Minimum guaranteed
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80AFRC24FA018
- Awardee
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Varda Space Industries, Inc. UEI J3R2KNLS7GE4
- Awarding agency
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $25,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $25,000.00 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 · 24 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- El Segundo, CA, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $25,000 |
About this award
NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center awarded a $25,000 firm fixed-price delivery order to Varda Space Industries, Inc. on March 15, 2024, under the Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 indefinite delivery contract. The contract requires Varda to conduct a unique vehicle capability assessment and future space technology integration study demonstrating alignment with NASA's Flight Opportunities Program objectives and goals. The work is to be performed in El Segundo, California, with a completion deadline of January 31, 2026. No small business set-aside was utilized for this award.
Varda Space Industries is a small business manufacturer specializing in aerospace and orbital technologies, including orbital manufacturing platforms, reentry capsules, and satellite bus systems. The company holds a $45 million multiple-award contract with Armstrong Flight Research Center that supports the Flight Opportunities Program and Small Spacecraft Technology program through flight and payload integration services. This delivery order represents a minimum guaranteed task under that larger IDC agreement, leveraging Varda's established expertise in hosting technology payloads and providing payload integration services that support NASA's efforts to demonstrate and validate emerging space technologies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80AFRC24FA018?
80AFRC24FA018 was awarded to Varda Space Industries, Inc. by Armstrong Flight Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 15, 2024.
How much is contract 80AFRC24FA018 worth?
The government has obligated $25,000 on 80AFRC24FA018.
Is contract 80AFRC24FA018 an order under another contract?
Yes. 80AFRC24FA018 is a delivery order under 80AFRC24DA005, an indefinite delivery contract, on Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4.
Was contract 80AFRC24FA018 competed?
The extent of competition for 80AFRC24FA018 was full and open competition. The government received 24 offers.
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