Definitive Contract 80NSSC23CA029
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- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded Honeybee Robotics LLC a $1.996M definitive contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III action for development of a pneumatic excavation mechanism for lunar resource utilization. The contract, awarded on April 4, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, represents a cost-sharing arrangement with no set-aside designation. Work will be performed in Longmont, Colorado. Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of...
- Honeybee Robotics LLC, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, has been awarded a $5.8 million definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a pneumatic excavation mechanism for lunar resource utilization. The firm fixed price contract was awarded under Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and will be performed in Brooklyn, New York over a 30-month period ending in November 2022. The mechanism is intended to support...
- Honeybee Robotics, LTD., doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms and a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., has been awarded a $1,000,518 firm fixed price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the research and development of robotic in-situ resource utilization technologies to construct planetary landing and launch pads. The contract is associated with Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and will...
- Honeybee Robotics LLC, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, was awarded a $6.3 million Cost Plus Fixed Fee definitive contract by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on November 19, 2019, to develop technology for acquiring and transferring regolith from the lunar surface to instruments and sample return containers. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, represents critical support for lunar exploration objectives under the agency's Artemis...
- Honeybee Robotics, LTD. (doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms) was awarded a $15.4 million firm fixed-price contract by NASA's Shared Services Center on September 14, 2020, for the development of one-meter class drilling systems for planetary exploration. This Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program award represents the advancement of technology from earlier development phases into production and commercialization. The contract, which carries no set-aside...
- Honeybee Robotics LLC, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., has been awarded a definitive contract valued at $279,478 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The firm fixed price contract is for Phase III research under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a high voltage, lunar dust tolerant connector. Work will be performed in Longmont, Colorado over a five month period concluding in February 2024. The...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase I contract to Honeybee Robotics, LTD. (doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms), a small business, to develop technology for the robotic construction of landing pads, roads, habitats, and other critical infrastructure on the Moon or Mars using in-situ resources such as regolith. The $118,690.00 fixed-price contract requires Honeybee Robotics to determine optimal...
- Honeybee Robotics, LTD. was awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $1.8 million by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to deliver extra-vehicular activity crew deployed coring and sealing systems. As a Phase III award under the Small Business Innovation Research program, this firm fixed price contract indicates Honeybee Robotics will provide technologies to support NASA's objectives for space exploration. The prime contractor will perform work in Brooklyn, New...
- This federal contract award was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. for $698,647. The contract is a grant for research to develop technologies for harvesting oxygen from lunar regolith, which can be up to 40% oxygen by mass. This work supports the Artemis lunar exploration program and future in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) missions. Honeybee Robotics is a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, a global leader in energetic and aerospace...
- This federal contract award is for the "LUNAR WEATHER ARRAY" project, a grant for research awarded to Honeybee Robotics LLC, a specialized manufacturer of advanced robotic and spacecraft systems based in Longmont, Colorado. The $3,137,978.00 contract was awarded on January 1, 2025 by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. Honeybee Robotics, a for-profit limited liability company and subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, has a...
Honeybee Robotics LLC, a Longmont, Colorado-based subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, received a $345,102 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III definitive contract from NASA's Shared Services Center on March 8, 2023. This firm fixed-price award, with completion targeted for September 1, 2025, supports development of a pneumatic excavation mechanism designed for lunar resource utilization. As a Phase III SBIR contract, this award represents commercialization and scalability efforts following successful Phase I and Phase II research demonstrations, focused on advancing excavation technologies critical to NASA's lunar exploration and resource utilization objectives under the Artemis program. The contract carries a total small business set-aside designation and leverages Honeybee Robotics' established expertise in developing specialized mechanical systems for space exploration missions. The company's previous work on lunar-specific technologies, including high-voltage lunar dust-tolerant connectors and related pneumatic systems, positions it well to deliver innovations in excavation mechanisms essential for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) on the lunar surface. This award aligns with NASA's broader strategy to develop technologies enabling sustained human presence on the Moon, with the pneumatic excavation mechanism serving as a foundational tool for future lunar mining and regolith processing operations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00006 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/19/25 | |
| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/23/24 | |
| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $165.2k | 4/22/24 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/13/23 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/11/23 |