Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
Not listed
Research Type
STTR Phase II
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed
This is a Small Business Set Aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. (doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms), a small business contractor. The contract, with a potential value of $722,966.00, is for the development of the STINGER, a compact impact shear vane penetrometer instrument that can measure near-surface and subsurface soil properties on planetary bodies to a depth of 50 cm or greater. This effort supports NASA's space exploration objectives and builds upon previous work by the contractor on drilling systems, robotic interfaces, and sample handling mechanisms for planetary exploration missions.