purpose of this modification is to add/update mandatory clauses. $0
Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation P00016 $0
Funding Only Action P00015 $177,722
Funding Only Action P00014 · Launch approval support for the multi-mission databook (MMDB) phase 3 $249,870
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00013 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. Exomars early coupled loads analysis. $227,210
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00012 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. MOD 12: extend contract by five (5) years, and increase the maximum quantity of launch service task orders (LSTO)S… $0
Other Administrative Action P00011 $226,700
Other Administrative Action P00010 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. Definitize task assignment and increase funding. Change pages are provided and incorporated. $358,877
Other Administrative Action P00009 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. The purpose of this administrative contract modification is to correct section B, B.1.6 paragraph 1. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00008 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. Updates the statement of work, contract data requirements and supplemental data requirements to better align with… $0
Funding Only Action P00007 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. Increase funding $202,925 from $174,573 to $377,498. Contract change pages are provided and incorporated herein. $202,925
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00006 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. Section C, clause 6.0, NFS 1852.232-77 limitation of funds (fixed-price contract) (a), is revised to increase the SUM… $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00005 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. MOD 5: definitize task assignment, new glenn launch approval support for the multi-mission databook in the amount of… $154,573
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00004 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. Incorporates NFS clause 1852.204-76 security requirements for unclassified information technology resources (deviation… $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00003 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. MOD 2: incorporates the maximum flight level payload acoustic environment figure that was inadvertently omitted in the… $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 · NASA launch services (NLS) II contract. Modification updates new glenn performance table. $0
Original award $20,000
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

NASA Kennedy Space Center awarded a $15 billion definitive contract to Blue Origin, LLC for NASA Launch Services II on December 16, 2020, on a firm fixed-price basis with no set-aside.

The originating pre-solicitation, posted June 17, 2019, sought domestic launch services through an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity task order vehicle. Launch vehicles must be capable of Category 2–3 risk mitigation and deliver a 250-kilogram payload to a 200-kilometer orbit at 28.5-degree inclination minimum. Proposals were evaluated on technical capability, price reasonableness, and past performance. The requirement specified domestic sources and AS9100 certification by award date. The ordering period extended through June 2025 to provide fair opportunity for future task order competition. Existing IDIQ holders included United Launch Services, Orbital Sciences Corporation, and SpaceX.

Place of performance is Merritt Island, Florida. The contract runs through December 31, 2032.

Service Contract Inventory data for the period FY2023–FY2024 reflects $783 thousand invoiced in FY2023 (0.4 FTEs, 768 contractor hours) and $332 thousand in FY2024 (0.2 FTEs, 340 contractor hours). Government-paid hourly rates held steady at approximately $1,021 per hour in FY2023 and $976 per hour in FY2024. Blue Origin self-performed all reported labor with no subcontractor engagement.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80KSC021C0009?

80KSC021C0009 was awarded to Blue Origin, LLC by Kennedy Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on December 16, 2020.

How much is contract 80KSC021C0009 worth?

The government has obligated $7,263,620 on 80KSC021C0009. Its current value, with exercised options, is $15,000,000,000.

Was contract 80KSC021C0009 competed?

The extent of competition for 80KSC021C0009 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.

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