Integration and flight of T0251 in- space coating development utilizing atomic layer deposition (ALD) payload
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80AFRC20F0137
- Awardee
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Blue Origin Texas, LLC UEI L13KLVUYDGX4
- Awarding agency
-
Armstrong Flight Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $197,519
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $197,519.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Van Horn, TX 79855, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Modification | $125,907 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $71,612 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 |
About this award
Blue Origin Texas, LLC was awarded a $197,519 firm fixed-price delivery order by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center on August 3, 2020, to integrate and fly two payloads aboard the New Shepard suborbital reusable launch system: the T0251 in-space coating development payload utilizing atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology and the T0323 SPARTA reflight experiment. The work is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2025, and will be performed at Blue Origin's facility in Van Horn, Texas. This delivery order was issued without a set-aside designation under the Flight Opportunities Program 4 Flight and Payload Integration Services, a $45 million multiple-award IDIQ contract between Blue Origin Texas and Armstrong Flight Research Center that runs through February 2029.
The contract supports NASA's technology demonstration and maturation objectives by leveraging Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle to conduct reduced gravity experiments and in-space manufacturing research. These payload integration and flight services align with Armstrong Flight Research Center's broader mission to advance aerospace technologies through commercial suborbital spaceflight platforms. Blue Origin Texas has established itself as a primary provider of payload integration and suborbital spaceflight services to NASA, with extensive experience managing diverse scientific and technological experiments across multiple research areas.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80AFRC20F0137?
80AFRC20F0137 was awarded to Blue Origin Texas, LLC by Armstrong Flight Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 3, 2020.
How much is contract 80AFRC20F0137 worth?
The government has obligated $197,519 on 80AFRC20F0137.
Is contract 80AFRC20F0137 an order under another contract?
Yes. 80AFRC20F0137 is a delivery order under 80AFRC18D0012, an indefinite delivery contract, on Flight and Payload Integration Services.
Was contract 80AFRC20F0137 competed?
The extent of competition for 80AFRC20F0137 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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