Definitive Contract 80MSFC19C0048
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- This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is for the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) project, a SBIR Phase I effort focused on optimizing the vehicle architecture and propulsion design. The prime contractor, Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc. (ASTS), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small disadvantaged business, is developing a dual-pulse solid rocket motor solution to provide the required terminal velocity, acceleration limits, and reduced vehicle...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a for-profit manufacturer, for an industry capability assessment of hypersonic propulsion. The contract has a ceiling value of $105,524 and an ultimate completion date of February 15, 2016. The contract is not set aside. Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC is a subsidiary of a larger company and has prior experience as a...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a for-profit manufacturer of goods including rocket motors and related components. The contract is for $98,654.00 and is for a Peregrine 2.0 Sustainer Motor Design Review statement of work. No set-aside was used. Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC has previously served as a subcontractor providing rocket motors,...
- The U.S. Headquarters federal agency awarded a Definitive Firm Fixed Price contract worth $717,605.00 to Aerojet Rocketdyne Of DE, Inc., a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. The contract requires the contractor to provide research reports on studies to make Mars ascent vehicles lighter and more efficient. The contract has an ultimate completion date of October 15, 2024 and was awarded on July 17, 2024 with no set-aside designation. Aerojet Rocketdyne Of DE, Inc. has previously provided...
- This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. The contract is for research and development of rocket propulsion technology, specifically the design of a divert and attitude control valve and actuator. The contract has a ceiling value of $97,301.00 and a completion date of March 31, 2021. No set-aside designation was used...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Space Propulsion Group, Inc. (SPG) for the development of hypergolic ignition systems for a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). The MAV is a critical component of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign, which aims to return Martian samples to Earth. The focus of this $123,746 contract is to design, analyze, and test particle injection configurations for the ignition...
- This is a $8,201,270.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Orbital Sciences LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems LLC. The contract supports the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), which is responsible for developing crosscutting, pioneering new technologies and capabilities needed by the agency to achieve its current and future missions. The contract has an...
- This is a firm fixed price contract awarded by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to Lockheed Martin Corporation. The contract is for a Phase-A Concept Study in Support of the MAVEN Mission, with a ceiling value of $1,436,003.00 and a completion date of March 31, 2009. The contract was a direct award to Lockheed Martin and did not have a set-aside designation. Lockheed Martin is a leading global security and aerospace...
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) was awarded a $204,110 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order on March 28, 2022, under the Aerospace Research, Development and Engineering Support (ARDES) II indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract (80MSFC20D0004) with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. This delivery order provides independent review board support for the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) program, with performance conducted in Laurel, Maryland, and an ultimate...
- This contract was awarded by NASA to Valley Tech Systems, Inc. (VTS), a small business manufacturer, for the development of an innovative solid reaction control system (RCS) architecture concept design that can manage pitch, yaw, and roll for a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) as it ascends, completes stage separation, and performs final maneuvers for linking with a carrier satellite. The $124,468 firm-fixed-price Phase I SBIR contract leverages VTS's advanced, long-duration, extinguishable and...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. The contract is for the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Propulsion Risk Reduction, with a ceiling value of $4,050,676.00 and a completion date of April 24, 2021. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a manufacturer of goods, including rocket motors and related components, Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC has previously supported prime and subcontractor roles for advanced propulsion systems on hypersonic and ramjet applications with the Department of Defense. This contract aligns with NASA's ongoing efforts to develop technologies for future Mars sample return missions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00015 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/24/21 | |
| P00014 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 2/3/21 | |
| P00013 | Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $976.2k | 8/28/20 | |
| P00012 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 7/20/20 | |
| P00011 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $416.8k | 4/29/20 |