Definitive Contract HR001121C0075

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $2,944,246.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation for Phase 1 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program. The contract has two 18-month tracks - Track A involves the baseline design of a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor, and Track B involves the design of operational and demonstration spacecraft concepts to meet Department of Defense mission objectives and demonstrate the NTP system on orbit. The contract has no set-aside designation. As a major defense contractor, Lockheed Martin is the prime awardee and has engaged two subcontractors, Ojeda's Technical Solutions LLC and Lockheed Martin Corporation itself, to provide engineering and technical services in support of the program objectives.