NASA launch services II (NLS II)_ relativity space, INC.
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80KSC026C0002
- Awardee
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Relativity Space, Inc. UEI PK4MD7YUCTF2
- Awarding agency
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Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $1
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NASA Launch Services II (NLS-II) 2025 On-Ramp Pre-Solicitation · RFP10990021REVT · Posted Aug 18, 2025
- Contract value <1% obligated
- $15,000,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 3% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 3 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Merritt Island, FL 32953, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
NASA Kennedy Space Center awarded a $15 billion definitive contract to Relativity Space, Inc. for launch services on August 18, 2026, under the NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) program with no set-aside.
The originating solicitation seeks domestic launch service providers capable of delivering a minimum 250-kilogram payload to orbit at 200 kilometers altitude with a 28.5-degree launch inclination, with launch vehicles certified to NASA's risk mitigation Category 2 and 3 standards per Policy Directive 8610.7D. Offerors must hold AS9100 certification by contract award date. The procurement employs an on-ramp IDIQ structure allowing annual solicitation opportunities each August through June 30, 2030, when the contract's ordering period expires.
Performance is at Merritt Island, Florida. The contract carries firm fixed-price pricing and runs through December 31, 2032. This award reflects NASA Kennedy Space Center's strategy to expand its domestic launch service provider roster alongside existing IDIQ contractors including United Launch Services LLC, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Space Exploration Technologies, and Blue Origin.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80KSC026C0002?
80KSC026C0002 was awarded to Relativity Space, Inc. by Kennedy Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 18, 2026.
How much is contract 80KSC026C0002 worth?
The government has obligated $1 on 80KSC026C0002. Its current value, with exercised options, is $15,000,000,000.
Was contract 80KSC026C0002 competed?
The extent of competition for 80KSC026C0002 was full and open competition. The government received 3 offers.
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